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Gustave Poncelet

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Gustave Poncelet (1844-1903)[1] 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.

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  1. ^ Woodwind Anthology: Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon. Instrumentalist Company. 1992. p. 127.