Klarinet Archive - Posting 000338.txt from 1999/05

From: Mark Gustavson <mgustav@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinets & Piccolo Trumpets
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 23:31:19 -0400

I remember reading somewhere that an Eb clarinet has been used to perform
the trumpet part of Brandenburg #2.

MG

Nancy Marzec wrote:

> I've come to the collective wisdom of the group to figure out what a
> composer friend is asking for. He was wondering what needs to be done
> (as far as scoring) to get a piccolo trumpet sound from a clarinet. He
> said he heard it on a Peter Schickele broadcast. Anyone have any idea
> what piece of music he is talking about and/or the technique involved?
> Without knowing, I could only guess either that it was an Eb clarinet he
> was hearing (sort of relates to the timbre thread) or that there was a
> throat/embouchure thing involved, but if anyone heard the broadcast and
> and can give more specifics, or has a better guess, I'd appreciate the
> information.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nancy Marzec

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