Gustave Poncelet (1844-1903) was a Belgian clarinetist-saxophonist. He is credited with creating the first
clarinet choir
A clarinet choir is a musical ensemble consisting entirely of instruments from the clarinet family. It will typically include E, B, alto, bass, and contra-alto or contrabass clarinets, although sometimes not all of these are included, and ...
(this ensemble consisted of up to about twenty-seven players) at the
Brussels Conservatory in the late nineteenth century while he was teaching there.
1844 births
1903 deaths
Belgian clarinetists
Belgian classical clarinetists
19th-century classical musicians
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