Klarinet Archive - Posting 001044.txt from 2000/06

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rite of Spring
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:52:20 -0400

on 6/25/00 6:49 PM, Anna wrote:

>I heard the Rite of Spring performed on Saturday night (NZ Symphony
>Orchestra - did a very very good job), and being unable to see the clarinet
>section, and not having a program, I couldn't work out what the clarinet
>section was comprised of. I figured out that there were two bass clarinets
>and an eefer, but what is there apart from that?

Clarinets 1 & 2 in Bb/A
Clarinet 3/bass clarinet
Bass clarinet
Eb/D clarinet

for a total of 5 players. The opening clarinet part (the high one) is for
D clarinet.

HTH

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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