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Author: Bill Kalinkos
Date: 2001-09-12 19:01
I am an undergrad clarinetist at Eastman. I am in Musica Nova- the contemporary music group and we are playing a piece by Xenakis entitled "Anaktoria" in a month. I cannot find anyway to produce the multiphonics near the end of the composition- I've looked at books, asked teachers, experimented lots. I would appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!
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Author: John Gould
Date: 2001-09-12 22:47
This may not be much help, because some compositions are very detailed as to how and which MPs to play (those are good, because often, they will have suggested fingerings). But if this isn't the case in your situation, you might try Van Cott Information services (a Sneezy sponsor), and see if there's anything available there. I picked up a couple of nice fingering books from him and he is very helpful with locating that kind of thing. Also, you can experiment with (and this is a gross oversimplification) playing lower notes and opening up the middle holes to achieve split partials. If you do this, try to play the low note first, and then once you hear the partial sound, try to balance the volume of each note, as well as the timbre. The resistance is usually less than what you might expect, and the key seems to be blowing through and keeping the airspeed as constant as you can. Good luck.
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Author: William
Date: 2001-09-13 00:09
There was an artical in a past issue of THE CLARINET, the official publication of the ICA, by William O. Smith discussing the playing of multiphonics. He gave lots of examples and fingerings that might be helpful. Good Clarineting!!
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-09-13 02:26
It's always interesting if a composer <b>demands</b> some fingerings for multiphonics, since the actual sounds produced are highly dependent on the clarinet itself.
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Author: Jim Lee
Date: 2001-09-13 12:38
Is it possible that multifonics might a short lived fad?
Jim
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-09-13 13:00
Well. pieces requiring them have been around for quite a while now.
If an instrument can make a unique sound, you know that composers will be calling for it.
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