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Annals of Botany 81: 151-155, 1998
© 1998 Annals of Botany Company

Anatomical Characteristics Affecting the Musical Performance of Clarinet Reeds Made fromArundo donaxL. (Gramineae)

PETER KOLESIK, ALAN MILLS and MARGARET SEDGLEY+,

Department of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology, Waite Campus, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia Department of Music Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

June 3, 1997 ; July 15, 1997 . September 25, 1997 .

The musical performance of clarinet reeds made fromArundo donaxstems was assessed by two experienced clarinettists, and the anatomy of the reeds was studied using confocal laser scanning microscopy to determine the relationship between anatomical characteristics and musical performance. Statistically significant differences between musically good and poor reeds were found in the anatomy of the cortical vascular bundles. Good musical performance was associated with reeds with a high proportion of vascular bundles with continuous fibre rings, and bundles with a high proportion of fibre and a low proportion of xylem and phloem. Significant differences in these anatomical characteristics were also found between reeds originating from cultivated plantation plants when compared to reeds produced from agricultural windbreak plants.Copyright 1998 Annals of Botany Company

Arundo donax; clarinet reeds; stem anatomy; musical performance.


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