Klarinet Archive - Posting 000830.txt from 1996/02

From: Josias Associates <josassoc@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: C clarinets & others
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 17:03:09 -0500

Daniel,

I couldn't resist saying "amen" to your message about C clarinets
and (parenthetically Eb clarinets). I just finished the first of two
performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, with its famous Scherzo movement
written for C clarinet. The overall Symphony, which is scored for Bb, A,
and C clarinets, leaves little doubt that Beethoven chose his clarinets
for color.

As you implied in your message, the list of C clarinet passages
in the orchestral literature is impressive. Other notable additions to
your list are Brahms' 4th Symphony, Bizet's Symphony in C, Mendelssohn's
Symphony No. 5 (the Reformation), and numerous opera-orchestra clarinet
parts.

Connie

Conrad Josias
La Canada, California