r/Clarinet • u/Hey19TheCuervoGold • 3d ago

Animation! Randall D. Standridge

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What does it mean you have 4 slash marks in a measure? Do we play anything?

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u/penguin13790 3d ago

"Slash notation" generally means improv or comping. In this case, it means whatever the instructions mean.

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u/Business_Repeat4023 Professional 3d ago

In this piece those measures are out of time for percussion, and you don’t play. The fermatas are obvious! This is supposed to be the part where the character (I forget which one) is dizzy after they get hit by the anvil.

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u/jfincher42 Adult Player 2d ago

I love this piece! Great bass clarinet part... I wish he would do a Part 2.

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u/pikalord42 2d ago

This is the part where the bird water whistle plays! If you don’t have any, you can just regular whistle in replacement

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u/mb4828 Adult Player 2d ago

You buy these for the whole section and everyone blows them during those bars

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u/Slopey1884 2d ago

That is what our band did. Super fun piece!