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Re: Am I innovative or just lazy?

Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2014-09-20 20:13

I would say innovatively lazy. Actually, in Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe Suite #2 in the woodwind noodling part at the beginning it is not uncommon to use a prop like yours to temporarily hold the LH Db/Gb key. Peter Hadcock has this in his "The Working Clarinetist" p.92. He suggests putting the butt of an old reed to prop the key. This worked well for me, but made me a little nervous about getting it out in time and the players around me were amused to see a reed falling on the floor from time to time. I always want to work at playing passages with no tricks like this, but in rare situations they can be effective.

John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com

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