Klarinet Archive - Posting 000129.txt from 2008/09

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ridenour Lyrique bass and basset clarinets
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:43:40 -0400

Keith wrote:
> On the other hand, I have only used the basset clarinet for Mozart. No very high notes, and never tried multiphonics on it - only on regular clarinets. I'll try next time I take it out (which will be next week).

Well, you can try the Süssmayr concerto fragment which apparently goes
up to super C ... :-)

For multiphonics it makes a difference for example to the dyads sounded
by adding undertones to normal upper-register notes -- e.g. on Bb, the
low note is an F instead of F#. This is also true of Steve Fox's NX and
Nexus clarinets...

You could also try the Berio sequenza, of course, and see if you can get
those multiphonics as written -- apparently basset clarinet is a nice
alternative to full-Boehm for getting those notes :-)

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