Klarinet Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 2007/03

From: "David Lamb" <dlamb@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet choir divisi
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:28:08 -0500

Doug (also in Seattle) writes:

> ... but when I see divisi, it think it means to
> divide what's written up amongst the players.

Yes. This is what string players do. I am trying to imagine a clarinet
choir where there are at least two players on each of the three B-flat
clarinet parts. Now if I occasionally want to write a 6-part chord for the
B-flat clarinets, is it not possible to write as I would for a string
section in a similar situation?

Doug again:

> Write the three parts on one staff? I
> personally find parts like that significantly harder to play.
>
Three parts on one staff would look awkward. I would not consider more than
two parts per staff, and then only for short passages. Would this still
pose a significant problem? I try to make my arrangements as clean and
legible as possible, and I appreciate input on issues like this.

David Lamb (still in Seattle)

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