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 Re: The Music Man
Author: oboesax 
Date:   2011-12-15 13:39

Hi Christine. My daughter (16) just finished playing Music Man in a local community theater, Reed 2. She said that the book is about 50-60% clarinet, with the reminaing % divided more heavily on English horn than oboe. There are no really big lyrical solos on oboe or English horn in this musical, in contrast to other musicals she's played in. The English horn is exposed during the song "My White Knight" as it supports Marion's solo, and you will be using the lower register. My daughter did not find this musical difficult to learn and had to sight-read it at the first rehearsal. But, she does own her own English horn and performs on it several times a week on average. There is more clarinet exposure (lead clarinet parts with high and fast notes) than the average oboe book. But, you're a clarinet player; that should be easy.

My daughter can go weeks without playing the English horn as oboe is one of her two primary instruments (oboe and sax) and sounds no different when she picks it up again. But she thinks it's because of the hours she spends practicing the alto sax (same voicing).

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