Drawing area (wind instruments)

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The drag range of tones on wind instruments is the maximum change in pitch up and down from a pitch specified by the instrument . By the approach , it is possible to some extent, deviate from the ideal pitch, by the dimensions of the vibrating column of air in the instrument or its modification by finger holes or valves is provided. The drag range is given in cents . A minimum drawing area is a prerequisite for playing most wind instruments in order to be able to adapt to fluctuations in intonation .

Ever since microtonal ornaments in Western music were no longer used and the tempered mood was elevated to the ideal, instrument makers have tried to reduce the pulling area as much as possible because it caused intonation difficulties. Older wind instruments like the recorder or zinc have a large pulling area, younger ones like the accordion as small as possible. Oriental ways of playing the clarinet , on the other hand, do not use their relatively large drag area just for intonation corrections. The Albert system clarinet is still played despite its (according to the criteria of the symphony orchestra ) outdated construction in order to be able to play blue notes or glissando .

Hermann Meinel gives a pull range of 84 cents for the recorder, 70 cents for the bassoon , 48 cents for the French horn and 12 cents for the accordion.

literature

  • Hermann Meinel: On the tuning of musical instruments, in: Acustica 4: 1954, H. 1, P. 233–236.