> Naftule Brandwein did some finger vibrato on clarinet - you can hear it on > the B section of "firn di mekhetonim aheym." - although my guess is he did > it by manipulating a key (with his finger). > > > Thank you; that's THE one very clear example I couldn't remember at the time > of yesterday's posting :-) > adrianne
Agreed. Yes, Dena, that's clearly a key vibrato, he is most probably using the c key with his right pink. (I just tried it on a 1920s Albert C clarinet, it works very nicely). It's almost in between playing a trill with that key and shaking your instrument, so that you get a very fast hyper lip vibrato. (Don't do it on stage. It looks ridiculous. Maybe *that's* why Brandwein turned his back to the audience.) Interestingly enough, he uses a key vibrato/shake that has little to no noticeable effect on the pitch, very different from kaval finger vibrato or microtonal effects. I'm still interested in more examples! Was it really part of his style? Christian Dawid ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------=
