Author: Merlin_Williams
Date: 2010-07-01 03:51
Jonny, you'd do well to have a look at the list of woodwind doubling books on Bret Pimentel's site. That will give you an idea of the typical doublings encountered in show books.
Now, as to your immediate concern. Since you're dealing with an amateur production, it's usually best to be modest in the doubling requirements UNLESS you source the players beforehand and write to their specific abilities.
As for typical WW doubling in shows:
Reed 1 frequently plays lead alto sax, clarinet and is also the principal flute/picc book
Reed 2 will often play alto sax, flute and is often the principal clarinet soloist
Reed 3 is often the oboe/EH player, doubling clarinet and tenor sax. Flute is occasionally seen here too.
Reed 4 is the bari/bass clarinet/bassoon position, with frequent Bb clarinet and flute thrown in as well.
If I was writing for 3 woodwind players and using double reeds, I'd probably do something like:
Reed 1 - flute/clarinet/alto sax
Reed 2 - oboe/clarinet/tenor sax
Reed 3 - bassoon/bass clarinet/clarinet/bari sax
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