Klarinet Archive - Posting 000466.txt from 1998/11

From: "Kevin Bowman" <kbowman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] More shows....
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:41:26 -0500

Mitch Bassman wrote:

> I've played a lot of different shows, and I think _West Side Story_ has,
by
> far, the best score of any I've played. Here's the reed book
instrumentation:
>
> 1. piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax
> 2. Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet
> 3. piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, English horn, tenor sax,
> baritone sax
> 4. piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, bass sax
> 5. bassoon
[clip]
> If you have the chance to choose to play this show, jump at it. But
> understand that all of the parts have some challenging passages.

I have played the reed 2 book a couple of times. Although it's been
several years, I seem to recall that the bass clarinet parts were
not too strenuous but the Eb parts were especially challenging.
I'd do this show again in a heartbeat! What a blast.

Kevin Bowman
Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor,
Rochester Conservatory of Music, Rochester, MI
and
Saxophones, Clarinet, and Flute,
B-Side Blues Project

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