Klarinet Archive - Posting 000441.txt from 2006/03

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet in the Orchestra
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:24:51 -0500

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Gary Van Cott wrote:
> Did you know that Stravinsky once wrote for alto clarinet? It is the
> Elegy for JFK for vocal soloist with two clarinets and alto clarinet.

I knew of the work, but I'd forgotten it included an alto. There's also
the original Firebird, which has a part for "Alto Clarinet in F", but I
don't know how much we should read into that. I'm not sure that the
character differences between alto clarinet and basset horn were so
pronounced at the time.

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