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Re: Tonalities and moods

Author: Bassie
Date: 2005-11-29 14:51

Markael,

As someone who doesn't have synaesthesia, I was deliberately trying to ground my post in what I know about clarinets, physics etc.

Your point about trying it with an electronic piano is very good: it should isolate most of the synaesthetic component from any physical
characteristics of the instrument.

As for transposing by a semitone:

(1) Does anyone think that Bb and A clarinets sound significantly different in this way?

(2) I once sang Messiah in Baroque pitch, which is a semitone different from modern pitch. I found no problems - but I don't have 'perfect pitch': those members of the choir who did have perfect pitch nearly staged a walk-out. They either had to re-write the score or learn to transpose a semitone at sight (something which our pianist for rehearsals could do, incidentally - big respect there). I'm inclined to agree with you: I don't see how you could 'see' the colour of a key without having some form of perfect pitch.

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