The clarinet is very agile - big leaps and fast arpeggios are characteristic of clarinet music. There are 3 distinct registers, the chalemeau register (bottom E through to B above middle C) which is warm and rich sounding, although the top G to B of this register are known as throat tones and […]
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The clarinet is very agile - big leaps and fast arpeggios are characteristic of clarinet music. There are 3 distinct registers, the chalemeau register (bottom E through to B above middle C) which is warm and rich sounding, although the top G to B of this register are known as throat tones and can sound thinner than the rest of the register. The clarion or clarino register stretches from C above middle C to C an octave above that, and has a sweet but bright sound which cuts through an orchestra effectively, and then from the top of the clarion register upwards is the altissimo register - its top notes are only really limited by the skill of the player, and it has a piercing tone but is still sweet-sounding. I’d be making use of the tonal differences, and the ability to play something fast, lively and bright, contrasted with something slow, warm and rich. Also, the ability to “bend” notes is something many composers have capitalised on in the past - probably most famously Gershwin in the opening to “Rhapsody in Blue”.
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