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Use A or B-flat? Nabucco overture

Author: m1964
Date: 2025-05-25 05:55
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Hi all,
The original parts are for the A clarinet.
In Andantino, where key change brings four flats, clarinet plays in unison with oboe.
While not difficult technically (the tempo is slow), the melody does not sound very nice due to the many throat notes.

I believe the Andantino section sounds better using a B-flat, however there is no time to switch back to A clarinet so the last section would be in E major using a B-flat, instead of being in F major using the A clarinet. Still, it is playable on a B-flat.

I you played this music, did you consider using a B-flat?
Please, share your experience.

thank you

Post Edited (2025-05-25 06:03)

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Re: Use A or B-flat? Nabucco overture

Author: kdk
Date: 2025-05-25 06:17

Mine would not be the last word by any means. But I've played it, and I never really considered changing clarinets. I'm not sure what you mean by "the melody does not sound very nice due to the many throat notes." Moving from A to Bb clarinet doesn't move the passage much out of the throat register. The fingerings arguably are a tad more graceful in G Major, but IMHO it isn't a good enough reason to switch clarinets.

Karl

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