Author: jmcaulay
Date: 2001-09-25 21:31
Well, they are not identical. However, they are close, within the limitations of the acoustics of the instruments and the key patterns. For what it's worth, given the same limitations, much of the fingering of each instrument is like that of a Tonette.
More specifically, saxophone fingering is similar to clarinet fingering in the clarinet's clarion (intermediate) register. It can't be the same in the chalumeau register, because the clarinet's registers are harmonically related in twelfths, not octaves. Furthermore, the key pattern of a saxophone is somewhat closer to that of a Mueller- or Albert- or Oehler-system clarinet than it is to the key pattern of a Boehm-system clarinet (the Boehm system is the most widely played in North America and many other areas).
If this is too confusing, checking out a couple of fingering charts will probably help.
Regards,
John
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