Clarinet Music Collections
(Updated 22 January 2012)

This page has collections of music for clarinet (with piano in some cases), collections of duets (for two clarinets or clarinet and flute), and collections of clarinet quartets. Some of the books here are frequently used by clarinet students. Over the years we have added quite a few books of Klezmer music. Items are in alphabetical order by title on this page (series are grouped in order of difficulty).

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G76: 10 Easy Jazz Duets (B-flat Instruments) by John La Porta with Greg Nielsen. Warner Bros. Publications, 1996, SS, 23 pages + CD. These books (available for C, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments) are designed to provide instrumentalists of all ages and opportunity to play duets in a variety of jazz styles. A CD is included making it possible to play the duets alone. The book provides instructions for use with solo and duet practice with the CD, with live rhythm, and for a jazz workshop. Each piece has instructions on the format (which choruses and when) to play.
14.95
C418: 10 Solos for Concert and Contest for Bass Clarinet and Piano arranged by William E. Rhoads. Southern Music Co., 1968, SS, 50 + 16 pages. Ten solos based on studies by  S. Lee, Fiorillo, Capelle, C. Baermann, and original compositions by William Rhoads, himself.
17.95
C165: 16 Grands Solos de Concert for Clarinet and Piano compiled and revised by Daniel Bonade. Southern Music Co., SS & PB, 52 + 147 pages. Solos for clarinet with piano accompaniment. Includes Widor Introduction and Rondo, Messager Solo de Concours, Weber Concertino, and thirteen more. Click on the cover image to view Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
39.95
C1591: 18 Intermediate Christmas Favorites Clarinet arranged by Carl Strommen and Larry Clark with additional CD arrangements by Rae Moses. Carl Fischer, 2010, SS, 29 pages, plus CD. Instrumentalists searching for enjoyable new Christmas season material need look no further. This exciting new collection contains 18 popular holiday favorites in a variety of different styles, from classical, to jazz, to rock, to Latin. Each play-along track on the included CD uses background instruments that will make players feel like they are in the band or part of the orchestra. As an added bonus, the CD also contains printable PDF files of piano accompaniments for all songs, so that they may be performed in concert or at church. Includes: Auld Lang Syne, The First Noel, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Go Tell It on the Mountains, Greensleeves (What Child is This?), Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, Hey Man Christmas Swings!, Jingle Bells, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Joy to the World, O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles), O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree), Silent Night (arrangement inspired by Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1), Up on the Housetop, Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker, We Three Kings, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.  SALE: We are overstocked. $5.00 off regular price of $14.95.
9.95
WW17: 78 Duets for Flute and Clarinet Vol. 1 (1-55) Easy-Medium by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1960, SS, 72 pages. Adapted from the works of the Bachs, the Mozarts, Boismortier, Dietter, Handel and others.

WW18: 78 Duets for Flute and Clarinet Vol. 2 (56-78) Advanced by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1960, SS, 72 pages. Adapted from the works of Bach, Mozart, Geminiani, Muffat, Qunatz, Rameau, and C. Stamitz.
 

Vol. 1
8.95

Vol. 2
8.95

C1243: Album for Clarinet and Piano - Percy Grainger arranged Terry A. Oxley. G. Schirmer, 1993, SS, 35 + 15 pages. A collection of Percy Grainger favorites for clarinet and piano with a wide range of difficulty levels. Irish Tune From County Derry, Dublin Bay (Lisbon), Horkstow Grange, The Brisk Young Sailor, The Lost Lady Found, Australian Up-Country Tune, Country Gardens, Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon, and Molly on the Shore. Several pieces such as Irish Tune and the Australian Up-Country Tune are quite easy while others such as the Brisk Young Sailor, Molly on the Shore, and Country Gardens are fairly challenging with the rest in between.
16.95
C103: Aria arranged and edited by Richard Stoltzman for clarinet and piano. Carl Fischer, PB, 135 + 48 pages. Based on Stotlzman's popular Aria CD. Includes all pieces from the CD: Je veux vivre, O mio babbino caro, O Dieu! Que de bijoux!, Seguidilla, Flower Song, Gypsy Dance, My Man's Gone Now, Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So, Quando m'en vo "Musetta's Waltz", Nina's Aria, Che gelida manina, Bell raggio lusinghier, Recitative and Gavotte, Ah pur ce soir ... Je suis Titania, La vita e inferno, Addio del Passato, and Vilja.
29.95
C262: Bach 15 Etudes arranged by Ulysse Delécluse. Alphonse Leduc, 1953, SS, 19 pages. Most of these studies are at a moderate difficulty level.
22.15
C161: Bach 21 Pieces for Clarinet transcribed by Alamiro Giampieri. Ricordi, SS, 36 pages. Transcribed from Bach's cello and violin work (sources identified). Keys from three flats to three sharps.
14.95
C060: Bach for the Clarinet  transcribed and edited by Ronald L. Caravan. Ethos Publications. 1998. SS, 68 pages. This book contains selected movements from unaccompanied sonatas, partitas, and suites by J.S. Bach. The works were originally written for violin, cello, or flute. This material has been adapted for clarinet because of its extraordinary potential value for developing phrasing, a sense of style, and overall musicianship. The editor has included an explanation of how these pieces were adapted for a wind instrument.
16.50
C210: Bach for the Clarinet Part I transcribed by Eric Simon. G. Schirmer, 1947, SS, 32 + 15 pages. The works by Bach in this book are for clarinet with piano accompaniment.  There is a separate clarinet part. The book contains ten Bach chorales, and ten movements selected from Bach works for keyboard (French Suite, Well-Tempered Clavier, etc.) or orchestra. Many of the pieces in this collection are less difficult than those in our other Bach books.
10.95
C211: Bach for the Clarinet Part II transcribed by Eric Simon. G. Schirmer, 1947, SS, 33 pages. There are ten works for solo clarinet adapted from Sonatas for unaccompanied violin in this book as well as ten clarinet duets transcribed from works for clavier.
10.95
WW010: Johann Sebastian Bach - Six Unaccompanied Suites for Cello transcribed by Julie Ann Giacobassi. Fish Creek Music, SS, 60 pages. While this music was originally transcribed for English Horn by Julie Ann Giacobassi, the English Horn player in the San Francisco Symphony, it is also suitable for oboe, clarinet and saxophone. Julie reports, "All the guys in the clarinet section here (Dave Breeden, Luis Baez and Don Carroll) are using it personally and with their students." It is also recommended by Clark Fobes.
23.95
C716: Six Suites by J.S. Bach (for Cello BWV 1007-12) arranged for Clarinet by Ulysse Delecluse. Leduc, 1965, SS, 33 pages. This edition (compared to WW10) has the suites transposed so they will sound in concert key, has dynamic markings added and more articulation markings, has stops rendered as grace notes, and uses the lower range of the clarinet. The printing is about the same size, but WW10 generally has more space between lines.
29.75
B27: Bach Suites for Cello Solo Transcribed for the Bassoon by Arthur Weisberg. Arthur Weisberg, 2002, SB, 67 pages. This book contains the first five of Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello, among the greatest music ever written for a solo instrument. (The sixth was not included because of extensive use of double stops and range issues.) The transcriber provides notes on tempos, grace notes, breaths, dynamics, vibrato, trills, and repeats. While this book is well printed and easy to read, there are some pasted-in corrections. Suggested for bass clarinetists who wish to work on bass clef. Many of the pieces are playable with a low e-flat instrument and virtually all with a low c bass clarinet.
31.95
C1667: Belwin Master Duets Clarinet Easy Volume 1 composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 32 pages, score format. These duets are at the mid-first year and second year level (some are completely in the lower register). W.A. Mozart Allegro and Cavatine; Joseph Haydn Andantino; G.F Handel Bouree in F from The Water Music, Bouree, March, and Passepied; Michael Praetorius Bransle de la Torche; American Traditional Down in the Willow Gardens; British Folk Song The Eddystone Light; Traditional English Ballad; Keith Snell Etude in D, Four Little Dances, Hopscotch, The Hunt, Road Runner, Slurs & Ties, and Summer Song; L. van Beethoven German Dance; British Folk Song The Keeper; Franz Schubert Landler from Hommage aux Belles Viennoises; Scottish Folk Song Macpherson's Farewell; J.S. Bach Marsch; G.P. Telemann Minuet; and Johann Kaspar Fischer Rigaudon.
7.95
C1668: Belwin Master Duets Clarinet Easy Volume 2 composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 32 pages, score format. These duets are at the mid-first year and second year level (quite a few are completely in the lower register). William Byrd The Carman's Whistle; Keith Snell Echo Polka, Evening Song, March, Processional, Ten Easy Duets for Clarinet, and Toccata; Johann Kaspar Fischer Gavotte; Franz Anton Maichelbek Gavotte; W.A. Mozart Little Minuet and Little Song; G.F. Handel March and Menuet; Michael Praetorius Rensaissance Dance; Georg Böhm Rigaudon; Traditional Swedish Folk Song; and L.v. Beethoven Vocalise.
7.95
C1669: Belwin Master Duets Clarinet Intermediate Volume 1 composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 32 pages, score format. These duets occupy a fairly wide range of difficulty at the intermediate level. American Folk Song The Mermaid; British Folk Song Lincolnshire Poacher; Jamaican Folk Song Linstead Market; W.A. Mozart Rondo and Sonatine; Keith Snell The Bells, Licorice Stick Rag, Lopsided Polka and Serenade in Four Movements; J.S. Bach Three Two-Part Inventions No. 1, No. 10 and No. 13; James Hook Rustic Dance; and Domenico Scarlatti Sonata.
7.95
C1670: Belwin Master Duets Clarinet Intermediate Volume 2 composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 32 pages, score format. Overall these duets are somewhat easier than Volume 1 (above). American Folk Song El-A-Noy; Irish Folk Song The Minstrel Boy; W.A. Mozart Allegretto, Andante, and Menuett; Keith Snell Easy Sailing, March for Little John, Minuet, Prelude & Fughetta, and Serenade; J.S. Bach Bourrée; Traditional Austrian Dance; J.G. Witthauer Scherzino; L.v. Beethoven March; Johann Pachelbel Fughetta; J.W. Hässler Capriccio; G.F. Handel Courante in F; and Charles Gounod Etude.
7.95
C1671: Belwin Master Duets Clarinet Advanced Volume 1 composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 32 pages, score format. These duets are generally in the upper intermediate range of difficulty with some variation. Two American Fiddlin' Tunes Soldier's Joy and Fisher's Hornpipe, W.A. Mozart Rondo, Keith Snell Etude in C and Nickelodeon Rag, G.F. Handel Gigue, Amand Vanderhagen Rondeau in E Flat, L.v. Beethoven Scherzo, J.S. Bach Two-Part Inventions No. 4 and No. 8, and Anton Diabelli Rondo in A flat.
7.95
C1672: Belwin Master Duets Clarinet Advanced Volume 2 composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1991, SS, 32 pages, score format. A bit more challenging than Volume 1 (key signatures in particular). J. S. Bach Air; Shaker Hymn Tune Simple Gifts; W.A. Mozart Andante, Allegro (from Sonata No. 6 for Violin and Piano), and Duet (from The Magic Flute); Keith Snell Blues, Caprice, and Flying Fingers Polka; Arcangelo Corelli Allegro (from Sonata XII); Irish Folk Song The Next Market Day; G.F. Handel Capriccio in F; L.v. Beethoven Rondo; J.S. Bach Air (from French Suite No. 2 in C minor); and F.J. Haydn Farewell.
7.95

C1661: Belwin Master Solos Clarinet Easy Clarinet Part composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 16 pages. These solos are at the mid-first year and second year level. G.F. Handel Aria from the Oratorio Belshazzar and Heros, When With Glory Burning from the Oratorio Joshua; Telemann Bouree; John Tyndall Elegy; Johann Kaspar Fischer March; Louis Claude Daquin Processional; Snell Processional, Rondo and Rio Grand; Traditional Two Chinese Folk Songs (Song of Hoe/The Filial Crow); Georg Böhm Rigaudon; Traditional Russian Folk Song; and Daniel Speer Sarabande.
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C1662: Belwin Master Solos Clarinet Easy Piano Accompaniment composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1988, SS, 44 pages.
C1661:
5.95



C1662:
7.95


C1663: Belwin Master Solos Clarinet Intermediate Clarinet Part composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 16 pages. These solos are at the intermediate (roughly third year of study) level. Robert Schumann Abendlied (Evening Song) Op. 85 No. 12 and Lullaby Op. 124 No. 16, Franz Schubert Allegretto Grazioso Op. 13 No. 3,  William Babell Bourée, G.F. Handel Honor and Arms from Samson, John Tyndall Nocturne, and Karl Stamitz Rondo.
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C1664: Belwin Master Solos Clarinet Intermediate Piano Accompaniment composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1988, SS, 43 pages.
C1663:
6.95



C1664:
7.95


C1665: Belwin Master Solos Clarinet Advanced Clarinet Part composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1986, SS, 16 pages. These solos are at the intermediate level and a bit above that (but not what I consider advanced intermediate). The two original works by Snell are interesting. Joseph Hector Fiocco Allegro,  Arcangelo Corelli Baroque Suite (Intrada, Allemande, Sarabande, Gavotte and Gigue), Johann Baptist Vanhal Siciliano, Keith Snell Three Legends of Monument Valley (Dawn on Sentinel Mesa, Brigham's Tomb and The Devil's Winds at Window Rock) and Nickelodeon Rag.
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C1666: Belwin Master Solos Clarinet Advanced Piano Accompaniment composed or arranged by Keith Snell. Belwin/Alfred, 1988, SS, 47 pages.
C1665:
5.95



C1666:
6.95

C1710: Blues for Two, 16 Easy Duets for Clarinet by Claus Henry Koch. Advance Music, 2010, SS, 39 pages. Intermediate level duets in score formats with equal parts. Generally in the lower two octaves of the clarinet range (I suspect they have been transposed from an original written for saxophone) but useful nonetheless.
21.95
C1356: Leonard Bernstein for Clarinet selected and arranged by David J. Elliot. Boosey & Hawkes, 1997, SS, 41 + 11 pages. Includes piano accompaniment. The pieces are: Maria (West Side Story), Tonight (West Side Story), Somewhere (West Side Story), Psalm 23 (Chichester Psalms), A Simple Song (Mass), There is a Garden (Trouble in Tahiti), Lucky to be Me (On the Town), I Can Cook Too (On the Town), Oh Happy We (Candide), One Hand One Heart (West Side Story), and Something's Coming (West Side Story). There is a range of difficulty at the intermediate level with easy pieces like Somewhere to more challenging ones like Something's Coming.
15.50
C1282: Broadway & Hollywood Classics Clarinet. Cherry Lane Music Company, 2002, SS, 16 pages, includes play along CD. Twelve tunes from stage and screen: The Candy Man, Consider Yourself, Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), The Impossible Dream (The Quest), Leaving On A Jet Plane, My Favorite Things, Someday Out Of The Blue (Theme From El Dorado), The Entertainer, This Is The Moment, (I've Had) The Time Of My Life, We Go Together, and When You Believe (From The Prince Of Egypt. Intermediate level.
10.95
C1281: Broadway Showstoppers Clarinet. Hal Leonard, 1990, SS, 48 pages. Forty-seven songs from the broadway stage arranged for clarinet solo: Ain't Misbehavin', Alexander's Ragtime Band, All I Ask Of You, America, Angel Of Music, Another Op'nin' Another Show, Before The Parade Passes By, Cabaret, Camelot, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Comedy Tonight, Do-Re-Mi, Do You Hear The People Sing?, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Edelweiss, Everything's Alright, Get Me To The Church On Time, Hello Dolly!, I Dreamed A Dream, I Got Rhythm, I Whistle A Happy Tune, If I Were A Rich Man, It's De-Lovely, Johnny One Note, Kansas City, Lambeth Walk, Light At The End Of The Tunnel, The Lusty Month Of May, The March Of The Siamese Children, Maria, Memory, My Funny Valentine, The Night They Invented Champagne, Oklahoma, Once You Lose Your Heart, One, People, The Phantom Of The Opera, Sabbath Prayer, Seventy Six Trombones, Somewhere, Summertime, Superstar, They Call The Wind Maria, Think Of Me, Tonight, and With A Little Bit Of Luck. Intermediate level.
6.95
C996: Clarinet Album: Eleven well-known pieces for clarinet and piano or two clarinets arranged by Peter Hodgson. Peters, 2007, 32 + 24 pages and play along CD. This book is an unusual combination that includes both a second clarinet part and a piano accompaniment (not intended to be used together) plus a CD of the piano part. These pieces are at the intermediate and upper intermediate level and some of the second parts are more difficult than the melody part. The pieces are: Mendelssohn On Wings of Song and Spring Song, Brahms Lullaby, Schuman "Chopin" from Carnaval, Schubert Impromptu, Tchaikovsky Chanson Triste, Haydn Serenade (from String Quartet in F), Dvorak Largo (from the "New World" symphony), Boccherini Menuett (from the String Quartet), Mozart Menuett (from Symphony No. 39), and MacDowell To a Wild Rose.

C924: Clarinet Album: Eleven well-known pieces for clarinet and piano or two clarinets arranged by Peter Hodgson. Peters, 2007, 32 + 24 pages. Same book but without the play along CD.
With CD
27.95


No CD
18.95
C208: Clarinet Classics, Solo Clarinet Parts from the Works of the Great Masters. Carl Fischer, 1966, 69 pages. Contains the solo clarinet parts for Ludwig Spohr Concerto No. 1 Op. 26 and Concerto No. 2 Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto Op. 107 K. 622; and Carl Maria von Weber Concertino Po. 26, Concerto No. 1 Op. 73, Concerto No. 2 Op. 74, and Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48.
14.95
C1776: Clarinet Debut, 12 Easy Pieces for Beginners by James Rae. Universal Edition, 2010, SS, 20 pages + CD. These pieces are in three groups of four. All have accompanying piano parts available for downloading (or play along with the CD). The first four are for clarinet with piano. The second group has two clarinet parts while the last group also has two clarinet parts and can also be used with books in this series for other instruments. The pieces are: Mr. Chuckles; Limelight Waltz; Stillness; Rock Idol; The Good Guys!; The Bad Guys!; Backstage Blues; Go, Go, Go!; Big Chief Sitting Bull; I Say, I Say, I Say!; Dance of the Seven Dachshunds; and Marvo the Wondrous Magician. These are for beginners and are completely in the lower register.
19.95
C1574: Clarinet Methods, Studies & Ensembles. CD Sheet Music LLC, 2010, 2100+ pages. This collection makes available eight essential clarinet methods, studies and exercises, as well as over 30 works for clarinet with instruments including duos, trios and quartets by 20 familiar and lesser known composers from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Scores and parts are included for many ensemble works.
Methods, Studies & Exercises include: Baermann (Complete Method for Clarinet, Op. 63); Klosé (Conservatory Method, 25 Daily Exercises, 30 Studies after Augmont); Langenus (Complete Method for Clarinet); Rose (32 Etudes for Clarinet) .
Ensembles include: Amberg (Fantasiestücke, Suite for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Piano); Beethoven (Quintet for Piano and Winds); Brahms (Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano); Bruch (8 Piece for Clarinet, Cello & Piano); Cavallini (Rêverie Russe for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano); d'Indy (Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello); Fibich (Quintet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Horn, & Piano); Glinka (Trio Pathétique, for Clarinet, Cello, & Piano); Hummel (Serenade No. 1 for Flute, Clarinet, Viola, & Cello); Liadov (8 Russian Folk Dances); Mozart (Twelve Minuets for 2 Clarinets or Basset Horns, Five Divertimenti for 2 Clarinets & Bassoon, Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, Quintet for Piano & Winds, Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano); Ravel (Introduction & Allegro); Reger (Quintet for Clarinet & Strings); Rimsky-Korsakov (Quintet for Piano & Winds); Saint-Saëns (Tarantella for Flute, Clarinet & Piano); Schubert (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen); Schumann (Märchenerzählungen, for Clarinet, Viola & Piano); Spohr (Fantasy & Variations); Titl (Serenade for Violin, Clarinet & Piano); Zemlinsky (Trio for Clarinet, Violin & Cello). Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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19.95
C1575: Clarinet Solos & Duos. CD Sheet Music LLC, 2010, 1200+ pages. This collection makes available a wealth of music for solo clarinet including sonatas, concertos, and solo works by 28 composers from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Also included are two complete volumes of collected works: Easy Duets in two books and Album of Short Solos by Various Composers. Scores and parts are included for many ensemble works.
Works include: Baermann, C. (Duo Concertante); Baermann, H. (Adagio); Beethoven (3 Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon); Berg (4 Pieces for Clarinet & Piano); Brahms (Sonata Nos. 1 & 2); Busoni (Elegie for Clarinet & Piano); Cavallini (30 Caprices for Clarinet); Debussy (Première Rhapsodie); Fauré (Berceuse); Gade (4 Fantasy Pieces); Glazunov (Saxophone Concerto [for clarinet & piano]); Jeanjean (Variations on "Au Clair de la Lune"); Klosé (Souvenir); Mason (Sonata for Clarinet & Piano); Mendelssohn (Concert Piece for 2 Clarinets & Piano); Mozart, L. (Concerto in Bb major); Mozart, W.A. (3 Duets for 2 Clarinets); Paganini (14 Caprices); Pierné (Pièce in G minor); Prokofiev (Visions Fugitives); Reger (Sonata Nos. 1 & 2); Reinecke (Sonata, Undine); Saint-Saëns (Sonata in Eb major); Schumann (Fantasy Pieces, 3 Romances); Spohr (Concerto Nos. 1-4); Stravinsky (3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo); Wagner (actually by Baermann)(Adagio for Clarinet & Strings); Weber (Fantasia & Rondo, Grand Duo Concertante).
Easy Duets: Book 1: works by Fodor, Pleyel, Volckmar, Wanhal. Book 2: works by Mazas, Bruni, Campagnoli, Gebauer, Geminiani, Haydn, Pleyal, Viotti .
Album of Short Solos by Various Composers: 30 familiar works arranged for clarinet, including Brahms (Cradle Song), Dvorák (Humoreske), Fibich (Poéme), Handel (Largo), Giordani (Caro mio bien), Richter (Seppl-Polka), Schubert (Ave Maria), Schumann (Träumerei), Weber (Bauernwalzer), and more. Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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19.95
C699: Clarinet Solos (Everybody's Favorite Series #28) with piano accompaniment. Amsco Publications, 1939, 128 + 60 pages. A popular favorite for supplementary study material for nearly 70 years. It contains a selection of popular pieces drawn from the classics, folk songs (including the Clarinet Polka), and jigs and reels. Suggested for students with 2-4 years of study. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
17.95
C1515: Clarinet Solos Level One Clarinet Solo Book. Alfred, 1984, SS, 14 pages. Fourteen solos for the beginning clarinetist edited (mostly) by Hovey and Leonard. These solos would be appropriate for a student from the middle of the first year through the second year. The first few pieces are in the lower register and have only quarter notes or longer while later solos include eighth notes and a range to B-flat above the staff. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.

C1323: Clarinet Solos Level One Piano Accompaniment. Alfred, 1984, SS, 41 pages.
C1515:
5.95



C1323:
7.95

C374: Clarinet Symphony by G.E. Holmes. Rubank, 1938, SS, 24 pages. This book is very similar to the Ensemble Classics for Clarinet Quartet Book 1 (see below). It is for four B-flat clarinets and is printed in score form. The 15 pieces range from those playable by second year students (middle school) to four year students (early high school). Good for introducing the clarinet quartet and working on ensemble techniques.
5.95
C1321: Clarinette 20 21, Pièces Contemporaines Pour Clarinette edited by Aude Richard-Camus. Lemoine, 2008, SS, with CD. This is a collection of contemporary clarinet pieces (solo, clarinet and piano, and clarinet duet) from established composers which feature extended techniques and will be excellent for advanced college students. Extensive notes in French and English and fingerings are provided as well as a CD with performances of all the pieces by Aude Richard-Camus and Claude Crousier clarinets and Fuminori Tanada piano. A separate part is provide for the clarinet and piano and clarinet duet pieces. Contents: Fuminori Tanada Echoing Forest (clarinet solo); Alberto Posadas Ondes (cl solo); Bruno Mantovani Blues (cl solo); Evdokija Danajloska Un, deux, trois...(cl & pn); Philippe Schoeller Horizons A (cl duet), L'Arbe (cl & pn), Horizons-tal (cl duet), and Étoiles (cl solo); Jean-Luc Hervé Double (cl duet);  and Claude Crousier Brouillasse (cl solo) and Broussaille (cl solo).
35.95
C1319: Classic Festival Solos Volume 1 Clarinet Part series editor Jack Lamb. Belwin/Alfred, 1992, SS, 16 pages. An assortment of solos covering the full range in the intermediate level of difficulty. Frank Erickson ed. David Shifrin Aria and Scherzo, N.H. Seward Valse Felice, J. V. Owings Scherzo, Anonymous arr. R. Christian Dishinger Kemp's Jig,  Andrew C. Fox Andante and Rondo, Elton E. Burgstahler Clarion Caper, Richard L. Gorden Andante, Robert Schumann arr. George R. Belden Folksong for Clarinet, Nilo W. Hovey & Beldon Leonard Gypsy Moods, and Richard Faith Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano.

C1320: Classic Festival Solos Volume 1 Piano Accompaniment series editor Jack Lamb. Belwin/Alfred, 1992, SS, 42 pages.
C1319:
5.95



C1320:
7.95

C1463: Classic Festival Solos Volume 2 Clarinet Part series editor Jack Lamb. Belwin/Alfred, 1993, SS, 16 pages. Another set of solos (including one repeat from Vol. 1) covering the full range in the intermediate level of difficulty. Robert Schumann ed. David Shifrin arr. Frank Erickson Little Piece; Nilo W. Hovey & Beldon Leonard Valse Grazioso, Concert Piece,  and Bagatelle; Joachim Anderson arr. George Waln Scherzino Op. 55 No. 6; Robert Schumann arr. George R. Belden Folksong for Clarinet; Armas Jarnefelt arr. Robert Lowry Prelude (Preludium); Louis Ganne arr. Hovey-Leonard La Czarine Mazurka; and George R. Belden Star Fall.

C1464: Classic Festival Solos Volume 2 Piano Accompaniment series editor Jack Lamb. Belwin/Alfred, 1993, SS, 48 pages.
C1463:
5.95



C1464:
6.95

C163: Classical Studies for Clarinet transcribed and edited by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1948, SS, 72 pages. An outstanding book of exercises based primarily on the works for solo violin and cello of Bach. Additional material is drawn from Bach flute and clavier pieces and three Handel suites for clavier.
8.95
C091: Collected Chamber Music for Clarinet (Harold Wright Legacy Series) edited by Ethan Sloane. Southern Music Company, PB, 104 pages. The complete clarinet parts from Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major "Kegelstatt" K. 498 and Quintet in A Major K. 581. Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major Op. 20 and Trio in B-flat Major Op. 11. Weber: Grand Quintet in B-flat Major Op. 34. Schubert: Octet in F Major Op. 166. Schumann: Märchenerzählungen Op. 132. Brahms: Trio in A Minor Op. 114 and Quintet in B Minor Op. 115. This music has  printed annotations taking from pencil markings made by Harold Wright on the parts he used to perform these works. 
24.95
G062: The Compleat Klezmer by Henry Sapoznik. Tara Publications, 1987, PB, 80 pages. This book is the definitive Klezmer anthology. It includes a short history of klezmer music, notes and observations on the theory and performance of klezmer music,  33 annotated melodies, a discography and bibliography, resources, and more. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
19.95
C189: Concert and Contest Collection for Bass Clarinet Bass Clarinet Part by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1973, SS, 23 pages. This book contains 14 original and transcribed works for bass clarinet and piano. There are pieces here for second to forth year students and possibly beyond. Alexandre Beon Andante from the Concerto in B-flat major, Clarence E. Hurrell Chincoteague, Leroy Ostransky Concertino in D minor, G.F. Handel Concerto No. 8 in B-flat, F.J. Haydn Divertissement B-flat, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet Largo & Allegro from Sonata I Op. 3 and Largo & Allegro Vivace from the Sonata in B-flat major, J.S. Bach Minuet & Gigue from Suite No. 1 for solo cello (unaccompanied) and Sarabande & Bourrée from First French Suite, Richard H. Walthew Mosaic, Victor Voloschinov (Voloshinov) Patrol Russe, Serge Prokifieff  Romance & Troika from Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Richard Hervig Sonatina, and Two Russian Pieces: Vasily Kalinikoff  (Kalinnikov) Lament and Viktor Kossenko Scherzo.

C190: Concert and Contest Collection for Bass Clarinet Piano Accompaniment by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1973, SS, 60 pages. Piano accompaniment to C189.

C189:
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C190:
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C191: Concert and Contest Collection for Clarinet Clarinet Part by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1958, SS, 28 pages. This book contains 15 works for b-flat clarinet and piano edited by Voxman from the works of Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, and others. Most of these solos would require at least three to four years of study to play effectively. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.

C192: Concert and Contest Collection for Clarinet Piano Accompaniment by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1959, SS, 72 pages. Piano accompaniment to C191.

PA027: Concert and Contest Collection for Clarinet Performance/Accompaniment CD. Rubank. Performances and piano tracks on CD for C191. Full details here.

PA040: Concert and Contest Collection for Clarinet Clarinet Part and Performance/Accompaniment CD. Rubank. Clarinet part (C191) along with the performances and piano accompaniment CD. Full details on the CD are here.

C191:
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C192:
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PA027:
9.95

PA040:
14.95

C646: Claude Debussy Clarinet Album arranged by James Rae. Universal Edition, 2005, SS, 37 + 20 pages. A wonderful collection of Debussy (mostly piano pieces) arranged for clarinet and piano. Includes Le petit nègre, Arabesque No. 1, Élégie, Petite pièce (written by Debussy for clarinet with piano accompaniment), Danse Bohémienne, La plus que lente, The Little Shepherd, Jimbo's Lullaby, La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair), and Golliwogg's Cake Walk. Intermediate--upper intermediate level.
26.95
C495: The Buddy DeFranco Collection transcribed by Forrest "Woody" Mankowski and Kenny Berger. Hal Leonard, PB, 79 pages. Fifteen transcribed Buddy DeFranco solos (with chords) and a discography. Includes: Anthropology, Autumn Leaves, By Myself, Five Notes Of Blues, Hark, Llovisna (Light Rain), Memories Of You, Moon Song, Out Of Nowhere, Out To Lunch, Swing High, This Can't Be Love, Yesterdays, You Must Believe In Swing, and You're Mine You.
19.95

C363: Easy Classics for Clarinet selected and arranged by Peter Spitzer with piano accompaniments by Jannette Spitzer and Laura Spitzer. Mel Bay, SS, 1997, 39 + 31 pages. This book of easy classical pieces may be used solo or duet playing with or without piano accompaniment. There are books for clarinet, flute, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, and they may be used together. The level is generally second year or early third year with no altissimo noted and some second parts entirely in the lowest register.  Includes arrangements of pieces such as Hungarian Dance #5, Radetzky March, William Tell Overture, Sleeping Beauty Waltz, and 12 more. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
12.95
G060: Easy Klezmer Tunes by Stacy Phillips. Mel Bay, 2003, PB, 129 pages + CD. This book is for musicians who are new to klezmer but are reasonably proficient. There are 24 tunes (each with a brief explanation) grouped as Khosid'ls and other slowish tunes; Horas; and Freylakhs, Bulgars, and other up-tempo tunes. The book includes melody parts for C instruments (with parts for flute up an octave), b-flat, e-flat, and bass clef instruments. The included CD has each tune played as written and again with some traditional klezmer embellishments.
24.95
C552: Eight "Songs without Words" by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy arranged for clarinet and piano by Dietrich Seebohm. Zimmermann, 1997, SS, 31 + 7 pages. This transcription presents eight of Mendelssohn's "Songs without Words" in a setting for clarinet and piano and suitable for intermediate level players. The pieces are from Op. 53 No. 1 and No. 5, Op. 63 No 3, Op. 83 No. 14, Op. 85 No. 6, Op. 19. No. 4, Op. 102 No. 2, and Op 38. No. 1.
24.50
C460: Encore! arranged by Emma Johnson. Chester Music, 1994, SS, 32 + 20 pages. Eight showpieces for clarinet and piano. Wolfgang. A. Mozart, Ruhe Sanft (from Zaide), Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumble Bee, Maria Theresia von Paradis Sicilienne, Fritz Kreisler Syncopation, Emma Johnson Variations on a Hungarian Folk Tune, Claude Debussy La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, Alec Templeton In Rhythm (from Pocket Sized Sonata No. 1). All of these pieces except the Debussy are on Emma Johnsons Encores (no longer available) or Encores 2 CDs.
Encores 2 - Emma Johnson
19.95
C175: Ensemble Classics for Clarinet Quartet  Book 1 by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1942, SS, 32 pages. Book 1 is for four B-flat clarinets and is printed in score form. The pieces range from those playable by second year students (middle school) to four year students (early high school). Good for introducing the clarinet quartet and working on ensemble techniques.

C176: Ensemble Classics for Clarinet Quartet Book 2 by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1942, SS, 32 pages. Book 2 is for two B-flat clarinets, alto clarinet, and bass clarinet and is printed in score form. The content is different than book 1 but at the same level.
 

Book 1
5.95

Book 2
5.95


C1050: The Faithful Clarinetist Arrangements for Clarinet and Piano by Ron Harris. Woodland Music Press, 1990, SS, 38 + 11 pages. This book has arrangements of the following 10 pieces: Amazing Grace, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, In the Garden, Hymn to New Joy, Let Us Break Bread Together, Now Thank We All Our God, Song at Sunrise, We Gather Together, and Were You There? These pieces are at the high school level, with most having a few passages of sixteenth notes and some in the keys of A or E.
15.95

C666: The Finest Encore Pieces for Clarinet and Piano edited by Rudolf Mauz. Schott, 2005, SS, 52 + 23 pages. A new collection of encore pieces. Franz Schubert Ave Maria, Frédéric Chopin Minute Waltz, Carl Baermann Romance, Johannes Brahms Lullaby and Hungarian Dance No. 5, Nikolai Rimskii-Korsakov The Flight of the Bumble Bee, Vittorio Monti Csárdás, Fritz Kreisler Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), Traditional Clarinet Polka, Adolf Schreiner Immer Kleiner (Always Smaller), Reinhold Ritter Long Long Ago Fantasie Op. 12, Rudolf Mauz Bluenette.
23.95
C902: Five Old American Songs for Clarinet and Organ arranged by James Sclater. E.C. Schirmer, 2007, SS, 34 + 12 pages. This collection of songs is intended for both church and concert settings. They are: 1. When Jesus Wept by William Billings, 2. My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, 3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, 4. Amazing Grace, and 5. Walls of Zion. Songs 1, 2, and 5 are in the classical style, with the first two playable by better intermediate clarinetists (the last is fast and will require reasonably good technical skills). Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen and Amazing Grace are written in a New Orleans jazz style with improvisation encouraged.
29.95
C1340: Five Romantic Pieces for Clarinet and Piano arranged by Gwilym Beechey. Oxford University Press/Allegro Music, 1972, SS, 14 + 4 pages. Five short pieces at the intermediate and early intermediate level. They are: Niels Gade Humoreske (Op. 19, No. 4), Max Reger Improvisation (Op. 18, No. 1), Hugo Wolf Cradle Song, Peter Tchaikovsky Chant sans paroles (Op. 40, No. 6), and Johannes Brahms Lindes Rauschen (Op. 3, No. 6).
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20.95

C659: Five Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano by Jean Xavier Lefevre edited by John Davies and Paul Harris with a piano part realized by David Rowland. Oxford University Press, 1988, SS, 42 + 16 pages. These are the first five clarinet sonatas of  twelve that concluded Lefevre's Methode de Clarinette published in 1802. They are progressive in nature with the first two at about a first year of high school level and the remaining three for more advanced high school students. Excellent material for exposure to the clarinet sonata. The CD below has the First, Third, and Fifth sonatas.
Xavier Lefevre - Colin Lawson
21.95

C1234: French Clarinet Encores Book 1 for Clarinet and Piano edited by Andrew Lyle. Pan Educational Music, 1999, SS, 4 + 2 pieces. These very short works are two of the sight reading pieces for the examinations at the Paris Conservatoire. André Messager: Allegro Schrezando was the piece for 1899. Augusta Holmès: Molto lento was the piece for 1900.
Solos de Concours II - Victoria Soames Samek (both)
11.95

C1235: French Clarinet Encores Book 2 for Clarinet and Piano edited by Andrew Lyle. Pan Educational Music, 2000, SS, 6 + 2 pieces. These very short works are two of the sight reading pieces for the examinations at the Paris Conservatoire. Léo Delibes: Andante quasi allegretto was the piece for 1877. Ernest Guiraud: Allegro was the piece for 1876.
Solos de Concours II - Victoria Soames Samek (Delibes only)
11.95
C807: Benny Goodman Composer/Artist Clarinet Solos with Piano Accompaniment. Regent Music Corporation/Hal Leonard, PB/SS, 109 + 45 pages. This is a collection of many of Benny Goodman's hits arranged for clarinet and piano. Includes: AC-DC Current, Air Mail Special, Benjie's Bubble, Benny's Bugle, Board Meeting, Breakfast Feud, Clarinet A La King, Don't Be That Way, Flying Home, Gilly, Gone With What Draft, Grand Slam, Mission To Moscow, Paganini Caprice XXIV, Rachel's Dream, Seven Come Eleven, Shivers, Slipped Disc, A Smooth One, Soft Winds, Solo Flight, Stompin' At The Savoy, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Tattletale, and Till Tom Special.
17.95
C1068: Grands Opéras et Ballets for clarinet (bass clarinet) and piano arranged by Robert Fontaine. Billaudot, 2004, SS, 36 + 12 pages. Here is a collection of clarinet solos from operas and ballets arranged for clarinet and piano. It includes: Mozart La Clémence de Titus (Parto parto); Bellini Les Capulets et Les Montaigus (Act III, Scene 4); Donizetti Maria de Rudenz (Act II, Introduction) for bass clarinet or clarinet; Pacini Saffo (Act III, Largo); Verdi Ernani (Act III, Prelude) for bass clarinet or clarinet, Luisa Miller Overture, Les Vêpres Siciliennes, Act III, Scene 2, Ballet), and La Force du Destin (Act III, Scene 2); Berlioz Les Troyens (La prise de Troyes No. 6: Pantomime) for clarinet in A; Puccini Tosca (Act III, Scene 1) for clarinet in A; and Delibes Coppelia (First Tableau, No. 6) for clarinet in A.
42.95
C676: Jack Brymer Clarinet Series Difficult Book 1 for clarinet and piano Josef Weinberger, 1977, SS, 21 + 8 pages. This book contains four pieces and introductory notes on each piece by Jack Brymer.Andre Previn Fancy Passing and Passing Fancy, Joachim Raff  Scherzino Op. 85 No. 4, and Charles Proctor Humoresque (for A clarinet). Advanced high school or early college level.
24.95
C457: Jazz Masters Benny Goodman transcribed and edited by Stan Ayeroff. Amsco Publications, 1980, PB, 62 pages. An excellent book that includes 30 Benny Goodman solos transcribed from recordings with the chord changes, notes on each solo, an analysis of Goodman's style and a discography of the sources. Included are Farewell Blues, King Porter Stomp, Bugle Call Rag, Dinah, Honeysuckle Rose, The Sheik of Araby, I've found a New Baby, After You've gone, Let's Dance, and many more. You will enjoy playing these solos even if you don't have the recordings.
15.95
C205: The Kalmen Opperman Repertoire Collection Volume 1 arranged by Kalmen Opperman. Carl Fischer, 2004, SS, 96 + 40 pages. An unusual collection in several respects,  Kalmen Opperman has selected works from Bach, Schubert (Ave Maria), Paganini (Moto Perpetuo), Chopin, and more plus several of his own and arranged them with separate accompaniment parts for piano or guitar. Most of the piano parts do not appear to be very difficult. The guitar parts are notated (no chords or tablature). Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
22.95
C226: The Kalmen Opperman Repertoire Collection Volume 2 arranged by Kalmen Opperman. Carl Fischer, 2004, SS, 96 + 38 pages. Similar to volume 1, this contains works by Satie, Chopin, Bach, Schubert and Telemann. Difficulty is from grade 2 to 4 with separate accompaniment parts for piano or guitar. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
22.95
C241: Klezmer Book, 42 Klezmer Favorites for Clarinet and B-flat instruments edited by Avrahm Galper. Mel Bay, 2004, SS, 44 pages. Includes chords in concert key. Intermediate in difficulty.
9.95
C1429: Klezmer Repertoire Vol. 1 B-flat Clarinet arranged by Mike Curtis. Advance Music, 1996, 18 pages. This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the USA in the early 20th century. Other interpretations would also be possible. The principal stylistic influences have been the 78 rpm recordings of two great pioneer clarinetists: Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras. With chords. Includes: Kolyn, Mazl Tov Shver un Shviger, Bessarabian Chusidl, Freylacher Bulgar, Sirba Popilar, Bay a Glezele Mashke, Rebn's Waltz, Palesteena, Yiddish Charleston, Sirba Slanic, Kolomeyka, and Odessa Bulgar.
13.95
C1430: Klezmer Repertoire Vol. 2 B-flat Clarinet arranged by Mike Curtis. Advance Music, 1997, 19 pages. This book has several pages of introduction to the Klezmer style. Includes chords. Includes: Lebedik un Freylach, Shatser Chusidl, Shver un Shviger Tanz, Escorting the In-Laws Home, Papirosn, Galician Sher, Yikhes, Freylachs fun der Khupe, Silver Wedding, Rebn's Tanz, Noch Havdole, and Russian Sher.
13.95
C1540: Klezmer Tunes with a Classical Touch for Clarinet (or Violin) and Piano by Daniel Galay. Or-Tav Music Publications, 1998, PB, 52 + 24 pages. First of a popular series by the Israeli composer and pianist Daniel Galay. Galay appears frequently as a klezmer performer and clinician. There are chord symbols on the clarinet part but they are in the concert key. The tunes are: Far Rivke (For Rivka), Farfelekh (Farfel), Farvelkung (Fading), Far Pinyes Tekhter (For Pinye's daughters), Far Vos Raboysay? (For what, gentlemen?), Far Dvoyrele (For Deborah), Farbaysekhts (A snack), Farn Keyser (For the emperor), Farginer (The benevolent), Far Ale Mol! (Forever!), Farkatshte Arbl (Folded sleeves), Farputste Lordn (Elegant lords), Farshpetykung (Lateness), Fardreyte Mayse (A crooked story), Far Yentele (For Yentel), Far Khosn-Kale (For bride and groom), Farshtopte Kep (Closed heads), and Farn Oylem (For the audience). Michèle Gingras has recorded them all.
Daniel Galay Klassical Klezmer - Michèle Gingras
21.95
C1656: Klezmer Tunes with a Classical Touch 2 for Clarinet and Piano by Daniel Galay. Or-Tav Music Publications, 2005, SS, 31 pages plus CD. This second volume includes a CD with performances of all 18 tunes by Michèle Gingras and .pdf files of the piano parts. The book also has several pages of performance tips from Ms Gingras. The tunes are: Oyfbli (Flowering), Oyf tish un oyf benk (It was a grand old time), Oyf der elter vert kelter (It's colder when you're older), Oyf de heyser minut (At the eleventh hour), Oyf tsu lokhes (Out of spite), Oyf Shabbes (For the Sabbath), Oyf mir gezogt! (I should be so lucky), Oyf tsures (in trouble), Oyfn-oyvn (Sleeping over the fireplace), Oyf simkhes (Happy occasions), Oyfshpil (Opening number), Oyf keyver uves (Visiting ancestor's graves), Oyf shpilkes (On pins and needles), Oyf kapores (Worth nothing), Oyfruf (A call), Oyfgekokhte tsiblkes (Cooked onions), and Oyf di "La Plata" bregn (On the shores of "La  Plata").

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C404: Masterworks for the Clarinet and Piano edited Eric Simon. G. Schirmer, 1951, PB, 148 + 50 pages. This book contains Weber Grand Duo Concertant for  Clarinet and Piano Op. 48 and Seven Variations for Clarinet and Piano Op. 33, Schumann Fantasy-Pieces Op. 73 with alternate parts for A or B-flat clarinet, Mendelssohn  Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, and Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op. 120 No. 1 and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op. 120 No. 2.
16.95
C1739: Masterworks Solos Volume One 17th and 18th Centuries arranged for Clarinet and Piano by Ronald C. Dishinger. Medici Music Press, 2002, SS, 15 + 6 pages. Six compositions: Jeremiah Clarke Ayre (Song), John Barrett St. Catherine's Riguadon, Jean P. Rameau Tambourin from Pieces de Clavcin, Jean B. Lully Courante, George F. Handel Gavotte, and Fredrich W. Marpurg La Voltigeuse from Three Piano Pieces. The publisher rates this at (US) Grade 2-4, but 2-3 might be more appropriate. Mostly in the clarion register.
11.95
C227: Mazltov! Jewish-American Wedding Music for Clarinet by Joel Rubin. Schott, 1998, SS, 47 pages. The 16 pieces in this collection are from the repertoire of famed klezmer clarinetist Dave Tarras. However, this book is more than just music. It includes text on American klezmer music, Dave Tarras, modal systems in klezmer music, the klezmer ensemble, klezmer performance practice, and a description of each of the pieces. It also includes a bibliography and discography. These pieces can be played on any treble clef melody instrument (flute, violin, saxophone, trumpet, etc.) although some will need to be played an octave higher than written. English and German text. Click on the cover image to view the pieces as listed in the Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
23.95
C186: Music of Brahms for Clarinet arranged by Norman Heim. Mel Bay, 2000, SS, 54 + 23 pages. Intermediate level solos from the keyboard and solo song literature of Brahms. The music presented here is of high quality and gives the intermediate clarinetist interesting literature to perform for contest or recitals. Includes piano accompaniment and a separate pull-out solo part. Includes: Andante From Sonata Op. 5, Capriccio Op.116 No.3, Chorale Prelude Op.122 No.7, Hungarian Dance No.8, Intermezzo Op.116 No.2, Lied: Op.121 No.4, Lied: To The Moon Op.71 No.2, Romance From Magelane Op.33, and Romance In F Op.118 No.5.
15.95
C1241: The Music of Eddie Daniels Clarinet Solo Transcriptions and Performing Artist Master Class CD transcribed by Miles Osland. Warner Bros. Publications, 2005, SS, 69 pages + CD. Eddie has chosen 14 compositions in various styles of Latin, jazz, classical and ballads to demonstrate and share his technical, improvisational, and compositional skills. This book provides an opportunity to study and learn clarinet techniques and improvisation techniques along with melodic, harmonic and rhythmic jazz vocabulary. The Performing Artist Master Class CD includes excerpts of Eddie’s transcribed solos (from 5 of his most popular CDs), instrumental examples/demonstrations and an in-depth discussion by Eddie and transcriber Miles Osland on the following topics: Classical and jazz styles, technique, articulation, odd phrases, playing jazz standards, influences, composition techniques, collaborations,  and improvisation. The pieces in the book are:  Solfeggietto/Metamorphosis, Blue Waltz, Suenos, Soft Shoe for Thad, Body and Soul, East of the Sun, The Man I Love, Autumn Part 1, Summer's Gone, Begin the Beguine, Stompin' at the Savoy, Three in One, Stride Rite, and Waltz for Mirabai.
24.95
C1745: Nessiah - David Orlowsky Trio B-flat Clarinet (with optional part for C clarinet) composed by members of the trio: David Orlowsky Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, Florian Dohrmann Double Bass and Jens-Uwe Popp Guitar. Advance Music, 2011, SS, 68 pages. This book has 14 original Klezmer pieces by this trio which are part of the new generation of European Klezmorim. It is based on a CD with the same title. All the pieces have chord symbols. This book could be used by an experienced Klezmer group to play these pieces or by any clarinetist who wants to have some fun. Here is the trio (plus mandolin) playing Waits Dance, which is one of the pieces in the book.
22.95
C1841: Noema - David Orlowsky Trio B-flat Clarinet (with optional part for C clarinet) composed by members of the trio: David Orlowsky Clarinet, Florian Dohrmann Double Bass and Jens-Uwe Popp Guitar. Advance Music, 2011, SS, 71 pages. This book has 15 original Klezmer pieces. As with the book above, it is based on a CD with the same title. All the pieces have chord symbols. Here is the trio (plus violin) playing Noema, which is one of the pieces in the book. Click on the cover image to view the table of contents and a sample page.
22.95
C1804: Play a Song of Christmas Clarinet/Trumpet (Parts A & B) by Ruth L. Zimmerman. Theodore Presser Co., 1956/2011, SS, 21 pages. This is part of a set of books with 35 Christmas songs arranged in four parts. This book contains the 2 upper parts and can be used for solo or duet playing. Click on the cover image to view the table of contents.
7.95
C1327: Play Latin for B-flat Clarinet and Piano arranged by Alan Gout. Faber Music, 1997, SS, 29 + 11 pages. This book has nine pieces which are "all-time hits" from Latin America. These are proper arrangements for clarinet (generally at the upper intermediate level), not simply a generic B-flat version. They are: Perez Prado Mambo Jambo, traditional Mexican Hat Dance, traditional La Cucaracha, Georges Bizet Habañera, Rodriguez La Cumparsita, Sebastián Yradier, Antonio Carlos Jobim The Girl from Ipanema, Zequinha Abreu Tico Tico, and Enric Madriguera Adios. Four of these pieces are this CD:
Playful Clarinet. Ludmila Peterkova
15.95
PA031: Playing Through the Blues Clarinet Edition by Fred Lipsius. Tommy Ferrante clarinet with Fred Lipsius piano and a rhythm section. Advance Music, 2009, SS, 32 pages, with CD. This book has 12 original intermediate level blues pieces for practicing jazz improvisation. Each piece has the melodies written out and includes chord symbols. The CD has performances with and without the soloist.
19.95

C1702: Progressive Duets Volume 1: Easy to Medium for Clarinet in B-flat arranged or composed by Larry Clark. Carl Fischer, 2006, SS, 64 pages. This book contains 52 duets from the beginner to the intermediate level (with more of these than the easy duets). Composers include JS Bach, CPE Bach, Telemann, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Haydn, Spohr and many more. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
9.95

C1754: Progressive Duets Volume 2: Medium to Advanced for Clarinet in B-flat arranged or composed by Larry Clark. Carl Fischer, 2011, SS, 64 pages. This book contains 20 duets from the intermediate level to the advanced intermediate level. There is some overlap with Volume 1 as the easier duets in this book are less difficult than the most advanced in the earlier volume. In addition to two duets by Clark, composers include JS Bach, Mazas, Gariboldi, Koehler, Clementi, and Mozart. Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents. Use your browser's Back button to return.
12.95
C123: Recital Clarinetist selected and edited by Ben Armato. Carl Fischer, SS, 83+32 pages. Includes piano accompaniment. Baerman (atrib. Wagner) Adagio for Clarinet, Cavallini Adagio-Tarantella, Verdi Andante from La Forza del Destino, Weber Introduction Theme and Variations, Schumann Fantasy-Pieces Op. 73, Mouquet Solo de Concours, Rabaud solo de Concours, and Stravinsky Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet.
22.95
C1658: Repertoire Classics for Clarinet, 29 Repertoire Pieces for Clarinet with Piano Accompaniment compiled and edited by Denise Schmidt. Carl Fischer, 2010, SS, 48 pages + CD with piano accompaniments as MP3 audio files (playable on a computer or player for MP3 files) and printable PDF files. A collection of some familiar and some less well known pieces at US grades 2 through 4. Johann Sebastian Bach Arioso (Largo from Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra BWV 1056) and Siciliano from Sonata No. 2 in E Major BWV 1031; Luigi Bassi Nocturne; Ludwig van Beethoven Serenade Op. 41; Michael Bergson Scene and Air from Luisa di Montfort Op. 82; Georges Bizet Entr'acte from Carmen; Carl Bohm Calm as the Night; Andre Caplet Reverie; Frederic Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 3; Arcangelo Corelli Gigue; David Ferdinand Introduction, Theme and Variations from Sehnsuchts-Walzer; Johannes Donjon Invocation (Morceau pour elévation); Garbriel Faure Berceuse Op. 16 and Sicilienne, from Pelleas et Melisande; Benjamin Godard Allegretto Op. 116 No. 1; Joseph Gossec Tambourin; Charles Gounod Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of J.S. Bach; Georges Guilhand Concertino; George Frideric Handel Bourree and Giga from Sonata in F Major; Franz Joseph Haydn Serenade (Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 8, Hob.III: No. 17); Ralph Hermann Clarinet on the Town; Gustave Langenus Lullaby and Mount Vernon Menuet; Benedetto Marcello Sonata in F Major; Gene Morra Nocturnal Serenade; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Theme and Variations (Fourth Movement from Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581); Erik Satie Gymnopedie No. 2 from Trois Gymnopedies; Franz Schubert Musical Moment, from 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 94 No. 3; Robert Schumann Romance Op. 94 and Traumerei, from Scences from Childhood Op. 15 No. 7; Elie Siegmeister Prelude for Clarinet and Piano; Hugh M Stuart Concertino; Richad Wagner Song to the Evening Star from Tannhauser; and Carl Maria von Weber Sonatina.
12.95
C1843: Rubank Book of Clarinet Solos with Piano Accompaniment Easy Level. Rubank, 1950, SS, 30 + 12 pages. This collection includes 11 solos (with accompaniment) from the Rubank solo sheet music library. Contents: Tchaikovsky Andante from Pathetique Symphony, Fernandez Cielito Lindo (Beautiful Heaven), Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette, Peters Jolly Coppersmith March, Dvorak Largo from New World Symphony, Hurrel (arr.) Lonely Birch Tree, Schumann Melody Op 68 No. 1, Gluck Spirit Dance from Orpheus, Chopin Ode to Music Chopin, Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Waltz and Schubert Theme from Unfinished Symphony.
7.95
C1844: Rubank Book of Clarinet Solos with Piano Accompaniment Intermediate Level. Rubank, 1966, SS, 54 + 21 pages. This collection includes 11 solos (with accompaniment) from the Rubank solo sheet music library. Contents: Mozart Adagio and Meneutto, Mozart  Alleluja from Exultate, Jubilate, Clair W. Johnson Bel Canto, A.M. Barret Chansonette, Handel Concerto in G Minor, Gene Paul Estilian Caprice, Schumann Fantasy-Piece Op. 73 No. 1, Bassi Lamento (Nocturne), Mozart Menuet from K.334, Verhey Nocturne, and Jean Becker Romance Op. 3.
7.95
C485: Sacred Solos for B-flat Clarinet with Piano Accompaniment compiled, arranged, and edited by Clair W. Johnson. Rubank, 1960, SS, 48 + 15 pages. Felix Borowski Adoration, Georges Bizet Agnus Dei, Wolfgang A. Mozart Alleluia (from Exultate Jubilate), Bach-Gounod Ave Maria, Franz Schubert Ave Maria, Paul Rodney Calvary, Stephen Adams The Holy City, Felix Mendelssohn If With All Your Hearts (from Elijah), Jules Massenet Meditation, Cesar Franck Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy), Ethelbert Nevin The Rosary, and G. F. Handel Where E'er You Walk (from Semele).
7.95
C1475: Salon Pieces for Two to Four Clarinets arranged by Roland Erben. Kunzelmann, 2009, SS. Includes parts and score. This book contains 20 clarinet duets (7), trios (6), and quartets (7). They are at the intermediate level and advanced intermediate level. The most difficult piece is an arrangement of Scott Joplin's The Entertainer for clarinet quartet. Click on the cover image to view the pieces as listed in the Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
38.95

C166: Selected Duets for Clarinet Vol. 1 Easy-Medium compiled and edited by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1947, SS. 72 pages. Equal parts.

C167: Selected Duets for Clarinet Vol. 2 Advanced compiled and edited by Himie Voxman. Rubank, 1947, SS. 72 pages. Equal parts.

Vol. 1
8.95

Vol. 2
8.95

C1049: Short Classical Clarinet Pieces with Piano Accompaniment edited by Paul Harvey and Christopher Hussey. Chester Music, 2006, SS, 48 + 23 pages. Twenty-three familiar pieces at the early intermediate and intermediate level. Composer include Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Handel, Satie, Elgar, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and more. Click on the cover image to view the complete contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
19.95
S574: Sidney Bechet Best of 18 Titres (Titles). Paul Beuscher, SS, 56 + 16 pages. Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) was an American jazz saxophonist (especially the soprano), clarinetist, and composer. He lived in France from 1950 onwards. This book has piano accompaniment with chords and guitar tablature and B-flat parts with chords to 18 of Bechet's most popular tunes. American Rhythm, Bagatelle, Blues in Paris, Dans les rues d'Antibes, Frankie and Johnny, In the Groove, Les Marchand de poissons, Les Oignons, Moulin à Café, Passport to Paradise, Petite Fleur, Promenade aux Champs-Elysées, Sidney's Wedding Day, Souvenir de la Nouvelle Orleans, Suey, Temperamental, I'll be proud of you, and Sweet Louisiana. There are also photos and some text in French.
33.95
WW072: Six Ragtimes for flute or clarinet or bassoon and piano by Scott Joplin edited by Dieter H. Förster. Kunzelmann, 1979, with play-along CD. Six familiar Joplin rags: Original Rags, Elite Synchopations, The Entertainer, The Favorite, The Chrysanthemum, and The Ragtime Dance. Includes a CD of the piano accompaniment.
29.50
C1341: Six Romantic Pieces for Clarinet and Piano arranged by Gwilym Beechey. Oxford University Press/Allegro Music, 1976, SS, 19 + 7 pages. Six pieces at and slightly above the mid-intermediate level. They are: Adolf Jensen Barcarolle (Op. 33, No. 16), Carl Maria Von Weber Andantino con moto (Op. 10, No. 2), Niels Gade Novellette (Op. 19, No. 9). Robert Schumann Fantasy Piece (Op. 111, No. 2), Johannes Brahms Waltz (Op. 39, No. 3), and Enrique Granados Villanesca  (Dazas Espanolas, No. 4).
23.95
C1845: Solo Pieces for the Beginning Clarinetist with Piano Accompaniment compiled and edited by Norman Heim. Mel Bay, 1993, SS, 44 + 18 pages. This volume is intended to be used by the elementary clarinet player in the first year to eighteen months of study. Some of the solos are scored primarily in the chalumeau register, with only brief extensions in the clarion register. Other solos will be more challenging by having more phrases centered in the clarion register. Includes: Traditional spiritual Deep River, Dvorak Largo from the New World Symphony, Mozart O Isis and Osiris & Theme from Sonata in A, MacDowell To a Wild Rose, Bach & Luther A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Beethoven Sonatina, Sibelius "Be Still My Soul" from Finlandia, Chopin Prelude in A-flat Op 28 No. 7, Rubenstein Melody in F, Brahms Waltz Op. 39 No. 15 & Lullaby, Offenbach Barcorolle, Mendelssohn The Fleecy Clouds Op. 53 No. 2 & Faith Op. 102 No. 6, Schumann Träumeri, Bach Minuet from Anna Magdalena book, Lehar Waltz from Merry Widow, Handel Bourree, and Haydn Andante Cantabile.
9.95
C1846: Solo Pieces for the Intermediate Clarinetist with Piano Accompaniment compiled and edited by Norman Heim. Mel Bay, 1993/2007, SS, 44 + 18 pages. The pieces in this volume are suitable for second and third year students. The music is from the master composers of the 18th and 19th centuries adapted for clarinet performance. Contents: Telemann Presto; Jeremiah Clarke Voluntary; Bach Three Movements from French Suite; Rameau Le Tambourin; Handel Minuet, Sarabande and Courrente; Haydn Finale; Boccherini Minuet; Mozart Allegro from Sonatina; Beethoven Largo from Sonata in B-flat; Mendelssohn Sonata No. 2 Op. 65 Allegro Maestoso e Vivace; Schubert Menuetto; Brahms Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2; Rachmaninoff Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14; MacDowell Told at Sunset from Suite Op. 51; and Faure Berceuse Op. 16.
19.95
C1847: Solo Pieces for the Advanced Clarinetist with Piano Accompaniment compiled and edited by Norman Heim. Mel Bay, 1994/2006, SS, 95 + 30 pages. Nine outstanding clarinet solos with keyboard accompaniment arranged by Dr. Heim. Includes J.S. Bach Overture from "Unto Us a Child is Born," Haydn Andante and Allegro, Schumann Movement II from Three Romances Op. 94, Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 2 Op. 46 No. 1 & Four Romantic Pieces Op. 75, Tchaikovsky June from "The Seasons" Op. 37a No. 6, Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 3, Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccio Op. 14, Weber Adagio and Rondo from the Bassoon Concerto.
19.95
C206: Solos for Clarinet, 35 Repertoire Pieces with Piano Accompaniment compiled and edited by Denise Schmidt. Carl Fischer, 2001, PB, 167 + 70 pages. A relatively new compilation of solos with a mix of transcriptions of familiar classics and clarinet solos. This folio has pieces from Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Corelli, Gounod, Handle, Satie and others. Also included are classic such as Introduction, Theme and Variations by David and Sonatina by Weber. Many of the works are on state festival lists (grade 2 through 5). Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
21.95
C526: Solos for the Clarinet Player with Piano Accompaniment selected and edited by Arthur H. Christmann. G. Schirmer, 1958, SS, 91 + 36 pages. This book contains a combination of works from the pre-clarinet period along with selections from the standard clarinet repertoire (easier movements, mostly). The first group includes transcriptions of works by Albinoni, Bach, Handel, Lully, and Vivaldi. Clarinet literature composers include Mozart, Carl Baermann Schumann, Spohr, Stamitz, and Weber. Third year through high school . Click on the cover image to view the Table of Contents.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
15.95
C1010: Spectrum for Clarinet, 16 Contemporary Pieces compiled by Ian Mitchell. ABRSM, 2006, 38 + 30 pages, example CD. This is a collection of specially-commissioned contemporary pieces by many well known composers such as Mark-Anthony Turnage, William O. Smith and Libby Larsen. They range in difficulty from (ABRSM) Grades 1 to 8 with some of the more difficult pieces including extended techniques. Thirteen of the pieces have piano accompaniment and three are solo. The CD has a performance of all 16 pieces by Ian Mitchell and Thalia Myers. Click on the cover image to view the titles and composers.  Use your browser's Back button to return.
34.95
C1738: Dave Tarras, The King of Klezmer by Yale Strom. Or-Tav Music Publications, 2010, PB, 128 pages. A long overdue biography of a musical giant, klezmer clarinetist Dave Tarras (1897-1989). Through comprehensive interviews, detailed historical perspective and a musician's insider knowledge, Yale Strom has woven a fascinating and informative portrait of one of the 20th Century's most important, influential, and charismatic klezmers. About half the pages of this book are 28 compositions by Tarras with parts in C and B-flat with chord symbols.
26.95
C1310: That's Klezmer for 1-2 Clarinets (or Violins) and Piano by Peter Prystaniak and Irith Gabriely. Henry Litolff's Verlag/C.F. Peters, 2008, SS, 29 + 18 pages, with play along CD. This book includes seven traditional pieces and five new compositions. The first eight can be played as duets, with or without the piano. The CD includes both "listening" and play-along tracks for all the pieces. The clarinet parts are high school level.
34.95


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