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Re: What is the left hand Eb/Bb for?

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2013-11-02 19:57

It's most important use is in quick chromatic passages, keeping the flow in the LH and avoiding need to rapidly synchronise the RH and LH.

It has many other used that are context specific and usually revolve again in keeping quick passages (diatonic or chromatic) that are mainly in the LH from need to jab at RH key.

Normally you would not use this fingering when the note immediately before or after Eb/Bb uses the RH 3 finger down (i.e. it is the context that decides it.

The 1/1 fingering is immensely useful in parts that involve arpeggios say going from F to Bb or for quick passages over the second break into altissimmo.

If your 1/1 Bb is not very good then it's likely your clarinet is out of regulation.

Yes there are some players who say they never use LH Eb/Bb but they are missing an important facility in my view.

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Matt74

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Re: What is the left hand Eb/Bb for?

Caroline Smale

2013-11-02 19:57