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Overthink: intro; timbre section

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			{{Wikipedia}}
			A clarinet is a common musical instrument.{{Todo\|improve synopsis}}

			== Timbre ==
			Notably, the [[timbre]] of a clarinet emphasizes [[odd harmonic]]s.<ref>Wolfe, Joe. [https://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/clarinetacoustics.html "Clarinet acoustics: an introduction"]. ''The University New South Wales''. https://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/clarinetacoustics.html. Retrieved 3/15/2026. </ref> As such, [[EDT\|tritave-based systems]], such as the [[Bohlen–Pierce scale]], are suitable for use with a clarinet timbre.

	== Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet ==		== Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet ==
	[[Quartertone]] cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.		[[Quartertone]] cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.
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	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen–Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers [[Owen Bloomfield]] and [[Todd Harrop]]; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, [[Peter Michael Hamel]], [[Sascha Lino Lemke]], [[Fredrik Schwenk]], and [[Manfred Stahnke]]. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen–Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers [[Owen Bloomfield]] and [[Todd Harrop]]; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, [[Peter Michael Hamel]], [[Sascha Lino Lemke]], [[Fredrik Schwenk]], and [[Manfred Stahnke]]. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.

			== References ==
			<references/>

	[[Category:Instruments]]		[[Category:Instruments]]

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	[[Quartertone]] cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.		[[Quartertone]] cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.

	[[Richard Eldon Barber]] has made available this [http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/ fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale].		[[Richard Eldon Barber]] has made available this [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027012216/http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/ fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale].

	[http://pitch.xentonic.org/ AFMM's Pitch] publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.		[http://pitch.xentonic.org/ AFMM's Pitch] publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.

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Actual microtonal clarinets

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	A quartertone clarinet was designed in 1937 by [[Fritz Schüller]]. It uses two parallel tubes, one slightly longer than the other, with a single key to switch between them.		A quartertone clarinet was designed in 1937 by [[Fritz Schüller]]. It uses two parallel tubes, one slightly longer than the other, with a single key to switch between them.

	=== ~~Bohlen-Pierce~~ clarinets ===		=== Bohlen–Pierce clarinets ===
	The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html ~~Bohlen-Pierce~~ clarinet project] by [[Stephen Fox]] (instigated by [[Georg Hajdu]]) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[~~Bohlen-Pierce~~ scale]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.		The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen–Pierce clarinet project] by [[Stephen Fox]] (instigated by [[Georg Hajdu]]) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[Bohlen–Pierce scale]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.

	Several compositions have been written for ~~Bohlen-Pierce~~ clarinets: by Canadian composers [[Owen Bloomfield]] and [[Todd Harrop]]; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, [[Peter Michael Hamel]], [[Sascha Lino Lemke]], [[Fredrik Schwenk]] and [[Manfred Stahnke]]. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen–Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers [[Owen Bloomfield]] and [[Todd Harrop]]; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, [[Peter Michael Hamel]], [[Sascha Lino Lemke]], [[Fredrik Schwenk]], and [[Manfred Stahnke]]. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.

	[[Category:Instruments]]		[[Category:Instruments]]

BudjarnLambeth: Links

2024-12-24T05:35:01Z

Links

Fredg999: Header levels, add wikipedia box for quarter tone clarinet, rephrase quarter tone clarinet section

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Header levels, add wikipedia box for quarter tone clarinet, rephrase quarter tone clarinet section

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	~~__FORCETOC__~~		== Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet ==
	=Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet=
	Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.		Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.

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	Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.		Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.

	=Actual microtonal clarinets=		== Actual microtonal clarinets ==
	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12EDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.		All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12EDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.

	==Quarter-tone clarinets==		=== Quarter-tone clarinets ===
	~~[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet This~~ quartertone clarinet~~] apparently~~ uses parallel tubes ~~of 12~~, with a single key to switch between them.		{{Wikipedia\|Quarter tone clarinet}}
			A quartertone clarinet was designed in 1937 by Fritz Schüller. It uses two parallel tubes, one slightly longer than the other, with a single key to switch between them.

	==Bohlen-Pierce clarinets==		=== Bohlen-Pierce clarinets ===
	The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.		The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.

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Fredg999: Fredg999 moved page Microtonal clarinet to Clarinet: Xen Wiki implies microtonal

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	=Actual microtonal clarinets=		=Actual microtonal clarinets=
	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact ~~12tEDO~~. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.		All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12EDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.

	==Quarter-tone clarinets==		==Quarter-tone clarinets==
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	The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.		The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.

	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on [http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html ~~http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html]~~; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on ~~[http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008~~ http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008].		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.

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	=Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet=
	Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.		Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.

	Richard Eldon Barber has made available this [[http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/\|fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale]].		Richard Eldon Barber has made available this [http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/ fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale].

	[[http://pitch.xentonic.org/\|AFMM's Pitch]] publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.		[http://pitch.xentonic.org/ AFMM's Pitch] publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.

	Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.		Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.

	=Actual microtonal clarinets=		=Actual microtonal clarinets=
	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.		All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.

	==Quarter-tone clarinets==		==Quarter-tone clarinets==
	[[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet\|This quartertone clarinet]] apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.		[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet This quartertone clarinet] apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.

	==Bohlen-Pierce clarinets~~[[#BPClarinets]]~~==		==Bohlen-Pierce clarinets==
	The [[http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html\|Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project]] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.		The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.

	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html~~; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.</pre></div>~~		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on [http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html]; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on [http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008 http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008].
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	~~Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.<br />~~
	~~<br />~~
	Richard Eldon Barber has made available this <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/" rel="nofollow">fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale</a>.<br />
	~~<br />~~
	~~<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://pitch.xentonic.org/" rel="nofollow">AFMM's Pitch</a> publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.<br />~~
	~~<br />~~
	Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.<br />
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	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as <a class="wiki_link" href="/19ED3">19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)</a>, since they overblow at the twelfth.<br />
	~~<br />~~
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	<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet" rel="nofollow">This quartertone clarinet</a> apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.<br />
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	The <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html" rel="nofollow">Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project</a> by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the <a class="wiki_link" href="/BP">BP scale (13ED3)</a>; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.<br />
	~~<br />~~
	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on <!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:36:http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html~~" rel="nofollow">http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:36 -->~~; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on ~~<!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:37:~~http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008 ~~--><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="~~http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008~~" rel="nofollow">http://mmm~~.~~hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:37 -->.</body></html></pre></div>~~

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			=Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet=
	Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.		Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.

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	Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.		Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.

	==Actual microtonal clarinets==		=Actual microtonal clarinets=
	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.		All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.

			==Quarter-tone clarinets==
	[[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet\|This quartertone clarinet]] apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.		[[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet\|This quartertone clarinet]] apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.

	===Bohlen-Pierce clarinets[[#BPClarinets]]===		==Bohlen-Pierce clarinets[[#BPClarinets]]==
	The [[http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html\|Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project]] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.		The [[http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html\|Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project]] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[BP\|BP scale (13ED3)]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.

	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.</pre></div>		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.</pre></div>
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	Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.<br />		Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.<br />
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	Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.<br />		Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.<br />
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	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as <a class="wiki_link" href="/19ED3">19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)</a>, since they overblow at the twelfth.<br />		All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12tEDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as <a class="wiki_link" href="/19ED3">19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)</a>, since they overblow at the twelfth.<br />
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	<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet" rel="nofollow">This quartertone clarinet</a> apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.<br />		<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&lt;h2&gt; --><h2 id="toc2"><a name="Actual microtonal clarinets-Quarter-tone clarinets"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->Quarter-tone clarinets</h2>
			<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet" rel="nofollow">This quartertone clarinet</a> apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.<br />
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	The <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html" rel="nofollow">Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project</a> by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the <a class="wiki_link" href="/BP">BP scale (13ED3)</a>; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.<br />		The <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html" rel="nofollow">Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project</a> by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the <a class="wiki_link" href="/BP">BP scale (13ED3)</a>; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.<br />
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	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on <!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:27:http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:27 -->; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on <!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:28:http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008 --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008" rel="nofollow">http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:28 -->.</body></html></pre></div>		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on <!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:36:http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:36 -->; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on <!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:37:http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008 --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008" rel="nofollow">http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:37 -->.</body></html></pre></div>

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	== Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet ==		== Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet ==
	Quartertone cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.		[[Quartertone]] cross fingerings are widespread (and apparently standard technique in French orchestral playing today), but certain pitches right above the break have no fingerings.

	Richard Eldon Barber has made available this [http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/ fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale].		[[Richard Eldon Barber]] has made available this [http://www.geocities.com/bassooner42/jicl/ fingering chart for a 31-tone JI scale].

	[http://pitch.xentonic.org/ AFMM's Pitch] publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.		[http://pitch.xentonic.org/ AFMM's Pitch] publication has fingerings up to 72 per octave.

	Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a macrotonal scale with no high register.		Also worth mentioning is the scheme for making a small xenharmonic clarinet by connecting the mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. This fits only on certain clarinets, and it produces a [[macrotonal]] scale with no high register.

	== Actual microtonal clarinets ==		== Actual microtonal clarinets ==
	All clarinets are tuned to an inexact 12EDO. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.		All clarinets are tuned to an inexact [[12EDO]]. It might be more accurate to describe them as [[19ED3\|19ED3 (19 equal divisions of 3/1)]], since they overblow at the twelfth.

	=== Quarter-tone clarinets ===		=== Quarter-tone clarinets ===
	{{Wikipedia\|Quarter tone clarinet}}		{{Wikipedia\|Quarter tone clarinet}}
	A quartertone clarinet was designed in 1937 by Fritz Schüller. It uses two parallel tubes, one slightly longer than the other, with a single key to switch between them.		A quartertone clarinet was designed in 1937 by [[Fritz Schüller]]. It uses two parallel tubes, one slightly longer than the other, with a single key to switch between them.

	=== Bohlen-Pierce clarinets ===		=== Bohlen-Pierce clarinets ===
	The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by Stephen Fox (instigated by Georg Hajdu) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[~~BP\|BP~~ scale ~~(13ED3)~~]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.		The [http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/bpclar.html Bohlen-Pierce clarinet project] by [[Stephen Fox]] (instigated by [[Georg Hajdu]]) has so far resulted in the building of a soprano clarinet in the [[Bohlen-Pierce scale]]; the scale seems ideal for clarinet in particular.

	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers [[Owen Bloomfield]] and [[Todd Harrop]]; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, [[Peter Michael Hamel]], [[Sascha Lino Lemke]], [[Fredrik Schwenk]] and [[Manfred Stahnke]]. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.

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	Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.		Several compositions have been written for Bohlen-Pierce clarinets: by Canadian composers Owen Bloomfield and Todd Harrop; as well as by German composers Georg Hajdu, Peter Michael Hamel, Sascha Lino Lemke, Fredrik Schwenk and Manfred Stahnke. Links to the former composers' audio streams can be found on http://www.transpectra.org/audio.html; and links to the latter composers' audio streams can be found on http://mmm.hfmt-hamburg.de/index.php?id=konzert-programm_1362008.

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