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eb clarinet solo

Author: bcl1dso
Date: 2006-01-28 20:56

Does anyone know if there is an eb solo in the piece west side story by berstein?

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Re: eb clarinet solo

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-01-28 21:06

I don't remember many specific Eb solos, but there's plenty of doubling with flute and piccolo up in the altissimo register.

I never played Reed 2 which was Eb, Bb and bass clarinets - instead I did Reed 3 - piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, Eb, Bb & bass clarinets, soprano, tenor and baritone saxes. So it was a walk in the park for me. And Reed 5 was bassoon.

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Re: eb clarinet solo

Author: Gretchen
Date: 2006-01-29 14:40

um...are you talking the musical? or the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story?

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Re: eb clarinet solo

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-01-29 14:48

So you played 10 instruments in one concert Chris??! Woah....

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Re: eb clarinet solo

Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2006-01-29 16:13

Here's the scoop:

West Side Story
(MTI)
Reed 1: Piccolo, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone

Reed 2: E-flat clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet

Reed 3: Piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone

Reed 4: Piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone

Reed 5: Bassoon

Alternate instrumentation:

Reed 1: Piccolo, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone

Reed 2: Flute, piccolo, E-flat clarinet, clarinet

Reed 3: Piccolo, flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone

Reed 4: Clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone

Reed 5: Bassoon

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

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Re: eb clarinet solo

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-01-29 18:09

I used an Eb clarinet instead of Bb where it was in unison with Reed 2, who was also on Eb at the same point - otherwise it was up in the stratosphere on Bb and I didn't want to risk that after just coming back to doing band work having previously taken 2 years off playing (this was in late 2001) - and I had a month to get back where I left off.

And I used a soprano sax to get around some of the awkward 'jazz' phrases that would have been across the break on clarinet - so I was being resourceful.

Some people call it cheating, I call it resourceful - if there's an easy way round things, take it - as long as the results are worthwhile.

It was a good band, and the show went well from the music side - the stage performance didn't do too well due to electrical trouble which was sorted out by the third night.

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