Popular Choral Works with Reduced Scoring in the Orchestral Parts

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Requiem Mass by W.A. Mozart

Nothing could be gained by reducing Mozart’s scoring of basset horns, bassoons, timpani and strings for this great masterpiece.

There are, however, a couple of options open to you.

The Basset Horn parts can be played perfectly well on clarinets. Mozart’s scoring never goes below the range of the clarinet and published sets of orchestral parts normally include parts for basset horns and for clarinets.

For this version, just the trumpet and trombone parts have been reduced.

The original 2 trumpets and 3 trombones are replaced by 1 trumpet and 1 trombone. The trumpet is needed to retain the colour in Mozart’s scoring and the trombone is essential in the Tuba mirum.

No score is provided, I just hire out the trumpet and trombone parts for £20.