Klarinet Archive - Posting 000083.txt from 2011/11

From: "Clinton F. Nieweg" <proofferr@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Mahler: Symphony No. 2 instrumentation for Clarinets.
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:57:45 -0500

Mahler: Symphony No.2
Distribution of Clarinet Parts
Universal Edition, 1970, edited Erwin Ratz; on rental from EAMDLLC in the
U.S.

Total Clarinet distribution for 5 players:
Clarinet I. Bb, C, A.
Clarinet II. Bb, C, A.
Clarinet III. Bb, Bass Clar in Bb, C, A.
Clarinet IV. Eb Clar. I only.
Clarinet V. Eb Clar. II, Bb, A.

MVT 1.
Bb Clarinet 1.
Bb Clarinet 2.
Bb Clarinet 3 + (4 passages on Bass Clarinet *; + 14 measures of C
Clarinet).
Eb Clarinet 1.
Eb Clarinet 2.
*The bass clarinet is always in B-flat. There are just two
measures in which it is in bass clef written a major 2nd above concert pitch
(Mvt 1, measures 238-239). Otherwise Mahler uses the customary "French
notation" in treble clef a major 9th above concert pitch.

MVT 2
Bb Clarinet 1 + (66 measures of C Clarinet).
Bb Clarinet 2 + (66 measures of C Clarinet).
Bb Clarinet 3 + (22 measures of C Clarinet).
Eb Clarinet 1.
Eb Clarinet 2 - tacet.

MVT 3
Bb Clarinet 1 + (12 measures of C Clarinet).
Bb Clarinet 2 + (12 measures of C Clarinet; + 6 measures of A Clarinet in
order to get low concert Db).
Bb Clarinet 3 + (12 measures of C Clarinet; + 6 measures of A Clarinet in
order to get low concert Db).
Eb Clarinet 1.
Eb Clarinet 2 + (21 measures of Bb Clarinet, notated as Bb Clarinet 4).

MVT 4
Bb Clarinet 1.
Bb Clarinet 2.
Bb Clarinet 3.
Eb Clarinet 1 - tacet.
Eb Clarinet 2 - tacet.

MVT 5
Bb Clarinet 1 + (145 measures of A Clarinet).
Bb Clarinet 2 + (145 measures of A Clarinet).
Bb Clarinet 3 + (2 brief passages on Bass Clarinet in Bb; + 145 measures of
A Clarinet).
Eb Clarinet 1.
Eb Clarinet 2 + (3 substantial passages on Bb Clarinet; + 145 measures of A
Clarinet, notated as Clarinet 4).

The original [uncorrected] Universal Edition, 1910, Plate U.E. 2933, parts
as scanned on IMSLP:
<http://216.129.110.22/files/imglnks/usimg/7/7e/IMSLP43274-PMLP49406-Mahler-
Sym2.Clarinet.pdf>

The Kaplan, Stark-Voit edition seems to have the same distribution.
New Universal Edition Critical edition, Edited Kaplan; On rental from
EAMDLLC in the U.S.

Reduction version by Erwin Stein C1936.
Bb Clarinet I.
Bb Clarinet II.
Bb Clarinet III + Bass Clarinet.
Universal Edition; on rental from EAMDLLC in the U.S.

Chart prepared by David Daniels and Clinton F. Nieweg using the RATZ
edition.

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