Klarinet Archive - Posting 000684.txt from 1995/05

From: "Steven A. Haaser" <HAASER@-----.EDU>
Subj: Similar pieces in different keys
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 17:03:57 -0400

Tom Ascher asked:
>Another tangent on key subject: Is anyone familiar with examples where
>works have been transposed to alternate keys when shifted from a piano
>work to an orchestral work; or from a concerto for one instrument (say
>a violin) to a concerto for another instrument (say a flute)?

Quick example is the pair of Mozart's 2nd Flute concerto (D Major) and
the Oboe concerto (C Major). I can't think of any other versions permitted
or made by a composer that uses different keys -- but I expect our fellow
list members will find some (or many!).

Steve Haaser