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Re: French mouthpieces with German facing

Author: Chris Sereque
Date: 2021-10-02 05:16

I don’t want to really go totally German, all of my studies were with Bonade students, and I really admire American players of the French style. Recently heard the Mendelssohn Concert Pieces with Andreas Ottensteiner and really loved it. I still prefer a focused dark American sound, having studied with Marcellus, and I don’t want to abandon what I know about the clarinet. However, German facings really articulate, and embouchure pressure is less than many French facings. Since any public playing I now do will probably be in a chamber music setting, the sizzle-less German facing may serve me better. Thanks for all the interesting info, clarinetists!

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