On Dec 20, 2005, at 6:34 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote:
I think the original question was for notation of false fingerings
not harmonics.
Referring to my Michael Brecker transcription book (published by
Hal Leonard), false fingerings are a + sign in that book.
That seems like a good choice to me. The whole passage might be
better with tenor lead - restoring the convenience of a standard
alternate fingering, and making it unnecessary to look for a similar
kind of fingering for the same concert pitch played on the alto.
Since this comes from a harmonized Lester Young solo passage, that
probably makes the most sense. It will sound more like Lester that
way - the right timbre on the lead part.
Thanks all.
Chuck
An o is used for overtones
An s enclosed in a circle is for a split tone altissimo note
And a circle with a slanted line through it (a 1/2 dim symbol) is
used to notate a cracked note.
Christopher Smith wrote:
I have this on good authority...
While there is no convenient alternate fingering like the 4th line
C has applicable to the upper G, there is another method.
Finger a low (middle) C, and the G a 12th higher is an easy-to-
play (for a pro) harmonic. It would be notated as a middle C with
the G added a 12 higher, and an X over the note. This notation
seems a bit wonky to me, as I would have expected diamond heads or
a circle instead, but apparently this is common notation.
I don't know whether you are going to get the same effect using
this method. Maybe alternating the two altos (G-E-G-E against E-G-
E-G) would be a truer representation of what Lester actually did
(is this Lester Leaps In? I heard it today in a jury examination,
so it's fresh in my brain.)
Christopher
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