Klarinet Archive - Posting 000126.txt from 2006/09

From: Glenn Kantor <klarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] "best" concerto
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:42:47 -0400

"...Here's a little teaser for clarinet players: what is the scoring of the
second movement of the first clarinet concerto?-) ..."

I actually know this one.

If I remember correctly, it is for NO winds and NO viola.

Glenn B Kantor (GBK)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Pay" <tony.p@-----.org>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:10 PM
Subject: RE: [kl] "best" concerto

> On 12 Sep, "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net> wrote:
>
>> ...of all the chamber pieces for 7-10 players using strings and winds,
>> the
>> Spohr octet has always been one of my favorites. It's the one with two
>> horns and I think two violas.
>
> Yes, I agree with you. I think of it (and I like to think Spohr did too)
> as
> being scored for wind trio (cl, 2hns); string trio (vn, 2vas); plus 'cello
> and double bass.
>
> Spohr was innovative in his scoring, and not only in this piece -- think
> of
> the double string quartets.
>
> Here's a little teaser for clarinet players: what is the scoring of the
> second movement of the first clarinet concerto?-)
>
> Tony
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