Double wood
As a double wood is called in a symphony orchestra frequently occurring occupation of the Woodwinds of eight musicians:
- 2 flutes (2nd flute partly also as piccolo )
- 2 oboes
- 2 clarinets (in A, B, or C)
- 2 bassoons (2nd bassoon partly also as contrabassoon )
With the establishment of the clarinet in the Viennese classical music, this line-up developed into the standard in symphonic music . The term "double wood" is often used as an abbreviation when specifying the instrumentation of orchestral works in order to shorten the cast list.
In the Romantic era , the orchestras and with them the woodwind group grew larger. There are then works for triple wood , i.e. three players per instrument, often with other special instruments such as bass clarinet , E-flat clarinet and English horn , so that the woodwind group grows to twelve players.
In rare cases, when the strings are particularly strong, some or even all of the wind parts are doubled. One then speaks of doubled wood .
Individual evidence
- ↑ A conversation with Jörg Widmann about his orchestral work "Con brio". November 16, 2015, accessed July 23, 2020 .