Heckel Multiphonic fingerings C2- B2

 

REFERENCE/FINGERING

COMMENTS

FILE NAMES
C2a. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
o x x | x x x F
 C D
 Ewell--Add low e key

Hoyt--Add low e key

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C2b. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
x x o | x x x
 C D
 Ewell--No E key

Hoyt--No E key.

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C2c. Ewell. 
x x o | x x x
 C D     E
 		 Ewell--Added low E key to C2b.

Hoyt--Added  low E key to C2b.

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C#2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 41.

    Eb
o x x | x x x F
         E
  C D

 Ewell--doesn't respond

Hoyt--difficult, loose embouchure, close to the tip
 

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C#2b. Meek, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, pp. 62. 
 
F7 Chord:
     C#
x x x | o x x F
         E
  C D
 		 Ewell--difficult

Hoyt--loose embouchure, close to tip

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D2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 35.

x x o | x x x F
         E
    D

 Ewell--Doesn't respond

Hoyt--Doesn't respond
D2b. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self-published: February, 1966, p. 35. Meek, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, pp. 62. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Meek characterizes this as a F#7 Chord, Steinmetz as F#1: 
x x x | o x x F
         E
    D
 Ewell--responds well, loose embouchure (see sequence #1)

Hoyt--easy, loose embouchure

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Eb2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 35. Meek, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 62. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Meek characterizes this as a G7 chord, Steinmetz characterizes this as G1: 
    Eb
x x x | o x x F
         E
    D
 Ewell--responds well (see sequence #1)

Hoyt--easy, full sound

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Eb2b. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Part of a cadence in D major when combined with F2h and G2b. 
o x x | x x o
 Ewell--add whisper key, flexible (see sequence #2)

Hoyt--easy

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Eb2c. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
     Eb
x x x | x x x F
       Bb		 Ewell--responds well (see sequence #3)

Hoyt--easy 
 

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E2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self-published: February, 1966, p. 35. Meek, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 62. 
Ab7 Chord:

x x o | x x x F
         E
 Ewell--loose embouchure

Hoyt--very loose lower lip, easier at center of reed

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E2b. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
x x x | x x x F
       Bb E
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt, easy, can descrescendo

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F2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self-published: February, 1966, p. 35. 
   (Eb)
x o x | x x x F
 Ewell--with Eb key, loose embouchure

Hoyt--same

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F2b. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self-published: February, 1966, p. 35. Meek, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 61. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Meek characterizes this as an A7 Chord, Steinmetz Characterizes as A1: 
 
x x o | x x x F
 Ewell--a favorite multiphonic

Hoyt--loose, lots of air

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F2c. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self-published: February, 1966, p. 41. 
x x x | x x x F
 a
 Ewell--Difficult, loose embouchure

Hoyt--high pitch with lower lip pressure

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F2d. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self-published: February, 1966, p. 35. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Steinmetz characterizes the sound as Ab1: 
x x x | x x x F
       Bb
 Ewell--responds well

Hoyt--two pitches: 1) with loose and 2) normal embouchure

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F2e. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Difficult to play soft. 
x x x | o x x F
       Bb
 Ewell--tight embouchure needed

Hoyt--hard to get top voice, tip to middle of the reed for embouchure

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F2f. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Difficult to play soft. 
x x x | x o x F
       Bb
 Ewell--responds well

Hoyt--hard to get top voice, put embouchure close to wire

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F2g. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Difficult to play soft. 
x x x | x x o F
       Bb
 Ewell-difficult, won't respond well.

Hoyt--difficult, put embouchure close to wire

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F2h. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Part of a cadence in D major when combined with Eb2b and G2b. 
    Eb
o x x | x x o
 Ewell--unstable, add whisper key (see sequence 2 and 3)

Hoyt--normal embouchure gives middle pitches, drop jaw for lower pitches

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F#2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 35. 
    Eb
o x x | x x x F
            F#
 Ewell--loose embouchure

Hoyt--difficult, very loose embouchure

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F#2b. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 37. 
x x x | o x x F
            F#
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt--two chords, one close to the wire and other normal embouchure

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F#2c. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 41. 
x x x | x o x F
            F#
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt--loose embouchure, thin sound

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F#2d. Bartolozzi, Bruno. New Sounds for Woodwind. London: Oxford University Press, 1971. p. 56. Catch Bb trill key and G key with R. H. ring finger. 
           Bb            
x x x | x x x F 
         E F#
Bb
 Ewell--difficult to finger

Hoyt--easy to play, hard to reach keys

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G2a. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. Difficult to play soft. 
x x o | x x x
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt--loose embouchure, very resistant

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G2b. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 37. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. In Steinmetz part of a cadence in D major with F2i and G2a. 
x x x | o x x
 Ewell--add whisper key (see sequence 2 and 3)

Hoyt--easy
Ab2a. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
x x o | x x x Ab
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt--loose embouchure, tip of the reed
Ab2b. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 37. 
x x o | x x x Ab
        (E)
 Ewell--best with low E key

Hoyt--best with low E key
Ab2c. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 37. 
x x x | x x x Ab
  c#
 Ewell--loose embouchure, unstable

Hoyt--very loose embouchure
Ab2d. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 37. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
 
x x x | o x x Ab
         E
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt--very easy response
Ab2e. Bartolozzi, Bruno. New Sounds for Woodwind. London: Oxford University Press, 1971. p. 47. 
x x x | o x x Ab
   w
  C
 Ewell--add low D

Hoyt--whisper key lock down, drops a pitch when played near tip of the reed
Ab2f. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 43. 
    Eb
x x o | o x x Ab
 Ewell--unstable

Hoyt--middle of reed, firm lips, resistant
Ab2g. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 39. 
x x o | x x o Ab
 Ewell--responds

Hoyt--easy
A2a. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
 
o x x | x x o
 Ewell--easy response, unstable (see sequence #4)

Hoyt--easy, stuffy sound
A2b. Steinmetz, John. The Double Reed 2/1 (April 1979): 11. 
x x o | x x o
 Ewell--responds (see sequence #4)

Hoyt--easy
A2c. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 43. 
x x o | x x o
         E
 Ewell--responds (see sequence #4)

Hoyt--easy
Bb2a. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 37. 
x x o | x x o
       Bb
 Ewell--tight embouchure

Hoyt--very resistant, firm embouchure, close to wire
Bb2b. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Self- published: February, 1966, p. 39. 
    Eb
x o x | x x o
       Bb
 Ewell--difficulty, flexible, tight embouchure

Hoyt--close to tip, lots of air

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