Aaron Copland
trans. Mark Rogers

CLARINET

1st Clarinet

• Measures 67-78: Slur two, tongue two

• Measures 130-137: Slur two, tongue two

• Measure 135: Replace the 5th sixteenth-note (B) with a sixteenth-rest

• Measures 167-177: Slur two, tongue two

2nd Clarinet

• Measures 71-78: Slur two, tongue two

• Measures 122-137: Slur two, tongue two

• Measure 129: Replace the 2nd sixteenth-note (G#) with a sixteenth-rest

• Measure 135: Replace the 6th sixteenth-note (D#) with a sixteenth-rest

• Measures 171-178: Slur two, tongue two

3rd Clarinet

• Measures 71-78: Slur two, tongue two

• Measures 122-137: Slur two, tongue two

• Measures 171-178: Slur two, tongue two

ALTO CLARINET

• Measures 122-127: Slur two, tongue two

BASSOON

• Measures 19-36 and 142-158: Watch intonation during 1st Bassoon solo in low register

SAXOPHONE

• Alto Saxophones, measures 1-4, 14-17, 39, and all similar passages: Use "Side C" fingering; for A#, use either "Side Bb" or "1 + 1"

TRUMPET

• Measures 39-46, 55-66, 79-89, 159-167, and 179-181: Because this transcription puts Bb trumpets in the key of E, many portions are very difficult to finger; consider playing in key of D on C trumpet

• On C Trumpet, for the concert Ds in the melody line, pull 3rd valve slide all the way out, and use valves 2+3

• Measures 122-137: Slur first two sixteenth-notes on the beat to match clarinets

TROMBONE

• Measures 7-13, 48-54: Be careful of intonation on parallel fifths

• Measures 18-37: Work on rhythmic integrity of offbeat sixteenth-notes

TUBA

• Due to the large number of bass instruments on the same part, most dynamics markings
  should be lowered to balance other sections

• Measures 18-37: It is important to blend with the other soli instruments

• Measures 63-66: Play softer than marked; piano at most