Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2008-03-07 18:41
The "Technique" article in the Clarinet Magazine got me thinking about articulation at fast speed.
We all know that great masters can tongue each 32nd note at 240bpm and such things - question is: does the audience hear a difference between normally articulated and legato notes at this speed?
There's inevitably an echo in a concert hall which interferes with the articulation, especially at higher speeds, and I listened to a number of live and studio recordings with fast (solo) passages, and I couldn't necessarily tell a clean legato from a clean "normal", or even a clean staccato at higher speeds.
So, when I encounter three measures worth of /16 or /32 notes, concentrate on proper timing (fingers!) or proper articulation as well? Would anyone honestly notice a difference under real-life conditions?
(I am not challenging the composer's intention when he put staccato marks over those 32nds - if you can play that, good for you)
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Ben
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