The Bass Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century

by E. Michael Richards

Prelude

• general acoustic principles of the bass clarinet

• a theory of finger technique

Chapter I - Single Sounds

• alternate fingerings

• quarter-tones

• microtones

• microtonal trills and tremolos

Chapter II - Multiple Sounds

classified by:

• property

• timbre

• stability

• response

• dynamic range

arranged in practical sequences

Chapter III - Other Resources

• definite pitch: portamento

• indefinite pitch: percussive sounds, vocalizing through the bass clarinet, air sounds, speaking through the bass clarinet

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