Category Archives: dyads

Dyad Multiphonics for Bb Clarinet Part II – a second look at Philip Rehfeldt’s chart

Posted on September 24, 2019 by heatherroche

When Philip Rehfeldt wrote his seminal New Directions for Clarinet in 1976, he included a number of multiphonic charts for both Bb and Bass clarinets. These charts aren’t bad, although quite regularly I don’t get the same pitches he does, and I … Continue reading →

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Emergent Bb Clarinet Multiphonics: Part 1 – Overblowing

Posted on September 6, 2019 by heatherroche

I think it’s useful, if you’re a composer, to make use of the fragile qualities of multiphonics. Some of them don’t that well as chords that sound together, but as a composer you can take advantage of this, and make … Continue reading →

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14 dyad multiphonics for Eb clarinet

Posted on June 28, 2017 by heatherroche

It takes anywhere between 2 and 10 hours to create each blog post. If you found this blog useful, and if you’d like to see more, you can support me on Patreon for less than the cost of a coffee … Continue reading →

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Multiphonics – one note at a time

Posted on February 17, 2017 by heatherroche

I’ve done a guest post for The Sampler, the UK’S “leading online destination for new music” on writing multiphonics, specifically how to think about writing multiphonics that enter one note at a time. I talk about multiphonics like this one … Continue reading →

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…on close dyad multiphonics for bass clarinet

Posted on August 8, 2014 by heatherroche

A couple of weeks ago, I did a post on close dyad multiphonics for Bb clarinet, if you haven’t seen that post, you should definitely check it out. With bass clarinet, the theory is basically the same, so I’ve included … Continue reading →

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