Klarinet Archive - Posting 000073.txt from 2011/11

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Claudia=20Zornow?=" <claudia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] =?iso-8859-1?q?Mahler_1?=
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:15:04 -0500

"Clinton F. Nieweg" <proofferr@-----.net> writes:
=

> Mahler Symphony No. 1 instrumentation
> Clarinets 4: [1.2.3/bcl/Ebcl1.4/Ebcl2]=A0=A0
> =

> Clarinet I.=A0=A0Bb, C, A.
> Clarinet II. Bb, C, A.
> Clarinet III. Bb, Bass Cl in Bb, Cl in A, EbI, C.
> Clarinet IV. EbII, Bb(2 measures). (clarinet 4 tacet in mov. 2, "doubled=
at
> least" in mov. 4. )
> [Question: Why would Eb Clar II be doubled but not Eb Clar I? ]

If I remember correctly, the clarinet IV part is the "main" Eb part and cou=
ld be considered as "Eb clarinet I" even =

though it's not labeled as such. There is only a little bit of Eb on the c=
larinet III part. Where the two parts have an =

Eb clarinet duet, the clarinet III part has the lead, but I believe it's co=
mmon for the clarinet III and IV players to =

trade parts there so that the clarinet IV player is always the lead Eb clar=
inet.

So doubling that part would give a lot more Eb power (since Ebs aren't powe=
rful enough by themselves for Mahler's =

taste?).

Claudia
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