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Poulenc Duo

Author: claaaaaarinet!!!!
Date: 2004-03-27 01:59

1) Does anyone know what the French word "etincelant" means within the context of Poulenc's Sonata for Two Clarinets, 3rd Mvnt, measure 13? I am hoping that it means "much slower", cause that is pretty tricky otherwise, especially for the first clarinet. Which brings me to my second question....
2) Assuming that "etincelant" does NOT mean slower, but rather something like, "render like sparkling strands of tinsel," does anyone have a good fingering for the F# in the first clarinet part to make that work?

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Re: Poulenc Duo

Author: GBK
Date: 2004-03-27 02:42

claaaaaarinet!!!! wrote:

> 1) Does anyone know what the French word "etincelant" means
> within the context of Poulenc's Sonata for Two Clarinets, 3rd
> Mvnt, measure 13?

étincelant means brilliant, luminous, etc...

> 2) Assuming that "etincelant" does NOT mean slower, but rather
> something like, "render like sparkling strands of tinsel," does
> anyone have a good fingering for the F# in the first clarinet
> part to make that work?

For the F#6, if you don't use the "textbook" F#6 fingering or the long F#, then you have two other interesting choices.

One, is to play the F#6 by overblowing a Bb5 (with the right pinky on the

Ab/Eb key). Thus:

TR x x o (+ right side key #4) / o o o Ab/Eb

The other choice, which is quite unusual, would be to play the preceeding E6 fingered as a throat Bb (A + register key), and go to F#6 by adding the top 2 right hand side keys.

Try all 4 choices and see which feels the smoothest and responds the best ..GBK

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Re: Poulenc Duo

Author: claaaaaarinet!!!!
Date: 2004-03-27 14:44

Thanks a lot! That is very helpful. I wouldn't have thought of that last option, but it's a good one!!!

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Re: Poulenc Duo

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2004-03-27 23:09

Try the "long" fingering plus the Ab/Eb key with the right little finger:

T R x x x \ (C#/G#) | x x x (Ab/Eb)

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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Re: Poulenc Duo

Author: GBK
Date: 2004-03-28 02:15

I just pulled out my performance copy of the piece to recheck and indeed I have it marked to use the "long" F# fingering as Ken suggests.

Thus, with the 4 choices given, you should be able to find one that works best for you...GBK

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