Klarinet Archive - Posting 000411.txt from 1997/10

From: Karl Krelove <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: orchestra part
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 01:51:09 -0400

At 09:52 PM 10/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I recently began playing in a local youth orchestra. Today I received the
>first piece of music in the mail. It is the Shostakovitch 9th symphony. I
>just have one small question. At the top of the first page it says
>"Clarinetto II in B e A." Does this mean that parts call for different
>clarinets?
>TIA,
>Jay
>
Yes, you need an A clarinet and a Bb clarinet, and your life for the next
few weeks will be much easier if you can find an A clarinet to use. This is
one of those pieces-along with most Shostakovitch-that (whether or not you
find transposing parts musically unacceptable) you should try your hardest
to avoid having to transpose from A to Bb. BTW, it's a very ambitious piece
for a youth orchestra to play. It must be a very good orchestra.

Good luck!
Karl