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~~=Microtonal fingerings for normal~~ clarinet=

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

~~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].

== 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 ==

[[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 [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.

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 ==

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.

=~~Actual microtonal~~ clarinets=

=== Quarter-tone 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~~.

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.

==~~Quarter-tone~~ clarinets==

=== Bohlen–Pierce clarinets ===

[http://nl.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/~~wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet This quartertone~~ clarinet] ~~apparently uses parallel tubes~~ of ~~12, with~~ a ~~single key to switch between them~~.

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.

~~==Bohlen-Pierce~~ clarinets==

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.

~~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.~~

== References ==

[[Category:Instruments]]

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+{{Wikipedia}}
-=Microtonal fingerings for normal clarinet=
+A clarinet is a common musical instrument.{{Todo|improve synopsis}}
-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].
+== 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 ==
+[[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 [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.
-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 ==
+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.
-=Actual microtonal clarinets=
+=== Quarter-tone 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.
+{{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.
-==Quarter-tone clarinets==
+=== Bohlen–Pierce clarinets ===
-[http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwarttoonklarinet This quartertone clarinet] apparently uses parallel tubes of 12, with a single key to switch between them.
+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.
-==Bohlen-Pierce clarinets==
+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.
-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.
+== References ==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Instruments]]