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Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces

Author: tdinap  Date:   2007-09-26 04:55 I see nothing wrong with being picky about pitch--in an unaccompanied piece I suppose it's less crucial to most audience members than it is in an ensemble setting, but you should certainly strive to be as in-tune as possible anyway. I've always been taught that the "ideal" clarinetist (or any "ideal" musician for that matter) does not change pitch when moving between dynamic levels. Ideally, there should be enough support in even your most pianississimo playing to hold a constant pitch. To paraphrase Mr. Neidich, this problem is probably caused more by the musician than the instrument. I place such emphasis on the word "ideal", however, because I'm not 100% sure that it's physically possible for anyone manage that absolutely perfectly. I know I am far from completely beating this problem, as I'm sure many people are. Perhaps some of the more experienced board members can shed some light on how much pitch/dynamic control is expected in the real world (probably a lot, based on the countless stories of perfectionist conductors out there). As for different notes and ranges being out of tune with each other, I've been taught that a pitch-perfect, multi-register instrument is a physical impossibility. I'm sure the Hans Moennigs of the world have come extremely close to this ideal, but supposedly the laws of acoustics prevent such an instrument from existing. I'll have to look into this more, though--I'll be better informed after I finish my next physics course. Tom

Topics	Author	Date
Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	skygardener	2007-09-24 13:28
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	Tom Piercy	2007-09-24 15:04
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	Iacuras	2007-09-24 15:06
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	2E	2007-09-25 07:25
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	skygardener	2007-09-25 08:01
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	claritoot26	2007-09-25 17:22
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	Paul Aviles	2007-09-25 17:35
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	Alphie	2007-09-25 20:35
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	Ken Shaw	2007-09-25 20:59
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	Paul Aviles	2007-09-26 02:32
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	skygardener	2007-09-26 03:43
Re: Pitch in the first of Stravinsky's 3 pieces  new	tdinap	2007-09-26 04:55

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