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Category Archives: spectral multiphonic
… on writing Bb clarinet harmonics
As composers and clarinetists, one thing we know about the clarinet is that its distinctive sound comes in large part from the fact that it only has access to odd partials in the harmonic series. This is all very well … Continue reading
…on singing and playing
In the past, I’ve had a tendency to dismiss or dislike singing and playing, but more recently I’ve come to enjoy it and even start to encourage composers to make use of it. I’m going to slowly rebuild this post … Continue reading
Posted in air sounds, dyads, flutter tongue, glissandi, multiphonic, singing, spectral multiphonic
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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
Tagged articulation, bass clarinet, clarinet, clarinet articulation, clarinet techniques, collaboration, composers, contemporary clarinet technique, contemporary clarinet techniques, contemporary music, new music, tonguing
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… on bass clarinet preparations
I started thinking more seriously about preparing the bass clarinet after Aaron Einbond used it in his (awesome) piece, Resistance, for prepared bass clarinet and live electronics. I originally assumed that it wouldn’t be so useful: one can only prepare the … Continue reading
Posted in aluminium foil, bending, clarinet techniques, flutter tongue, multiphonic, on composing for the clarinet, performance, preparations, singing, spectral multiphonic, water
Tagged bass clarinet, bass clarinet preparations, clarinet, collaboration, composers, contemporary music, new music, preparations, preparing bass clarinet
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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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