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Author: Cindy
Date: 2006-09-16 02:25
In a piece I'm playing called Lauds, the clarinet section had to trill between these notes. I have been wracking my brain and cannot for the life of me come up with a way to finger it. I may have the octaves wrong (I haven't taken theory in a while, but the Bb just above the staff to the D above that. If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it, thank you so much!
So many instruments to play........so little time to play them!
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Author: Mags1957
Date: 2006-09-16 02:40
Try playing the fork Bb, and trilling to "open" D (no fingers down at all). The D is pretty funky, so if you need a soft, "pretty" sound - that may be out. I think there's a passage in the Nielson that is often fingered that way(but between B and D, not Bb) - the Bb should work as well, although I've not tried it, and I don't have a clarinet in front of me right now. Good luck!
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Author: Cindy
Date: 2006-09-16 06:37
Okay, so I made a typo without realizing it until I read it again, and due to the previous answer, it's actually between a B and D, not a Bb.
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2006-09-16 10:40
use the same fingering as Mags1957 said. Use the open D. That is the best one or you could also try fingering the B and using the very top side trill key. Doesn't work on all but a useful one to know.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-09-16 10:52
I use this for the high B oxo|ooo, and for the the D it's either with the normal fingering (oxx|xooEb), or use the throat G# or A key depending which is better in tune with LH finger 2 still down (G#oxo|ooo or Aoxo|ooo) - or the lower of the trill keys.
And this fingering for high B also makes the A-B trill much cleaner as well as faster (A - xxo|ooo B - oxo|ooo) as you're otherwise having to close two toneholes if trilling with LH finger 2 as it's the ring key and vent that open and close with LH 2 - trilling LH finger 1 alone is only opening/closing one tonehole without any keywork moving as the top ring is held closed by the left thumb.
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Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2006-09-16 15:05
Chris those are useful fingerings to know, thanks.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-09-16 16:18
Chris P's suggestion of playing B5 as:
TR oxo /ooo
is usually flat.
To remedy the flatness, add the C#/G# key, and play the B5:
TR oxo (C#/G#) / ooo
...GBK
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-09-18 14:53
I've never had any tuning problems with the 'oxo' fingering for B5 (I wonder if there's a 'Bovril' equivalent?), but I do play on large bore Selmers - maybe narrow bore clarinets need a bit of help here to bring it up to pitch.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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