Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita
Since the clarinet appeared on the music scene in the early eighteenth century, one note has troubled clarinetists and makers with its difficulty in fingering, sound emission, and tuning. It is the B-flat on the staff's third line, which, together with the problematic G-sharp and A constitute t...
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| description | Since the clarinet appeared on the music scene in the early eighteenth century, one note has troubled clarinetists and makers with its difficulty in fingering, sound emission, and tuning. It is the B-flat on the staff's third line, which, together with the problematic G-sharp and A constitute the so-called ‘Throat notes.’ The problem's origin lies in the instrument's particular acoustic behavior. From the mid-nineteenth century, proposals to solve it increased substantially, and today several makers offer devices designed to provide a good B-flat. Then, why do most of the present clarinets not have it incorporated? What happened that the problem has not been solved yet? Is it not possible to solve it satisfactorily? This work presents an exhaustive study of the proposals put forward by manufacturers throughout history. These proposals have been classified into several categories, and their most significant examples have been described. Probable reasons why none have been widely accepted are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb0dd46da6c749929b506f27d5a02e792023-09-15T12:10:58ZengPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileResonancias0717-34740719-57022022-12-012651639610.7764/res.2022.51.4Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómitaPedro Rubio Olivares0Alfredo Sanz-Hervás1Departamento de Tecnología Fotónica y Bioingeniería de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de MadridDepartamento de Tecnología Fotónica y Bioingeniería de la Universidad Politécnica de MadridSince the clarinet appeared on the music scene in the early eighteenth century, one note has troubled clarinetists and makers with its difficulty in fingering, sound emission, and tuning. It is the B-flat on the staff's third line, which, together with the problematic G-sharp and A constitute the so-called ‘Throat notes.’ The problem's origin lies in the instrument's particular acoustic behavior. From the mid-nineteenth century, proposals to solve it increased substantially, and today several makers offer devices designed to provide a good B-flat. Then, why do most of the present clarinets not have it incorporated? What happened that the problem has not been solved yet? Is it not possible to solve it satisfactorily? This work presents an exhaustive study of the proposals put forward by manufacturers throughout history. These proposals have been classified into several categories, and their most significant examples have been described. Probable reasons why none have been widely accepted are also discussed.https://resonancias.uc.cl/n-51/una-historia-interminable-dos-siglos-de-propuestas-para-solucionar-en-el-clarinete-las-molestias-de-una-nota-indomita/clarinetb-flatacousticspatentsmechanismthroat notes |
| spellingShingle | Pedro Rubio Olivares Alfredo Sanz-Hervás Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita Resonancias clarinet b-flat acoustics patents mechanism throat notes |
| title | Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita |
| title_full | Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita |
| title_fullStr | Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita |
| title_full_unstemmed | Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita |
| title_short | Una historia interminable: dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indómita |
| title_sort | una historia interminable dos siglos de propuestas para solucionar en el clarinete las molestias de una nota indomita |
| topic | clarinet b-flat acoustics patents mechanism throat notes |
| url | https://resonancias.uc.cl/n-51/una-historia-interminable-dos-siglos-de-propuestas-para-solucionar-en-el-clarinete-las-molestias-de-una-nota-indomita/ |
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