Tag Archives: contemporary clarinet technique
More techniques for a mouthpiece-less bass clarinet
Most of these techniques I’ve covered already, in my post on clarinet articulation. If you look there you’ll find information on tongue rams without the mouthpiece (and with, for that matter), flute embouchure (which only works – for me – … Continue reading
…on double trills for Bb clarinet
This page is currently undergoing a two-phase reboot. The first phase (now completed) involved remaking all of the image files, fixing any errors I’ve found over the years, tidying up the audio files, and adding proper fingering diagrams (rather than … Continue reading
Posted in clarinet techniques, double trills, dyads, multiphonic, on composing for the clarinet, performance, trill, trills
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…on clarinet articulation
Bit of a monster post for you today, so I won’t waste too much time in introducing it. Basically I’m going to cover all the different ways the tongue and throat can be involved when playing the clarinet. From the basics … Continue reading
Posted in articulation, clarinet techniques, double tongue, flute embouchure, flutter tongue, multiphonic, on composing for the clarinet, shaking, slap tongue, spectral multiphonic, tongue ram, trumpet embouchure
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…on using the register key
Something that’s started to interest me recently when it comes to clarinet writing and collaboration with composers, is the generation of material. I love these long collaborative meetings where you just sit together and generate material for its own sake. And … Continue reading
Posted in clarinet techniques, multiphonic, on composing for the clarinet, performance, register key, trill
Tagged bass clarinet, clarinet, collaboration, composers, contemporary clarinet technique, contemporary clarinet techniques, contemporary music, multiphonics, new music, register key, trills
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…on writing air sounds for clarinets
Video introduction to this blogpost (see below for the rest of the post): Update (Feb 15, 2017): It’s the three year anniversary of this post this week, so I’ve updated it with some contrabass clarinet air sounds and a … Continue reading
Posted in air sounds, articulation, collaboration, flute embouchure, flutter tongue, on composing for the clarinet, performance, slap tongue, spectral multiphonic
Tagged air noise, air noises, air sounds, bass clarinet, clarinet, collaboration, composers, contemporary clarinet technique, contemporary music, new music, techniques
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