Klarinet Archive - Posting 000438.txt from 1997/02

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: trio setup
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 13:42:55 -0500

On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Robert D. Shaw wrote:

> Can anyone tell me the proper setup for a clarinet, viola, piano trio.
> It sitting okay? I have a recital in May and just wanted to do it
> right!!
>
> Deborah
>
I think aurally it's easier if all players sit. That way, you can hear
the viola better to tune with (in my opinion, anyway). When I did three
of the Bruch Acht Stucke, I sat next to the pianist (parallel with the
keyboard, more or less), and the violist was half-facing us, in the curve
of the piano. (At least, I think that's how it was! It's been a while
now.) Best for hearing and projecting both, I think. I don't know that
there is a mandatory set-up...the recital police aren't going to come
after you or anything!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu