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with the specified wah-wah mute/effect; write the German phrase in full
How is mit Wah-Wah-Dämpfer played?
Use the wah-wah device and motion specified by the score or legend. With a Harmon-type mute, the stem and a cupped hand can alternately close and open the outlet; a plunger can create a related speech-like effect but is a different implement and must not be substituted silently. A growl is another independent technique. Coordinate the open/closed motion with the notation, then follow any new mute, open or ohne Dämpfer direction.
How does mit Wah-Wah-Dämpfer sound?
The speaking 'wah-wah' — a vowel-like opening and closing of the tone, nasal and vocal. Pushed with a growl it becomes the snarling, talking brass of the Ellington 'jungle' style; on the Harmon it can also be the close, buzzy crooning voice.
In context
German mit Wah-Wah-Dämpfer requests a wah-wah mute or established wah-wah setup and is written out. Harmon-with-stem and plunger techniques both belong to the jazz brass colour world, from Miles Davis’s Harmon association to the Ellington plunger tradition, but they are not interchangeable hardware and neither automatically includes growling. Hand position, device, register and dynamic shape the vocal effect, so the phrase does not promise one universal tone.
Equivalent terms
- EN with wah-wah mute
- DA med wah-wah-dæmper