Re: Long notes for Piccolo?

In article <S-idnfPprbZIWUHeRVn-jQ@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alabaster <noemail@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Matthew Fields wrote:
>> In article <HuqdnRSZZuBHSkbeRVn-qw@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> Alabaster <noemail@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks again for the advice, everyone. Perhaps some context would help.
>>> This is the effect I'm going for, realized with samples. This is
>>>Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, and Oboe + percussion, harp, and strings.
>>>It's the piccolo and flute parts I'm most concerned about.
>>>
>>>http://tinyurl.com/bqnkb - Streaming
>>>http://tinyurl.com/7rdln - download mp3
>>>
>>>If this is not possible, what can I do to approximate it? A violin
>>>harmonic isn't the sound I'm looking for. Maybe if I double the flutes
>>>and have them stagger breathing as seamlessly as possible? Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>> Get a player to play a violin harmonic for you--- you may find that
>> it's so close in sound to a piccolo that it does the job.
>>
>>
>
>But does a solo violin harmonic have the dynamic versatility to
>crescendo through the ensemble and balance out with a clarinet and/or
>oboe in unison?

Yes. The player has both bow speed and bow pressure to work with.



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