Klarinet Archive - Posting 000610.txt from 1997/04

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Zemlinsky Trio
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 13:33:01 -0400

On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Gary Young wrote:

> Oh, one last question: After the performance, someone asked me if it was
> common for chamber music to require both A and B flat clarinets. I said I
> thought it was unusual. Stravinsky aside, are there other chamber music
> pieces that require both?
>
>
The first piece that popped into my mind was the Schubert Octet, which
calls for both Bb and C clarinets (although many people don't perform it
that way). Other than that, I'm drawing a blank. I'll keep thinking
about it!

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