Timeline for Non-Chromatic Orchestral Instruments?
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| Jul 11, 2019 at 7:15 | comment | added | Pyromonk | Ok, looks like it's totally possible to play a "fast" full chromatic scale on the saxophone, from the low end up into altissimo. My teacher demonstrated it today. It is extremely difficult and requires a lot of practising, but it's possible nevertheless. | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 17:36 | history | edited | PiedPiper | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
mordern orchestra brass/woodwinds can all play chromatic scales at speed
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| S Jul 9, 2019 at 15:46 | history | suggested | Charlie Laabs | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added pitched percussion instruments I've seen in a concert setting. Move to 'not capable' if you disagree.
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| Jul 9, 2019 at 8:34 | comment | added | Pyromonk | @YourUncleBob, I was afraid from the very beginning that this would turn into a war on subjectivity. Obviously someone plays saxophone better than my teacher with 30+ years of experience or another member of this community who is extremely knowledgeable about the instrument. Whatever. There's no point in going back and forth with the same additional information if it's going to get switched like that. | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 5:53 | comment | added | Your Uncle Bob | @Pyromonk Someone edited it with the remark: "removed needless note about saxophones that would not apply to professional performers". Feel free to edit. | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 5:35 | comment | added | Pyromonk | I disagree with saxophones belonging to the 1st group. It's physically impossible to do "play several notes per second" on the low end chromatically. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 20:04 | history | edited | Your Uncle Bob | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added Tubular Bells and Chromatic Harmonic, added footnote
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| S Jul 8, 2019 at 17:25 | history | edited | Peter | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added mark tree/bell tree to limited capability - removed needless note about saxophones that would not apply to professional performers.
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| S Jul 8, 2019 at 17:25 | history | suggested | Charlie Laabs | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added mark tree/bell tree to limited capability
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 15:12 | comment | added | supercat | Some harpsichords only support notes of the C diatonic scale in the bottom octave, because the keyboard goes down to what looks like "F", but the bottom three black keys are C-D-E. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 13:35 | comment | added | Francesco | The chromatic harmonica allows out-of-the box even beginners the ability to do chromatic runs, even if not as fast as a clarinet or saxophone. The diatonic harmonica requires much more experience and maybe some customisation, but it can be done. Not as fast as the fastest wind instrument but it can be done. Not sure which section is more fitting... | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 13:17 | comment | added | Your Uncle Bob | @DarrelHoffman I singled out the Theremin and Ondes Martenot because they can do a glissando over their full range in one uninterrupted note, whereas a string player would have to switch strings. A slide whistle would indeed also be able to do full-range glissando; I'm not sure about the trombone. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 13:10 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | Should add which instruments can do even better than chromatic - you pointed out the theremin as one, but all of the fret-less strings can do that, as can the trombone, slide whistle, and several others. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 10:43 | comment | added | Your Uncle Bob | @leftaroundabout Feel free to edit, move instruments around or add details. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 10:39 | comment | added | PiedPiper | I'll rephrase that: Is this supposed to be limited to instruments normally used in a film orchestra? | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 10:38 | comment | added | leftaroundabout | Fast chromatic run on a theremin? Ok, sure it's physically possible, but it would be ridiculously difficult to do with actual individual, correctly intonated pitches. I would put that in the same category as timpani (though it's probably easier to get it fast, but only in the way it's easier to play fast on violin than on double bass). OTOH, I wouldn't be surprised to hear a fast chromatic run from a tin whistle – good players can half-hole tones quite accurately. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 10:32 | comment | added | Your Uncle Bob | @PiedPiper I guess it's up to Andy, but he talks of film scoring, so it's not limited to standard orchestral. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 9:56 | history | edited | Pyromonk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 8:28 | comment | added | PiedPiper | Is this supposed to be limited to instruments normally used in a orchestra? Otherwise it's going to be a very long list. Bagpipes/tin whistles are not orchestral instruments (even if there might be a piece somewhere that does uses them) | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 8:17 | comment | added | PiedPiper | How fast does a run have to be to qualify as 'limited' or high-speed'? | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 8:10 | history | edited | Outman | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added Celesta.
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 6:23 | history | edited | Quantumwhisp | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 17 characters in body
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 3:04 | history | edited | Peter | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Saxophones are fully capable of playing rapid chromatic passages.
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| S Jul 8, 2019 at 2:17 | history | answered | Your Uncle Bob | CC BY-SA 4.0 | |
| S Jul 8, 2019 at 2:17 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Your Uncle Bob |