Klarinet Archive - Posting 000044.txt from 2004/04

From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tchaikovsky 6
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 16:09:45 -0500


We just did Tchaikovsky 6 on our last cycle. I played 2nd clarinet for
the symphony and was asked to have my bass clarinet ready for that section
(rather than having another player come in). There is plenty of time to
make the switch, but some of the harmony is lost in the following section
while the switch is made back again. I wasn't ready to play Bb again
until the theme was stated for a second time.

Both the director, as well as the guest conductor (who happened to be from
Turkey) requested it to be played on bass.

--
Stephen C. Moore / stmoore@-----.edu/~stmoore
Technical Assistant, CS Department, New Mexico State University

Mark Miller said:
> Can anyone speak authoritatively about the practice of replacing the
> bassoon with bass clarinet for the last four notes before the
> development section in the first movement? I may need ammunition to
> convince a conductor and a principal bassoon. I am aware of the
> practice only from having always heard the piece performed that way. My
> apologies if this has been discussed before, but a search of the
> archives came up empty.
>
> Mark Miller
> markmiller@-----.com
> www.markmillermusic.com
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