The E-flat clarinet is a member of the clarinet family, smaller than the more common B♭ clarinet and pitched a perfect fourth higher. It is typically considered the sopranino or piccolo member of the
E♭ clarinet with Boehm System keywork.
Size comparison: clarinets in A♭, E♭ and B♭
The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. As it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently cal
Mahler's composing hut at Maiernigg, where the Eighth Symphony was composed in summer 1906
A ticket for the premiere of the Eighth Symphony, Munich, 12 September 1910
The Neue Musik-Festhalle, venue of the premiere, now part of the transportation centre of the Deutsches Museum
Program for the US premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, Philadelphia, March 1916