Klarinet Archive - Posting 000042.txt from 2011/10

From: "Richard Dryer" <rdryer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] tremulo-need help
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:20:39 -0400

I have had fairly good luck in my groups with simulating this effect by
having the marimba double the clarinets. A marimba roll will give at least
a hint of the tremolo feel.

Respectfully,
Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Hewitt [mailto:rogerclarinet@-----.uk] =

Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 4:05 AM
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] tremulo-need help

I have problems with that answer: violinists would NOT "bounce the bow",
they would cause the bow to go up and down (looking a bit like shivering)
with 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 original violinists would probably be unable to play exact 32nds (=3D
demisemiquavers), 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
clarinets.=A0 Quite often a conductor might choose to replace these passages
with long 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 which
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
according to their skill.

Roger Hewitt

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From: Martin Marks <martymarks511@-----.com>
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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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