Clarinet-viola-piano trio

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A clarinet-viola-piano trio is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one clarinet, one viola, and one piano, or the name of a piece written for such a group.

This combination differs from the classical Piano trio combination (piano, violin and violoncello) by the fact that the viola and the clarinet have roughly the same ambitus, and thus are distinguished by timbre rather than height. While being rather anecdotical, this combination of timbres did inspire several major composers and more than a great piece may be found in this small repertoire.

[edit] Repertoire

The repertoire for such a formation includes:

While it's not a chamber music work, we might mention also the double concerto of Max Bruch for viola, clarinet, and orchestra which exists in a version for viola, clarinet and piano.

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