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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-02-11 17:54
Hi
I'm playing a piece on bass clarinet and I would like to ask what are the best fingerings for altisimo A B C. I found very comfortable fingerings for A and C, but the B I found makes the transition uncomfortable, and also the sound of the A and C is much more open that the B I use now.
Here are ones I found so far.
A - R T + right side Bb key
B - R T 1/2x x x x x o
C - R T 1/2x x + right side Bb key
I can sort of play B like this - R T 1/2x x o o o o but it is sharp. I can lip down but maybe there is a better fingering.
In the original recording he actually plays A and then he trills the B to C and stays on C. Although I might not play it like the original I would still like to know how to do it.
There are two more places where I need to play the high B. One is slow and comes after F# above the staff, so I can overblow the F# but the B is sharp as I said. Another is also after the same F# but is very fast and the tuning of the B doesn't matter so overblowing works good.
Any suggestions will be appreciated!
* 1/2x means leaving the small hole open but pressing the key.
Post Edited (2006-02-11 18:03)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2006-02-11 23:46
Ok, I'm a hack bass player so take this with a grain of salt but....try the A with just Thumb, Octave and the two bottom RH sidekeys (overblown alternate C# for those scoring at home). Then remove Thumb and Octave and add the "G#" key for the B. The C is just then adding the "A" key... a real easy trill. You can get to this A I describe above easily from a standard "F#."
Wait for some real bass players though.
...........Paul Aviles
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Author: Shorthand
Date: 2006-02-12 04:28
Tuning will vary a lot instrument to instrument - I think so will fingerings.
Here's a start:
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/basscl_alt_2.html
I recently purchased JM Volta's Bass method book. He has at least 6 fingerings for each of these notes. I can't even begin to describe them - they all look like bassoon fingerings for the most part. The fingerings he uses for the second altissimo harmonic (above F) look totally different than the reference above.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-02-12 05:13
Thanks Pual and Shorthand.
I saw J M Volta play live and he is the most amazing classical bass clarinetist I've ever heard.
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