Clarinet Choir
SKU:
IS.CC6294EM
Composed
by Masato Tajino.
Woodwinds - Clarinet.
Kansai Clarinet Society.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #CC6294EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.CC6294EM).
ISBN
9790365062942.
A
'hayashi' is a group of
performers who provide
musical accompaniment for
Japanese Noh or kabuki
theatre. In Noh, they are
purely instrumentalists;
the type of instruments
featured and the order in
which they sit on stage
follow established
practices. The leftmost
performer plays a small
taiko, set on a stand
before him, with two
drumsticks. To his right
is the Åtsuzumi hip
drum, followed by the
kotsuzumi shoulder drum,
and the Noh flute. In
kabuki, a number of
shamisen players are
added, along with,
depending on the play,
taiko drums of various
sizes, various types of
flutes, and other
instruments, including a
myriad of devices for
sound effects. This
composition for clarinet
choir includes Eb
clarinet, 3 Bb clarinets,
alto clarinet, bass
clarinet, contra alto and
contrabass clarinets and
optional percussion.