Mats Möller - New sounds for flute

1. Glissandi
2. Micro intervals

The sound files begin with the written examples, and are most often followed by a short excerpt from a piece using the technique. All files are now Mp3 files.

Next chapter:
Changes of timbre
1. Harmonics
2. Alternative fingerings
3. Tone-colour trills
4. With voice
5. Changes in the
"tone developer"

1. Glissandi (it. sliding)
Represent

a. filling up an interval by a moving scale
b. a continuous slide from a pitch to another

Is played

a:
1. by filling up the interval mainly with semi-tones, or bigger intervals, depending on tempo and the distance between the first and last notes of the glissando
2. eventually by filling up the interval with quarter-tones

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b:
1. with embouchure, in combination with turning the flute inwards or outwards
2. on flutes with ring keys; by gradually opening or closing the rings
3. on flutes with pads in bad condition; by closing or open the keys slowly
4. by bending the spindle/axle on which the keys are mounted, as to make the keys not cover perfectly

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click here to listen

2. Micro-intervals
Intervals less than a semi-tone, i.e. less than 100 cents.

a. quarter-tones (50 cents), played

1. on flutes without ring keys, primarily with new fingerings, on flutes with ring keys with new fingerings or by using holes only partially open (the new fingerings will also change tone-colour)
2. by changing the embouchure and turning the flute in- or outwards (not very precise, but does not change the tone-colour as much as 1.)

Written:

1/4 note up

1/4 note down

3/4 notes up (sharpened semi-tone+sharpened quarter-tone)

sharpened one semi-tone+flattened one quarter-tone

flattened one semi-tone+sharpened one quarter-tone
3/4 tones down (flattened one semi-tone+flattened one quarter-tone)

A scale with quarter-tones downwards - and upwards - may be written like this:

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click here to listen

b. 1/5-tones, 1/8-tones etc.

Played with new fingerings and/or changing of embouchure. The notation often differs from one piece to another.

c. micro-tone trills

Played with fingerings which are mostly printed in the piece. Compare with tone-colour trills which may also be micro-tone trills.

Next chapter:
Changes of timbre

			1. Glissandi 2. Micro intervals
			The sound files begin with the written examples, and are most often followed by a short excerpt from a piece using the technique. All files are now Mp3 files.
	Next chapter: Changes of timbre 1. Harmonics 2. Alternative fingerings 3. Tone-colour trills 4. With voice 5. Changes in the "tone developer"		1. Glissandi (it. sliding) Represent a. filling up an interval by a moving scale b. a continuous slide from a pitch to another Is played a: 1. by filling up the interval mainly with semi-tones, or bigger intervals, depending on tempo and the distance between the first and last notes of the glissando 2. eventually by filling up the interval with quarter-tones
	If you cannot see a Flash player, click here to listen
			b: 1. with embouchure, in combination with turning the flute inwards or outwards 2. on flutes with ring keys; by gradually opening or closing the rings 3. on flutes with pads in bad condition; by closing or open the keys slowly 4. by bending the spindle/axle on which the keys are mounted, as to make the keys not cover perfectly
	If you cannot see a Flash player, click here to listen
			2. Micro-intervals Intervals less than a semi-tone, i.e. less than 100 cents. a. quarter-tones (50 cents), played 1. on flutes without ring keys, primarily with new fingerings, on flutes with ring keys with new fingerings or by using holes only partially open (the new fingerings will also change tone-colour) 2. by changing the embouchure and turning the flute in- or outwards (not very precise, but does not change the tone-colour as much as 1.) Written: 1/4 note up 1/4 note down 3/4 notes up (sharpened semi-tone+sharpened quarter-tone) sharpened one semi-tone+flattened one quarter-tone flattened one semi-tone+sharpened one quarter-tone 3/4 tones down (flattened one semi-tone+flattened one quarter-tone)
			A scale with quarter-tones downwards - and upwards - may be written like this:
	If you cannot see a Flash player, click here to listen
			b. 1/5-tones, 1/8-tones etc. Played with new fingerings and/or changing of embouchure. The notation often differs from one piece to another. c. micro-tone trills Played with fingerings which are mostly printed in the piece. Compare with tone-colour trills which may also be micro-tone trills.
			Next chapter: Changes of timbre