Category Archives: spectral multiphonic

Buzzing, noisy and distorted multiphonics for Bb clarinet

Posted on June 1, 2018 by heatherroche

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spectral multiphonics for the contrabass clarinet

Posted on October 3, 2016 by heatherroche

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! Last week I wrote about spectral multiphonics for Bb and bass clarinets and I promised that I’d … Continue reading →

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spectral multiphonics (bb and bass)

Posted on September 26, 2016 by heatherroche

If this post was useful for you, please consider becoming a Patron. For as little as $1 per blog post you can help! The spectral multiphonic: those elephantine sweeps from low fundamentals, easy to play once you’ve got the hang … Continue reading →

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Low register colour fingerings: the special case of the paperclip contra

Posted on August 28, 2015 by heatherroche

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to add something useful to the blog, but I think this will be worth it; not only is this a beautiful effect, but it’s also my very first post on the contrabass clarinet. Composers, try … Continue reading →

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(Quiet) Multiphonic Trills for Bass Clarinet

Posted on May 19, 2015 by heatherroche

The effect I’m looking at today is fairly recognisable as something Sciarrino uses extensively, but particularly in his clarinet solo, Let me die before I wake. If you don’t know the piece, it’s worth listening to it, if only because it’ll make … Continue reading →

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