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Re: Best trills

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-12 18:54

SecondTry wrote:

> Phillip, do you find the voicing of the G#4-A4 trill with the
> 3rd rh side key, as you suggest, to be considerably deficient
> in sound quality as compared to the sound generated by the
> conventional fingering the of the A4?
>

I find that trill's sound quality satisfactory on my Selmer 10G. How does Bb fingered with the A key and the same 3rd (from the bottom) side key sound? It's possible to have some dirt or inadequate pad clearance obstructing the side key hole, but that would also affect the side Bb.

> I have no illusions that trill fingers are apt to produce notes
> of less quality than those generated with conventional
> fingerings; recognizing it as a tradeoff.

Sometimes you're asked to do things in etudes that fall into a class that a good, knowledgeable composer shouldn't ask a clarinet (or any specific instrument) to do in music intended for actual performance. If they do show up in a real piece, you can only do so much to salvage the composer's intent with the best solution you can find. If you're doing a quick embellishment trill, you can probably find a way to voice G#4 so that the trill key result is at least serviceable - doesn't call attention to itself. If it's a sustained G# trill you could consider reaching up with your right hand and use your RH index finger to trill with the regular A key. It depends a lot on what your RH has to do (where it needs to be) right after the trill.

Karl

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