Orchestration: 2 Flutes ( 2nd also Piccolo ); 2 Oboes ( 2nd also English Horn for one measure ); 2 Clarinets ; 2 Bassoons ; 4 Horns ; 2 Trumpets ; 3 Trombones ; Tuba ; Timpani ; Bass Drum ; Tambourine ; Cymbals ; Triangle ; Xylophone ; Chimes ( Tubular Bells ); Harp ; Pianoforte ( also opt.

Orchestration: 2 Flutes ( 2nd also Piccolo ); 2 Oboes ; 2 Clarinets ; 2 Bassoons ; 4 Horns ; 2 Trumpets ; 3 Trombones ; Tuba ; Timpani ; Bass Drum ; Snare Drum ; Tambourine ; Cymbals ; Triangle ; Xylophone ; Harp ; Pianoforte ; Strings.

These two works, Sonata for Two Clarinets and Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, are representative of an early style of experimentation for Poulenc.

In 1918 ( at age 19 ), Poulenc composed the Sonata for Two Clarinets ( FP7 ), which features one player on B ♭ clarinet and the other on A clarinet.

Poulenc gave first performances of several of his new pieces-the Sonata for Two Clarinets, the Sonata for Piano Four Hands, a Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Trois mouvements perpétuels-at a series of concerts held from 1917 to 1920 in painter Émile Lejeune's Montparnasse studio.

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Clarinets were quickly incorporated into orchestras, from where they moved into marching bands and the amateur musicians in them.

* Francis Poulenc's Clarinet Sonata ( 1962 ); Sonata for 2 Clarinets, op.

Slightly more developed than the Sonata for Two Clarinets, the piece follows same the fast-slow-fast pattern, but contains more melodic material.

** Concertino in B-flat major for two Clarinets and Orchestra op. 25

This work is scored for Solo Cello, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in A, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, and strings.

His Divertimento for Three Clarinets and Bass Clarinet is one of the most performed works for the medium.

Clarinets would have five or six keys, the bare minimum to obtain an acceptable chromatic scale.

* Seascape for 2 Flutes, Oboe, English Horn, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns, Op.

* Octet for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns, Op.

* A Wealden Suite, Quartet for E, B, A and Bass Clarinets, Op.

Its first production, a musical collage titled If a Thousand Clarinets ( Czech: Kdyby tisíc klarinetů ), was premiered on 9 December 1958.

* Leblanc Clarinets Leblanc website.

# Soprano: Clarinets and sometimes saxophones play as " singing " instruments that may play with the voice.

Other sizes of flutes and piccolos are used from time to time.

The piece is scored for baritone voice, 2 flutes ( or 2 piccolos ), 2 oboes, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet ( or piccolo tpt ), timpani, synthesizer, and strings.

) The concepts of the Boehm system have been applied across the range of flutes available, including piccolos, alto flutes, bass flutes, and so on, as well as other wind instruments.

The material of the instrument may vary ( many piccolos are made of wood, some very large flutes are wooden or even made of PVC ).

Most piccolos have a conical body with a cylindrical head, which is like the Baroque flute and later flutes before the popularization of the Boehm bore used in modern flutes.

The work calls for solo violin, 2 flutes ( both doubling piccolos ), 2 oboes ( 2nd.

* woodwinds: 4 flutes ( 3rd & 4th doubling piccolos ; for the last two bars of the Scherzo, all four flutes play piccolo ), 3 oboes ( 3rd doubling English horn ), 3 clarinets in B-flat ( 3rd doubling clarinet in D < sup > 1 </ sup > and bass clarinet ), 3 bassoons ( 3rd doubling contrabassoon )

* woodwinds: 4 flutes ( flutes 3 & 4 doubling piccolos ) ( flute 2 doubling piccolo in movements 1 & 4 briefly ) ( flute 4 tacet in movements 1, 2 ), 4 oboes ( oboe 3 doubling English horn ) ( oboe 4 tacet movements 1 – 3 ), 3 clarinets in B-flat, C, A ( clarinet 3 doubling bass clarinet in B-flat and clarinet in E-flat ), clarinet in E-flat ( doubling clarinet 4 in B-flat in movement 3 briefly, " doubled at least " in movement 4 ) ( clarinet 4 tacet in movement 2 ), 3 bassoons ( bassoon 3 doubling contrabassoon )

* woodwinds: 4 flutes ( flutes 3 and 4 double piccolos 1 and 2 ), 3 oboes ( oboe 3 doubles cor anglais ), 3 clarinets in A, B, C ( clarinet 2 doubles

** 2 flutes ( both doubling on piccolos ), E-flat clarinet, clarinet in A ), 2 alto saxophones in E-flat

Bernard Herrmann's score for the episode is written for an unusual chamber ensemble of four flutes ( doubling on piccolos, and alto and bass flutes ), four harps, percussion ( one player, utilizing tambourine, tam-tams, and vibraphone ), and viola d ' amore.

Once again Shostakovich writes a triple-time passage in two, with melodies being passed through the flutes, clarinets, strings, oboes, piccolos, and the clarinets again, while the strings and triangle play in the background.

The symphony is scored for a large orchestra which consists of 4 flutes ( 3rd and 4th doubling piccolos ), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons ( 3rd doubling contrabassoon ), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, tambourine, cymbals, snare drum, triangle, xylophone, tamtam, and strings.

* woodwind: 2 piccolos, 6 flutes ( 1 doubling alto flute ), 6 oboes ( 1 doubling oboe d ' amore, 1 doubling bass oboe ), 2 cors anglais, clarinet in E-flat, 5 clarinets in B-flat ( 1 doubling 2nd E-flat clarinet ), 2 basset horns, 2 bass clarinets in B-flat, contrabass clarinet in B-flat, 3 bassoons, 2 contrabassoons

The tonal qualities of African Blackwood are particularly valued when used in woodwind instruments, principally clarinets, oboes, transverse flutes, piccolos, Highland pipes, and Northumbrian pipes.

All operations were moved out of Mexico ( 1987 ); the production of Artley flutes and piccolos returned to Elkhart, while clarinet, saxophone and small brass manufacture were moved to Nogales.

The mass is scored for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists, double SATB choir, and an orchestra of 4 flutes ( 2-4 doubling piccolos ), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets ( 3rd doubling bass clarinet ), 3 bassoons ( 3rd doubling contrabassoon ), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, tam-tam, chimes, 2 harps, celesta, organ, and strings ( 1st & 2nd violins, violas, cellos, and double basses ).

Finely made piccolos are often available with a variety of options similar to the flute, such as the split-E mechanism.

A Turkish march or marcia alla turca is a march written by a classical composer in the Turkish style that includes particular rhythmic patterns and often features piccolos, cymbals, bass drums and triangles.

Although once made of various kinds of wood, glass or ivory, piccolos today are made from a range of materials, including plastic, resin, brass, nickel silver, silver, and a variety of hardwoods, most commonly grenadilla.

A few examples of this selection are Črt Sojar Voglar's Bird Tango ( for three piccolos and piano ), a Quintet for Piccolo and String Quartet by Graham Waterhouse, and Martin Rokeach's Nocturne ( for piccolo, strings and harp ).

However, the usual octave transpositions are kept for piccolos, contrabassoons, and double basses – but their clefs have a small " 8 " added above ( when a treble clef is used ) or below ( when a bass clef is used ) to indicate the octave transposition.