Klarinet Archive - Posting 000496.txt from 1995/09

From: Christopher G Zello <czello@-----.EDU>
Subj: Second Clarinet
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 19:18:42 -0400

I am curious about what other players perceive the role of a second
clarinet player in orchestra to be. Aside from the usual demands of
covering the part, what else do principal players expect from their
second clarinetist? (Measure counting, pitch adjustment, constructively
"correcting" them when they just are out-to-lunch, adjusting balance, etc).

And as a second player, what do you do if your leader isn't leading very
well? Do you watch the conductor and leave your principal hanging, or do
you complement them in such a way that you know and the conductor knows
what is really going on? Or is it some such inbetween area?

I would also like to know if your responses come from actually playing
second clarinet, or whatever position you are in, and where this
experience was?

Christopher Zello

czello@-----.edu
http://www.uwm.edu/~czello/