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Re: Is it me or is it common

Author: SecondTry
Date: 2022-08-19 02:03

prigault wrote:

> SecondTry wrote:
>
> > Hi:
> >
> > Perhaps I should have stated this early, but my context here
> is
> > Spohr's Clarinet Concerto I, Mvt 1, around measure 33.

> >
>
> For this passage, I suggest you play the high D with the
> following fingering:
>
> G# -23 | 12-
>
> This fingering is ideal for D after large intervals coming from
> lower notes, and has excellent tone (and pitch). The standard D
> fingering, when jumping to it from the clarion, is not only
> harder to play legato but also tends to be easily harsh (you
> could alleviate this a bit by not putting your right pinky on
> the Eb key, but the above-suggested fingering is even better
> IMHO).
>

>
> Post Edited (2022-08-17 20:27)

That was a fabulous suggestion! Thank you so much!

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