Klarinet Archive - Posting 000303.txt from 2006/10

From: "Fernando Silveira" <fernandounirio@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tchaikovsky 6th Question
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:12:20 -0400

Hi. The second clarinetist would take the bass to play it!

Best

Fernando
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From: "Jim Lytthans" <lytthans@-----.net>
To: "Klarinet Digest (Mail)" <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:02 PM
Subject: [kl] Tchaikovsky 6th Question

>I have a question regarding the use of bass clarinet in the Tchaikovsky
>"Pathetique". symphony. We're doing it on the next concert, and I have
>played it many times. I remember the bass clarinet, not the bassoon,
>playing the last four notes in measure 160, at the end of the clarinet
>solo, just before the Allegro Vivo in the 1st movement. Several recordings
>I have of the work use bass clarinet also, but I can't seem to locate a
>bass part. I know the four notes in question are an easy substitution, but
>I can't see the player sitting on stage for just four notes. Any
>suggestions?
>
> Jim Lytthans
> Anaheim, CA
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