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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2009-09-06 03:43
Even for a "simple" musical, that's a pretty tall order.
Sound Of Music is a musical from the "classic" era of the 1940's, and as such uses the then-standard two flutes, an oboe, two clarinets and a bassoon.
You might, with some careful switching around, cover all of the high parts, as the "featured" instrument on a particular tune is usually out there on its own. As for a road map as to where what goes when, a look at the score should sort that out.
Having said that, I recall from my forays with this chestnut that the clarinets and the flutes spent a lot of time playing in thirds. The best clarinet work came in a bit of incidental music (a Austrian dance) during the big party sequence. In that one bit of fluff, the two clarinets (playing in the inevitable thirds) get to carry the water for about a minute or so. Also, the "Goodbye" number towards the end has a pretty essential clarinet lick in every phrase.
But, covering the bassoon part with all of the rest is going to be rough. My son played it years and years ago, and recalls that it was pretty boring throughout, with a lot of the work being in parallel with the 'cellos. Not quite the same thing as the melodic stuff covered by the upper woodwinds.
Are things that rough at your facility that they cannot tolerate a single flute and oboe in addition to your efforts? It would make for a much better production, even without the second chair folks for each horn.
leader of Houston's Sounds Of The South Dance Orchestra
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smed52 |
2009-08-31 11:00 |
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Re: The Sound of Music new |
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Terry Stibal |
2009-09-06 03:43 |
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davyd |
2009-09-07 00:20 |
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smed52 |
2009-09-08 00:56 |
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mikeW |
2009-09-08 07:05 |
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smed52 |
2009-09-08 23:35 |
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