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Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-03-14 17:14
Baroque vibrato was more of an ornamental thing - a tremble done with the lips, but not a standard part of tone production and breath control.
Leon Goossens has a section in his book about vibrato and it's use and applications of various speeds, as well as when not to use it.
I bought the Minnesota orchestra's (under De Waart) recording of Strauss's 'Sinfonia Domestica' and the extra tracks were the Suite in Bb for winds. The flautists absolutely trashed it with their strident vibrato which was laid on with a JCB (like some prima donna soprano) - even using vibrato on staccato notes! The oboist's vibrato was wide in amplitude so when playing quietly it sounds like he was playing repeated notes.
Total contrast to that recording is the one with the Nederlands Ensemble/De Waart (which has Heinz Holliger's recording of the Strauss oboe concerto on disc 2) where the players have a more solid and tighter ensemble sound - and not all playing 'vibrato wars'.
If you're still wondering what a JCB is: http://www.jcbinnovations.com/gb/explore
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2011-03-14 17:24)
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Chris P |
2011-03-10 22:03 |
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HautboisJJ |
2011-03-11 01:45 |
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JRC |
2011-03-11 21:39 |
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GoodWinds |
2011-03-11 23:59 |
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Pattyoboe |
2011-03-14 05:44 |
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WoodwindOz |
2011-03-14 10:21 |
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Pattyoboe |
2011-03-14 16:44 |
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Re: Taken For Granted... new |
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Chris P |
2011-03-14 17:14 |
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HautboisJJ |
2011-03-14 17:25 |
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mjfoboe |
2011-03-14 22:06 |
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JRC |
2011-03-14 22:59 |
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RobinDesHautbois |
2011-03-16 20:09 |
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Oboe Craig |
2011-03-17 20:17 |
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