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 Re: C clarinet parts for orchestra
Author: mrn 
Date:   2009-11-19 20:00

TonkaToy wrote:

> While I do believe that to be the case in some instances, of
> course the 18th and early 19th century clarinet's technical
> limitations and rules governing which clarinet a composer
> should use is a much more satisfying and cogent explanation.

Well, there is one spot where I've never understood the reason for using a C clarinet, and that is the opening to Barber of Seville Overture, which is in E Major on a C clarinet. The part that follows it is in E minor (which would be a good key for C clarinet, as opposed to E Major) and it's on C clarinet, but I don't understand why the opening is that way.

As for Italian operas being written with lots of C clarinet parts, even late in the 19th century, it's worth noting that one of the more important opera clarinetists of the time, Ernesto Cavallini, principal of La Scala in Milan, played 6-key boxwood clarinets long after the invention of modern keywork. Verdi wrote at least one solo in one of his operas specifically with Cavallini in mind (I don't remember which one).

I'd also add that you can still often get better results from a technical standpoint by using one key of clarinet over another. Even if you can play cleanly in all keys with little effort, one clarinet may still play more smoothly and with better legato (and intonation and sound quality, for that matter) than another in a particular piece.

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