Gustave Poncelet
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Gustave Poncelet was a Belgian clarinetist-saxophonist. He is credited with creating the first clarinet choir
(this ensemble consisted of up to about twenty-seven players) at the Brussels Conservatory in the late nineteenth century while he was teaching there.
Clarinet choir
A clarinet choir is an instrumental ensemble consisting entirely of instruments from the clarinet family. Typically it will include E♭, B♭, alto, bass, and contra-alto or contrabass clarinets, although some pieces are scored for a smaller set of instruments....
(this ensemble consisted of up to about twenty-seven players) at the Brussels Conservatory in the late nineteenth century while he was teaching there.