“Clinic” on Techniques for the Contemporary Repertoire
This “clinic” is part of the “Clarinet Solo” Project and it is designed for both classical and non-classical (jazz, world music, etc.) clarinet-players who want to enhance their technique and gain the skills necessary to play contemporary music.
The clinic starts with the performance of a piece for clarinet solo by Luciano to demonstrate the potentiality of the instrument and it goes on facing different topics as folow:
- Performance of “Sequenza #1″ for Clarinet Solo (from the CD “Clarinet”);
- Demonstration and explenation of different techniques also used during the Sequenza and how to generate them (glissato, wha-wha effect, multi-tones, growl/flutter, with devices and without pieces of the instrument, etc.);
- Excerpts from compositions for Clarinet Solo (including the “Sequenza IXa” by Luciano Berio) where some of these techniques are used;
- Tone modulation;
- Examples of tone modulation within different styles of music (40s swing, be-bop, post-bop/free jazz, classical, tarantella/folk/world music, etc.);
- Potentiality of the clarinet within a wide range of music genres from more mainstream jazz or classical to more experimental and avant-garde, thanks to his acoustic characteristics, dynamics, range;
- (Extra) Demonstration of the potentiality of the instrument endorsed by Luciano (with more keys and rings) with some more audio examples.