CHAPTER 7 - E-flat Clarinet

Multiphonic Trills and Tremolos

The subject of multiphonic trills and tremolos will only be briefly mentioned here. Trills between adjacent multiple sounds in Table #12 (different right-hand fingerings; same left-hand fingering) are possible. Trills and tremolos are also feasible among many non-adjacent multiple sounds (same left-hand fingering; different left-hand and right-hand fingerings) from Table #12 - composers are urged to check specific trill possibilities with an E-flat clarinetist. In addition, they are possible between multiple sounds with the same right-hand fingering but different left-hand fingering between the following Groups:

A2 and A3

B and B1

E and E1

H and H1

I and I1

K and K1

K and K2

Diad tremolos using the top two right-hand trill keys controlled by the first finger are effective in both loud and soft contexts.

Example #4 (click on 3 measure section for mp3)

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