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Circular breathing is a special technique utilized by players of some wind instruments used to produce a continuous tone without break, accomplished by the use of the cheeks as a reservoir of air while breathing through the nose rather than the mouth. The technique is used extensively in the playing of the Australian didgeridoo, the Sardinian launeddas and Egyptian arghul, as well as many traditional oboes and flutes of Asia and the Middle East. A few jazz and classical wind players also utilize some form of circular breathing. A wind instrument consists of a tube containing a column of air which is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set into the end of the tube. ...
A didgeridoo. ...
The launeddas, triple clarinet or triplepipe is a typical Sardinian woodwind instrument, consisting of three pipes. ...
Arghul, also spelled argul, arghoul, or yarghul (Palestine), is a traditional musical instrument of ancient Egypt. ...
Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ...
Although many professional wind players find circular breathing highly useful, few pieces of music composed before the 20th century actually require its use. A notable exception would be "Moto Perpetuo" as transcribed by Rafael Méndez from Paganini. Trumpeters playing this piece must have full control of their circular breathing in order to play the piece as intended. Rafael Méndez, The Legacy album cover Rafael Méndez (March 26, 1906 - September 15, 1981) was a popular virtuoso solo trumpeter. ...
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini, (October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. ...
Trumpeter redirects to here. ...
Kenny G is perhaps the world's most famous circular breather, setting a world record for holding a single note for 45 minutes.[1] Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist whose fourth album Duotones brought him to fame in 1986. ...
Method
The person inhales fully and begins to blow. Once the lungs are nearly empty, the last volume of air is blown into the mouth, and the cheeks are inflated with this air. Then, while still blowing this last bit of air out by allowing the cheeks to deflate, the person must very quickly fill the lungs by inhaling through the nose prior to running out of the air in the mouth. If done correctly, by the time the air in the mouth is nearly exhausted the person can begin to exhale from the lungs once more, ready to repeat the process again.
Physiologically, the process is similar to drinking at a water fountain and taking a breath of air while water remains in the mouth, without raising the head from the water stream. The body "knows" to not allow water into the lungs. It is this same instinct that a circular breather taps to play their instrument. An ornamental lit fountain photographed at night for about 6 seconds. ...
Instruments having circular breathing as an integral part of their technique The alboka is a double clarinet coming from the Basque region of Northern Spain. ...
Arghul, also spelled argul, arghoul, or yarghul (Palestine), is a traditional musical instrument of ancient Egypt. ...
A didgeridoo. ...
A duduk A duduk player The duduk (pronounced /doo-dook/) is a traditional woodwind instrument popular in the Caucasus region. ...
The kèn bầu is a double reed wind instrument used in the traditional music of Vietnam. ...
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The launeddas, triple clarinet or triplepipe is a typical Sardinian woodwind instrument, consisting of three pipes. ...
The mijwiz is a traditional musical instrument of ancient Egypt and the Levant. ...
In Arabic music, a mizmar is any single or double reed wind instrument. ...
A practice chanter made out of African Blackwood by R.G. Hardie The bagpipe practice chanter is a double reed woodwind instrument in appearance somewhat like that of a recorder. ...
The sralai is the only wind instrument in the Pinn Peat ensemble. ...
Suling Suling is an Indonesian flute made out of bamboo used in gamelan ensembles. ...
The suona (å—©å¶, also called the laba å–‡å or haidi) is a Han Chinese shawm, developed from the Central Asian surnay. ...
zurna For other meanings, see Zurna (disambiguation) and Surna (disambiguation) The Zurna (also called Surna) is a surnay woodwind instrument of Asia Minor - mainly Turkey - used in traditional weddings along with a Davul. ...
Musicians known for circular breathing There are musicians who do not play the instruments mentioned above, but are known for using circular breathing. Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist whose fourth album Duotones brought him to fame in 1986. ...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7th, 1936 - December 5th, 1977) was a blind American jazz saxophonist. ...
David Murray Live in Warsaw, Poland, in April 2003 David Murray (born 1955 in Oakland, California, United States) is a notable jazz musician. ...
A Yanagisawa tenor sax. ...
The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. ...
A shakuhachi flute, blowing edge up. ...
Tower of Power is a horn-based soul band from Oakland, California. ...
External links
References - ^ http://www.smoothjazznews.com/archives/september2000/cs0900.html Johnathan Widran, Smooth Jazz News Sept. 2000, "Smooth Jazz Celebrity, Kenny G": "His critics who like to say he's a big gimmick must have loved what he did on December 1, 1997, when he set a world record by holding an E note on his soprano for more than 45 minutes."
- ^ University of Chicago
- ^ BBC Radio 3 profile
- ^ Biography of Akikazu Nakamura at The International Shakuhachi Society
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