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Author: nerdblog
Date: 2009-12-14 02:56
A question regarding the musical "Throughly Mordern Millie" when one song requires "shaking" the soprano saxophone.
Style: Jazz
Seeing as though this is my first musical I have never seen it before. Does it mean to literally shake the saxophone? If so, any tips on how to get the sound to come out properly while doing it.
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Author: rcnelson
Date: 2009-12-17 12:35
I played MILLIE during the summer of 2008. Don't remember the "shaking" label on any of the music. However, I do remember myself and the other soprano player using a fast,wide vibrato on a passage or 2.
By the way, this still may be my favorite score to play. Great 1920's style stuff with good sax and clarinet parts with a few flute things just to make it interesting. Or if you are on reed 3, the oboe solo on THE SPEED TEST is fun. If you don't play oboe, it can easily be played on soprano by transposing it.
Ron
Selmer Mark VI tenor (1957), Selmer Mark VII alto (1975)
Buescher True Tone soprano (1924), Selmer CL210 Bb Clarinet, Gemeinhardt 3SHB Flute, Pearl PFP105 Piccolo
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Author: mikeW
Date: 2009-12-17 17:14
Usually a musical shake is like a trumpet's lip slur. It probably means to play a trill, but use an interval of a minor third instead of the next note in the scale. But, as noted above, it might mean a wide and fast (nanny goat) vibrato. Listen to recording of Sidney Bechet, as an example. The best thing would be to get a copy of the original cast album and give it a listen.
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