Thanks for all of the input on my low f's! The situation is that I have a
men's chorus piece that has one pianissimo phrase that takes some of the
basses down to Sarastro's low F, and I would like to make a version of it
for women by simply transposing everything up an octave. (If I would to a
major 9th that would take some of the sopranos up to c#''', where I don't
want to go.) Owing to it's melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic ruggedness I
don't think that anyone other than a professional choir will go anywhere
near it.
With regard to Webern, the orchestration of his choral pieces makes me think
of the chamber choir model, but I have no evidence for this--any Robert
Craft fans know of any appropriate comments? I don't know if his cantatas
were written for any specific group.
Aaron J. Rabushka
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