Perhaps. I had more the sense that he was using it as simply a basic guideline.Originally Posted by belkina
True, but I was talking about the use of the clarinet in a woodwind tutti, and not in quite such a high register (there's a good example in that Snegurochka excerpt, with the mid-range oboe melody accompanied by moderately high clarinet and flutes). However, on reflection, I realize that this chapter is more about melodic use of woodwinds, and so your interpretation may well come closer to Rimsky's meaning than mine did.And if the clarinet is used (melodically) much above the treble staff, the sound is much more strained then the flute.
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