A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist by Jane Ellsworth

Author:Jane Ellsworth
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780810886483
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Langenus, Gustave (1883–1957). Belgian clarinetist and clarinet teacher. He studied under Poncelet at the Brussels conservatory and spent several years in England before moving permanently to the United States in 1910, when Walter Damrosch invited him to be principal clarinet of the New York Symphony Orchestra. He was active in many clarinet-related endeavors, including pedagogy; he composed pieces for beginners, edited the Carl Baermann method book, and wrote his own clarinet tutor (still in print today). He also wrote numerous articles for woodwind players and served as editor of the publications Woodwind News and the Ensemble News. In 1916 he founded the New York Chamber Music Society.

laryngeal vibrato. A type of vibrato produced by a steady pulsing motion of the muscles on either side of the vocal folds in the larynx. Laryngeal vibrato is commonly used by flutists and double-reed players, especially bassoonists; it may also be used on clarinet and saxophone, although it is not as common as jaw vibrato on these instruments. Recent studies using x-ray and fiberoptic technology seem to indicate that many players produce vibrato using a combination of laryngeal and abdominal muscles, with the laryngeal muscles playing a greater role at faster vibrato speeds. See also abdominal vibrato, finger vibrato, lip vibrato, jaw vibrato.

larynx. Commonly called the voice box. The area of the human throat at the top of the trachea, containing the bones, cartilage, muscles, and tissue involved in activities such as breathing and producing sound. Importantly for musicians, the larynx contains the vocal folds (or vocal cords), which are operative in singing and in certain aspects of wind playing (such as voicing and the production of vibrato).

Lässig clarinet. A combination clarinet patented by the German clarinetist Theodor Lässig in 1889. Unlike other combination clarinets, which operate on a principle of extending the length of the tube or enlarging the bore, the Lässig clarinet has two parallel bores within a single piece of wood, both of which end in a single bell. The mouthpiece can be connected to either bore by means of a switch mechanism. There is a single key mechanism. See also Binda clarinet, Clinton combination clarinet, Leonesi system.

lathe. A machine used in woodworking, by means of which an unfinished piece of wood in the form of a billet is rotated on a spindle and shaped using a sharp cutting tool. Much of the shaping of the clarinet’s outer contours, and the drilling of the bore, are done using lathes.

Lawson, Colin (b. 1949). Clarinet scholar, teacher, author, and prominent performer on historical clarinets. He has taught at the Universities of Aberdeen and Sheffield and at Goldsmith’s College in London and was pro-vice chancellor at Thames Valley University; he is currently the director of the Royal College of Music. Besides maintaining an active career as a soloist and recording artist, Lawson has also served as principal clarinetist of the Hanover Band, the London Classical Players, and the English Concert, among other period instrument groups. Lawson contributed significantly to current knowledge of the history

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