Forgot bass clarinet, I’d put it under the clarinet. *************************** J D Thomas ThomaStudios
> On Jun 11, 2018, at 12:28 PM, Michael Edwards <mjedwa...@foxall.com.au> wrote: > > [Michael Meyer:] > >> A student of mine wrote their end-of-year composition project for my Music >> Theory class for soprano accompanied by clarinet, violin, bass clarinet, >> and cello. >> >> For a chamber group, what order would you put the instruments in? It seems >> weird to put them in strict orchestral order (which would put the soprano >> in the middle, and I would think she should be at the top). >> >> Happy to hear opinions! Thanks! > > I think I would put the soprano at the top, but the rest in normal > orchestral order. > I have an idea that chamber music does usually follow orchestral order, > with a few exceptions - such as piano (when present) at the bottom, or a solo > singer at the top. > If I recall correctly, Schubert's Octet has the score arranged in the > order: Clarinet; Horn; Bassoon; Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello; > Double-Bass. (The Horn is another exception to orchestral practice - put > above the Bassoon, in average order of descending pitch, so classifying all > the wind together.) > Beethoven's Septet (with almost the same instrumentation) does similarly > in copies of that score I've seen. > So I would feel safe in doing what I just listed above. > Hope that helps a little. > > Michael Edwards. > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
