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B - D - B fingering

Author: Clarinetcola
Date: 2006-06-25 06:10

hi all,
I am recently playing Sir Malcolm Arnold's Concerto no1, and I find difficulty in shifting notes between first ledger line B and second ledger line D in 16th notes in the the first passage. Can anyone give me suggested fingerings or advice to that?

Thanks :P

Nathan

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Re: B - D - B fingering

Author: Gobboboy
Date: 2006-06-25 09:43

Try this:

Finger the B as normal

for the D use 'Open D' (take your left hand completely off of the clarinet, (no thumb or fingers from the right hand either)) ---NB: dont take your right hand off completely or you will drop your instrument on the floor and won't be very happy!! B-)

it is a flat sounding D, but when played as 16th's it doesn't notice and gets a nice fast and smooth result.

G

Post Edited (2006-06-25 09:43)

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Re: B - D - B fingering

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-06-25 12:27

I use this fingering for high B (w/Th and Sp key) - oxo|ooo, then the usual D fingering - oxx|xooEb.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: B - D - B fingering

Author: GBK
Date: 2006-06-25 16:18

Developing flexibility in the embouchure by using the standard fingerings is actually a good practice to work on.

However, here are some additional tremolo B - D - D fingerings to try:

Play B with: TR x o o / o o o (Ab/Eb)

and then tremolo to D by using: TR x o x / x o o (Ab/Eb)

Another choice (which only works pitchwise on the Bb clarinet):

Play B normally: TR x o o / o o o

and then tremolo to D by opening the throat A key while still keeping the 1st finger covering the 1st tone hole: TR + A key x o o / o o o

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BTW - an interesting "variation" on the second fingering choice (if you find the D is too high pitched) is to play the B: TR x o x (C#/G#) / o o o

and then tremolo to D by opening the throat A key:

TR + A key x o x (C#/G#) / o o o

...GBK

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Re: B - D - B fingering

Author: pmgoff78
Date: 2006-06-25 20:21

Play the D open.

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