The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: Problem with a passage

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2010-06-11 11:36

A slight refinement on Morrigan's solution, which to me is the one more commonly used in this situation, is to think of the quarter-note C-sharp as two tied eighth notes. Play the first eighth with RH and then switch over to LH on the second eighth. Measuring it rhythmically in this way *may* make it easier to control (your mileage may vary).

The fingering Barry gives for G-sharp/A-flat is very useful in many passages, especially arpeggiated ones involving C or C-flat, E-flat and A-flat (or their enharmonics). I find it most useful when the passage is too fast to do anything else. The problem is that on a standard French-style Boehm clarinet the 2L+2R A-flat is not of the same tone quality as the other notes, so either some adjustment in the voicing of it and the surrounding notes is needed to make it blend, or it needs to go by quickly enough not to hear it well.

Karl

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics