Klarinet Archive - Posting 000121.txt from 2007/03

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bright and dark sounds
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:10:29 -0500

Taking 'dark' in this context as the opposite of "bright" I assume we
mean a sound that is less strong in certain harmonics that produce a
harsh effect on the listener. (yes I know that this is subjective).
I agree that it is often difficult to sustain a particular sound by
embouchure alone; but it is surely only when you have some idea as to
the kind of sound you want to produce that you can start
experimenting with the reed/m'piece(/instrument?) combination that
helps you produce the sound you want. Having said this I have always
found that an experienced player will produce the sound they desire
on widely varying setups.
Martin

On 8 Mar 2007, at 14:30, dnleeson wrote:

> Of course the slightest variation in embouchure can and will
> alter the sound. But how do you propose that a player determine
> darkness of sound in actual practice? The teacher tells the
> student, "Your sound is not dark enough." Exactly what equipment
> is needed to begin the process of exercising control over the
> proportions of the frequencies? And once one has decided that
> the embouchure needs to have this or that done to it (as shown by
> the equipment that meaures this entire business), how does one
> retain the embouchure needed when all the equipment is taken
> away. It iseems to me to be an entirely impractical way of
> obtaining a pleasant and melifluous sound.
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
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