It is the only movement that uses divided violas and clarinets, but most importantly is the use of "Turkish" instruments (triangle, cymbals and bass drum) which make their first appearance in the central minor section.
"Drum and bugle corps are the high school rage now, and they don't use clarinets."
Mozart used clarinets in A major often.
His symphony in D was one of the first works in France to use clarinets which had only just been invented.
They used orchestras featuring both Afghan and Indian instruments, as well as European clarinets, guitars and violins.
As a composer and arranger, Ms. Akiyoshi is fearless because she unhesitatingly goes after textures that are traditionally beautiful and luxuriant, using flutes and clarinets to invoke a pastoral serenity that might seem trite in some hands.
It was Mozart's first symphony to use clarinets.
The bands Darhaou, Tonnerre de Brest, L'Echo, Cabestan and Strobinell have also used clarinets.
The bands Termajik, Kentan, Darhaou, Tonnerre de Brest, L'Echo, Cabestan and Strobinell also use clarinets.
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet are both in A major, and generally Mozart was more likely to use clarinets in A major than in any other key besides E-flat major.
