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 Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: timw 
Date:   2009-04-08 22:49

Does anyone know the reed instrumentation of the pit orchestra for "Oklahoma"? I play clarinet /bass clarinet. (and saxes).

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: GBK 
Date:   2009-04-09 00:08

From Bret Pimentel's site:

Oklahoma!

1: Piccolo, flute

2: Oboe, English horn [optional]

3: Clarinet, bass clarinet

4: Clarinet

5: Bassoon

...GBK

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: Don Berger 
Date:   2009-04-09 00:40

TKS, GBK, played it several times, but couldn't recall instrumentation. Congrats, timw, you'll enjoy it, being in OK !!, my favorite. Listen for the humor in words, music and lyrics ! Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: timw 
Date:   2009-04-09 00:48

Thanks. I look forward to doing it .

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: John J. Moses 
Date:   2009-04-09 04:14

When I did it on Broadway in 2002, the instrumentation had been altered by William D. Brohn.

It was a production brought to Broadway by the UK company that had so much success with it over there.

My book was Reed 3:
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Soprano Sax

Check to see which version of OK! you'll be doing?

Good luck, great show!

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: Gary Van Cott 
Date:   2009-04-09 15:46

When I played this in high school (1966) the clarinet book was in score format with the first part and the second/bass. I played the first part, except where there was bass clarinet.

Gary

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: timw 
Date:   2009-04-09 19:19

Looks like Reed 3 for me. Thanks again.

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma? Question for John Moses
Author: rcnelson 
Date:   2010-03-31 18:28

A question to John Moses....what were the instrumentation of the other reed books in the 2002 revival? If you can't recall, I can understand.

Ron
Selmer Mark VI tenor (1957), Selmer Mark VII alto (1975)
Buescher True Tone soprano (1924), Selmer CL210 Bb Clarinet, Gemeinhardt 3SHB Flute, Pearl PFP105 Piccolo


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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: Ryan K 
Date:   2010-03-31 18:34

I did an version (no idea which) That had 3 dedicated clarinet books, and a bass clarinet book. Go figure.

Ryan Karr
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: John J. Moses 
Date:   2010-04-01 04:04

In our OK! 2002 revival on Broadway, the William Brohn re-orchestration was:

Reed 1: Alto sax, Flute, Piccolo
Reed 2: Oboe, EH
Reed 3: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Sop. sax
Reed 4: Clarinet, Flute, Baritone sax
reed 5: Bassoon

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: kdk 
Date:   2010-04-01 12:19

John, are you sure Reed 4 has bari - not tenor? I played a run of what I thought was the 2002 version - it definitely had that god-awful soprano sax part in the Farmers' Dance - a couple of years ago, and I played the Reed 4 part that came with it. I transposed the flute parts (I don't play flute) but that part definitely had tenor and I don't remember anyone's having a bari sax in the pit. Maybe we had a revision of the revision?

Karl

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: John J. Moses 
Date:   2010-04-01 15:10

Hey Karl:

I don't know what version you played, but on Broadway in 2002, Steve Kenyon played the Bari sax and sat right next to me, so...I'm sure it was a Bari sax and not the version you played with a Tenor sax.
OK! has been floating are on tour for many years, parts have been changed, lost, re-written, and even re-scored badly.
GBK listed the most common version of the original orchestration, but don't expect to see that coming down the pike!
BTW: Brohn's use of the Bari sax was excellent, so if you see it, give it a try.
Cheers,

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: rcnelson 
Date:   2010-04-02 13:43

I played the original 2 clarinet version twice: 1st time in 1974 when I was in high school and the 2nd time just 3 years ago for a local community theater. This 2002 version sounds like it would be more interesting in terms of reed parts. Thanks John for the update.

Ron
Selmer Mark VI tenor (1957), Selmer Mark VII alto (1975)
Buescher True Tone soprano (1924), Selmer CL210 Bb Clarinet, Gemeinhardt 3SHB Flute, Pearl PFP105 Piccolo


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 Re: Clarinet part in Oklahoma?
Author: Ralph Katz 
Date:   2010-04-03 19:42

I played it in the 1970's with full orchestral instrumentation, 2 clarinet parts in score form, 105 pages, no tacets, fabulous!

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