Klarinet Archive - Posting 000029.txt from 2011/10

From: Roger Hewitt <rogerclarinet@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] tremulo-need help
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:04:38 -0400

I have problems with that answer: violinists would NOT "bounce the bow", th=
ey would cause the bow to go up and down (looking a bit like shivering) wit=
h the bow in constant contact.=A0 Also, depending on the tempo of the piece=
, it would probably be impossible to tongue at the required speed and the o=
riginal violinists would probably be unable to play exact 32nds (=3D demise=
miquavers), but would just "vibrate" their bow as fast as possible.=A0 The =
only option is to tongue as fast as possible or feather-tongue.=A0 However,=
the arranger is generally at fault for expecting such things from clarinet=
s.=A0 Quite often a conductor might choose to replace these passages with l=
ong notes, which might lose the effect but result in a more pleasing sound =
overall: again this would depend on the abilities of the players concerned.

It is still called tremolo (or tremolando) on one note.=A0 The only excepti=
on is if the tempo is slow enough that exact demisemis are possible, in whi=
ch case there is no problem!=A0 "Slow enough" is likely to be different for=
violins and clarinets, and indeed for percussionists, brass players and so=
on which all have different maximum speeds for tongueing/stick-work accord=
ing to their skill.

Roger Hewitt

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From: Martin Marks <martymarks511@-----.com>
To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 2:14
Subject: Re: [kl] tremulo-need help

If they only show one note with the slashes they are not tremolos.
They are 32nd notes.=A0 I would tongue them.=A0 This is a string
instrument effect.=A0 You're playing a transcription from a violin part.
A violinist would bounce the bow.

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Shertzer, Howard (shertzhg)
<SHERTZHG@-----.edu> wrote:
> In a band piece called Universal Judgment, a Symphonic Poem by Camille De=
Nardis,
> Transcribed by Antonio Cafarella, there are number of half notes that are=
written as tremulos (3 slashes in stem) in the
> Clarinet parts.
> What does a clarinet player (specifically an amateur clarinet player) do =
with that?
>
> Thanks for any help.
> Howard
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