The doublings listed above are now called “Version 1” by MTI; these follow the original Broadway books. There is a “Version 2” (using the books from the West End) also available for rental from MTI that omits the Reed 4 book and leaves the other three books as is in terms of doubling. The material from Reed 4 is either omitted or rescored elsewhere.
Additionally, MTI now offers a shortened/transposed “School Edition” that has the original 4 books, but removes the flute and soprano saxophone parts from the Reed 4 book. Lots of Ragtime options!
There is a new orchestration of Ragtime called the “9-Piece version” which, as of last year, has started being licensed by MTI instead the old “version 2”. It contains one reed book: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone.
The doublings listed above are now called “Version 1” by MTI; these follow the original Broadway books. There is a “Version 2” (using the books from the West End) also available for rental from MTI that omits the Reed 4 book and leaves the other three books as is in terms of doubling. The material from Reed 4 is either omitted or rescored elsewhere.
Additionally, MTI now offers a shortened/transposed “School Edition” that has the original 4 books, but removes the flute and soprano saxophone parts from the Reed 4 book. Lots of Ragtime options!
Thanks, Tom. Added alternate instrumentation and school version.
There is a new orchestration of Ragtime called the “9-Piece version” which, as of last year, has started being licensed by MTI instead the old “version 2”. It contains one reed book: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone.
Updated alternate orchestration version to reflect this. Thanks!