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Author: BelgianClarinet
Date: 2005-08-31 16:06
I don't know the right English word for it, that's maybe why it is hard to find.
Does anyone know a good place on the web, where one can easily find the original 'instrumentation' of a orchestral work.
E.g. what woodwinds, brass etc. has to be foreseen to play this work, in it's orignal setting.
I'm often wandering how many clarinets, and if a Bass Clarinet or Eb is required in the original score of a symphonic work.
Recent questions concerned Carmina Burana (yes for Bass and Eb), and Dvorak's New World (no conclusion yet)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-08-31 16:55
Dvorak's 'New World' is only scored for double woodwinds, so only 2 clarinets - both in A, though the 2nd movement suggests you change to Bb clarinets for part of that movement (the 2nd mvmt. is in ABA form - the A section is in Db Major and the B section is in C# minor), though it's probably better or easier to use A clarinets throughout, and change the key signature in the A section from 3 flats to 4 sharps - the written notes are in the same place.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2005-08-31 16:59)
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Author: neil.clarinet
Date: 2005-08-31 22:19
I have played the New World Symphony. Yes there are only two clarinets. Always in A except the second movement, which is Bb during the main Largo theme. From what I remember it changes back to A in the middle section.
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2005-09-01 23:29
This isn't on the web, but it's a great resource:
Daniels, David. Orchestral Music: A Handbook, 3d ed. Lanham, Md. and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996.
This is a comprehensive catalogue of most standard orchestral works, including their instrumentations. If a piece has been editted or arranged, it is indicated. Most music libraries will have it.
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band
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