Klarinet Archive - Posting 001178.txt from 1999/11

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Instrumentation order
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 02:28:37 -0500

> Dear Klarinetters,
> Where does one locate the proper ordering of instrumentation when listing
> them for compositions; e.g., clarinet, violin, viola, cello,
> piano, soprano.
> I checked with the local librarian, who tried valiantly to help but she
> didn't find the correct reference either. _Someday_ that new composition
> database will be out on Sneezy, and I'd like to get it mostly right ...
>
> If someone wants to send me a complete list of the order it'd be most
> appreciated, too!

In the few books I have seen that list instrumentation of pieces, it is
listed as numbers in standard score order.

For Example

2,2,2(+bass),2(+contra) 4,2,2,1,harp,celeste,piano, choir(SATB), strings

would mean 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons,
contra, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, etc...

When I look at chamber music references, they are generally listed in the
same order. It has been several years since I've had to deal with
librarian/score issues. But, I believe what I wrote is the order.
Keyboards, percussion, piano, and soloists are stuck between winds and
strings in the middle of the score.

Hope this helps some...

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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