[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.
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