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Bb, Eb, or D?

Author: andybrick
Date: 2017-09-15 18:59
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Hi all, I'm a composer and have a question about a passage I am currently orchestrating. I would like the music in the attached pic (linked above) to be played on clarinet and I am wondering if this would best be suited for the Bb, D or Eb clarinet. I will have a top flight professional orchestra with a terrific principal clarinetist.

The passage is in concert pitch right now. The beginning is coloring a doubling in violins the glissando at the end breaks the double and presents the high clarinet as the focal instrument without doubling.

After the glissando, I am looking for an almost circus like sound. I was considering the Eb in a Klezmer context but am concerned that might be too brittle up on that concert C# so I thought about the D instrument. There are passages earlier in the piece for Bb and it would be convenient to not have to switch but I am worried its too strident up there.

As well, any advise on the glissando notation would be welcome. Once the player hits the concert A he may jump into the gliss if necessary.

Many thanks in advance for any advise.

Andy Brick
http://www.andybrick.com
andy@andybrick.com
917-327-0293

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