Klarinet Archive - Posting 000685.txt from 1998/10

From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: bass clar. and Poulenc?
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:47:39 -0400

Line Ringuette asks:

>I have a question with regards to a bass clar. part I've been just given
>today:

>It's the Poulenc Gloria for soprano solo, choir and orchestra. The part
is
>in the bass clef (ok dokies), but the part just says "clarinette basse";
>it doesn't mention that it's a Bb part. (CUT) The key of my part
>seems to be C+/a- for the 1st mvt. Does anyone know the key of the piece
>off the top of their heads? (CUT)

No personal experience, but the Schwann catalog has a listing for Poulenc:

"Gloria in G for Soprano, Orchestra & Chorus". This, by their convention,
would mean G major, but I don't see how this could produce a bass clarinet
part in C major/a minor!

I found another listing in a catalog of recommended recordings which
indicates the "Gloria" is in g minor. This seems to make more sense,
giving you a Bb bass clarinet part in a minor.

Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)

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