Klarinet Archive - Posting 000770.txt from 1997/02

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.EDU>
Subj: Question about Dvorak #9
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 00:48:55 -0500

Earlier this evening, the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra performed the
"New World" Symphony of Dvorak. (I am principal bassoon.) However, I
have a question about the clarinet part.

There is a place in the 3rd movement, the Scherzo, specifically in the 2nd
Trio, where there are 8 measures during which the strings and higher
woodwinds alternate playing trills of one measure each. However, in the
last two measures which the woodwinds play, the clarinets are not marked
trill, but rather have a slash across the stem of the note, and a "6,"
apparently indicating an articulated sextuplet. The tempo is too fast to
allow this many notes to be articulated in the time indicated. What is
intended here? How is it usually performed?

I speculate that this is likely the result of a careless error in copying.
Our clarinet players can articulate quite fast, but could not play that
many notes in the indicated time, but even if they could, I think it would
be too apparent that their indication was different from everyone else in
the orchestra who is playing at that time. Any solutions?

Thanks in advance.

Ed Lacy
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