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There is a point after box 46 where the 1st clarinet has to hold an F - yes, still in the playable range of the instrument (as are all the notes written for all 3 of your trumpet parts), but I think it's a matter of stamina. An Eb Clarinet would much rather be used there, and the sound I'm sure would be better throughout that passage, as it requires less air to play that on the smaller instrument. The trumpets use all their range equally in this piece, and constantly jumping up to Bbs and Bs I think would prove difficult. That's all I meant regarding range issues, perhaps a little to high in their playable register too often.
Oh, and I hope you get the rights to turn Delores Clairborne into an opera! Do you have an opera company you are working with currently?
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WRITING:
1. Warcries of the Ants and the Resistance of the Spider for trumpet and piano
2. Miniatures (I,II,III so far) - 6 duets for tuba and marimba
3. Love Sonnet XI for tenor and piano, text by P. Neruda
4. Calm Thyself for baritone and piano, text by Soren Kierkegaard and Psalm 139
5. Orchestra piece #2
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