Players of this instrument often utilize "resonance fingerings" to obtain a more uniform sound when playing this instrument's notorious "throat tones".
Players of this instrument often utilize "resonance fingerings" to obtain a more uniform sound when playing this instrument's notorious "throat tones". Johann Christoph Denner is attributed as the inventor of this instrument, whose low range is called the "chalumeau" after its ancestor. Haydn's 99th symphony was his first to use this instrument, which along with the horn represents the title character of Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks. Anton (*) Stadler was an early virtuoso on this instrument, for which Mozart wrote his last concerto, in A major. This instrument plays a glissando at the opening of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. For 10 points, name this single-reed woodwind instrument usually pitched in either B-flat or A.
Players of this instrument often utilize "resonance fingerings" to obtain a more uniform sound when playing this instrument's notorious "throat tones".
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