One player of this instrument popularized Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine"; another led "the Herd" and commissioned Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto for it.
Debussy's works for this instrument include a Petit pièce and a Première rhapsodie. It has the solo "Abyss of the Birds" and is the only wind in Quartet for the End of Time. One player of this instrument popularized Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine"; another led "the Herd" and commissioned Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto for it. Another player of this instrument was featured on the first double album, The Famous (*) 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert. Its soprano and bass varieties are both normally tuned in B-Flat, and this single-reed woodwind was played by "the King of Swing." For 10 points, name this instrument played by Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, and Benny Goodman.
Debussy's works for this instrument include a Petit pièce and a Première rhapsodie.
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