The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century - E. Michael Richards

CHAPTER 7 - E-flat Clarinet

One-Octave Microtonal Scales

Scales can be formed from microtones that present fascinating pitch or timbre relationships when written for E-flat clarinet. Several examples follow which have been arbitrarily chosen because of their bright or dark timbre qualities or symmetrical pitch patterns. All are fairly easy for the clarinetist to master.

Example #10 presents a ten-note scale in the chalumeau register that exploits dark timbres.

 

Example #10 (click on music for mp3)

 

An equidistant scale of sixteen 3/8 tones is represented in Example #11.

 

Example #11 (click on music for mp3)

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