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Author: Corey
Date: 2002-01-26 00:08
Are there any quintets for flute,clarinet,bass clarinet ,and trumpet?
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Author: Mindy
Date: 2002-01-26 00:32
well.....no because you only listed 4 instruments.that is a quartet.
Also.......you usually don't see woodwinds and brass in an ensemble together unless it is a woodwind quintet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and French Horn)
Mindy
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Author: sarah
Date: 2002-01-26 00:35
If you check under compositions, there are a lot of unusual combinations.
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Author: Emms
Date: 2002-01-26 12:43
There is quite a lot of flexible ensemble music around. Although your instruments are not usually played together, there's nothing to stop you experimenting. The trumpet plays in Bb, the same as clarinet, so you could possibly use the clarinet parts for trumpet. You'll probably find some quartet music more easily than quintet, and could double up on parts. This may be a time to try some transposing. Find some music you like, and transpose the flute part.
Have fun
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Author: jenna
Date: 2002-01-27 21:59
I vote on transposing existing pieces. I took "The Heavens Are Telling" and transposed it so we could have a flute, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. It was rather interesting.
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Author: A David Peacham
Date: 2002-01-28 12:56
I would have thought you could adapt some wind quintet music for this combination.
Flute, clarinet you have already.
Bass clarinet can play bassoon parts no problem, especially if you have a low-C bass.
Alto sax might manage the oboe part; soprano sax would be better though. Or you could try giving the clarinet part to the sax and the oboe part to the clarinet.
Trumpet for the horn part is problematic. Can your trumpet player borrow a tenor horn or similar? The horn is a pig to play (I know, I used to play it years ago) but the other valved brass are rather more interchangeable. If you stick to music pre-1830 the horn parts shouldn't be too complicated.
Alternatively, if the trumpet player is really good, give him the oboe part and let the sax play the horn part. That would probably work better musically, but only with a first-rate trumpet player. Probably need a piccolo trumpet too.
Just make sure you find a really well soundproofed room to play in. Jack Brymer wrote of wind quintets: "There is much rubbish in this medium."
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