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Salome

Author: jez
Date: 2002-03-22 12:38

Stephan's earlier thread reminds me of something.
I recently took part in a concert performance of excerpts from Strauss's opera Salome, in which he uses 6 clarinets, 2 A, 2 Bb an Eb picc. and a bass.
Firstly, it's interesting to think that Strauss had such a finely developed ear that he chose to write for the Bb & A as separate instruments. The A is given preference.
Secondly; I was playing Eb. There is quite an exposed passage which finishes on a bottom E flat. (I stuck a slightly conical tube of card in the end for this) Now, was it originally written for the D picc. (I know he has written for this elsewhere) It was a printed, old part so I don't think so. Or did he know players who had this note? Maybe he just made a mistake. Plenty of more modern composers have.
Anyone know the story behind this?
jez

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