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C932: Canto XIV (A Klezmer Fantasy
for Clarinet Solo)
by Samuel Adler. Ludwig Music, 1998, 4 pages. Samuel Adler (1928-) was
born in Germany and came to the United States in 1939. He has more than
400 published works. This piece is dedicated to Franklin Cohen. The
composer notes that it may be performed as written or with the addition
of Klezmer effects. This is an advanced work that ranges high into the
altissimo and is in rather small print.
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C561: Fantasy
for Clarinet Op. 87
by Malcolm Arnold. Faber Music, 1966, SS. A short, sectional solo piece
commissioned by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for an
international wind competition. The technical aspects requires quick
arpeggios and sudden changes of dynamics. It is a good first
unaccompanied work for a beginning level college student. 
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9.95
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C811: My Ends Are My Beginnings Clarinet in B-flat
(Bass
Clarinet) Solo by Milton Babbitt. C.F. Peters, 1990, SS, 14 pages.
Milton Babbitt (1916-) is an American composer noted for pioneering
serial and electronic music.This is a long (about 17 minutes),
difficult solo work for clarinet switching to bass clarinet for the
middle section. If you search the internet you can find a recording
that can be downloaded (iTunes). (Except other items with free shipping.) |
10.95
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 C1245:
J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy freely transcribed for
clarinet by Stanley Hasty. 2002, SS, 5 pages. This edition was
prepared by legendary clarinet performer and educator Stanley Hasty. It
also includes a performance on CD by Tom Martin of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, a Hasty student. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
19.95
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C1196:
Soliloquies for
solo B-flat clarinet by Leslie Bassett. Merion Music, 1978, SS, 5
pages. A relatively recent four movement piece for solo clarinet,
includes
some contemporary notation and a multiphonic chosen by the performer.
The music is at times extremely brilliant and technically demanding, at
other times serenely beautiful. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
7.95
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C1180:
Sonata No. 2 Op. 38 for
Unaccompanied Clarinet by John Bavicchi. Oxford University Press,
1973, SS, 5
pages. John Bavicchi (1922-) is an American composer, conductor and
music educator (at the Berklee College of Music) whose teachers
included Walter Piston. This two movement piece for clarinet solo is
contemporary in style but uses standard techniques. The movements are
I. Comodo/Alla marcia, II. Sentito, and III. Lesto. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
7.95
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C297: Sonatina
for Clarinet Solo by Richard Rodney Bennett. Novello, 1981,
SS, 7 pages. Three movement work dedicated to Angela Morley.
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8.95
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C647: Lied for
Clarinet Solo
by Luciano Berio. Universal Edition, 1983, 2 pages.
Berio (1925-2003) wrote this piece in 1983. It is without bar lines,
has many tempo changes and some modern notation. However, it is not
nearly as difficult (nor as long) as the Sequenzas. 
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11.95
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C719: Sequenza IXa for
Clarinet Solo
by Luciano Berio. Universal Edition, 1980, 10 pages.
Berio (1925-2003) wrote this piece in 1980. It includes some suggested
fingerings. Advanced/professional level. |
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C298: Three
Pieces for Clarinet Solo by Lennox Berkeley edited by Thea
King. Chester Music, 1983, SS, 4 pages. The composer calls for
Clarinet in A.
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11.95
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C1182:
Arias for Clarinet (solo)
by David Blake. Novello, 1981, SS, 8 pages. This piece was written for
Alan Hacker and was first performed by him in 1979. The composer wrote:
"The soloist is cast in the role of an opera singer, a versatile artist
who performs in four languages. He wakes in the morning and begins to
run through his repertoire. There are four arias, linked and
interrupted by recitatives. A climax of expressionist hysteria is
reached in the third aria, resolved by the cantilena of the
fourth and the return to the somnolence of the beginning." This piece
uses flutter tonguing, a very few quarter tones in the altissimo, one
multiphonic note, and some contemporary notation. The duration is about
14 minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
13.95
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C1254: Concerto for
Clarinet
Solo by Valentino
Bucchi. Ricordi, 1997, SS, 6 pages. Valentino Bucchi (1916-1976) was an
Italian composer, teacher, and music critic. He composed opera;
chamber, vocal, and orchestral music; and some music for films. This is
a contemporary piece (composed in 1969) in four movements that includes
tremolos, flutter
tonguing, a very short phrase with quarter tones, and at the end of the
third movement: multiphonics (with fingerings given). Duration
about 7 minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
7.95
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C423: Arlequin by Louis Cahuzac. Gerard
Billaudot, 1972, SS, 2 pages. A characteristic piece for solo clarinet.
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12.45
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C1197:
Excursions for Clarinet in A
by Ronald L. Caravan. Seesaw Music, 1974, SS, 6 pages. "Excursion: a
going forth, a journey chiefly for recreation or pleasure, a deviation
from a definite path, a digression, a movement outward from a mean
position or axis." This piece includes many extended techniques
(including multiphonics and quarter tones) and uses contemporary
notation. Everything is explained in some detail. Excellent for college
students studying this type of music. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.95
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C1226:
Post Cards Six Sketches for Solo Clarinet in B-flat
by Paul Carr. Nova Music Ltd., 1986, SS, 4 pages. The post cards are
named: I. Frantic Departure, II. First Impressions of a warm climate,
III. Carefree afternoons, IV. Evening in the square, V. Games amongst
the ruins, and VI. Girl on a beach under a sunshade. Better high school
players and above. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
9.95
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C1054:
Gra for B-flat clarinet alone
by Elliott Carter. Hendon Music, 1994, SS, 5 pages. "Gra" which means
game in Polish was written as a tribute to Witold Lutoslawski to
commemorate his 80th birthday. The composer wrote: "This clarinet
piece, frequently-changing and playful in character (yet based on the
same material throughout), recalls to me my many delightful visits with
the composer in America and Poland. This advanced piece has one
multiphonic note and gives a fingering suggestion for both the Boehm
and German system
clarinets. We found a performance by Elana Weber you
can listen to on the internet here. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
10.95
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C548: Syrinx
by Claude Debussy arranged for clarinet by Stephan Korody-Kreutzer.
Zimmermann, 1989, SS. This famous piece for solo flute has been
arranged for solo clarinet by Korody-Kreutzer. The key has been raised
a
half-step to D from D flat, but otherwise is identical to the flute
version. Fingering suggestions for both the Boehm and German system
clarinets are included. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
12.95
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C1239:
Sonate for Clarinet (solo)
by Edison Denissow. Breitkopf & Härtel, 1973, SS, 6 pages.
Edison Denisov (1929-1976) was a Russian composer and teacher who was
blacklisted in 1979. In two movements (I. Lento, poco rubato and II.
Allegro giusto), with a duration of about 7 minutes, this piece has
mixed meter, challenging rhythmic figures, flutter tonguing and
fractional accidentals. 
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16.95
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C1202:
La naissance d'un papillon for Clarinet Solo
by Yvonne Desportes. Billaudot, 1977, SS, 10 pages.
Not just the birth of a butterfly but the whole life cycle with a
musical dedication and three movements: I. La Chenille (Allant.), II.
La Chrysalide (Assez libre et très expressif.), III. Le Papillon
(Assez vif.). This is a challenging contemporary piece which includes
flutter tonguing and some multiphonics (fingerings provided). (Except other items with free shipping.) |
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C1255:
Studio Primo for Clarinet
by Gaetano Donizetti edited by Giuseppe Garbarino. Ricordi, 1977, 5
pages. This piece by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) was
written in 1821 as he was completing his studies. It is believed that
the composer was influenced by Paganini's Etude for Solo Clarinet which
had been published the year before as well as other virtuoso Paganini
works. Advanced high school/early college level. Duration about 4:45. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
9.95
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C1104:
Vals Venezolano and Contrdanza for Clarinet Solo or
Clarinet and Piano
by Paquito D'Rivera. International Opus, 1991/1996, SS, 6 + 3 pages.
Cuban born D'Rivera serves up two short pieces: Vals Venezolano
(dedicated to Antonio Lauro) is a fast 3/4 waltz in the Venezuelan
style and Contradanza (dedicated to Ernesto Lecuona) is a Cuban dance. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
15.95
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C268: Sonata
Brève for Clarinet in B-flat by Pierre Max Dubois.
Alphonse Leduc, 1965, SS, 7 pages. An unaccompanied, college level
piece.
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12.75
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C1171:
Fantasie for Clarinet Solo by Harald Genzmer. Henry
Litolff's Verlag/C.F. Peters. 1973, SS, 7 pages. Harald Genzmer
(1909-2007) was a German composer and music educator who had studied
with Hindemith. During the early part of the second world war he served
as a military band clarinetist. This piece is in four movements: I.
Adagio, II. Vivace molto, III. Lento e rubato (quasi parlando), and IV.
Presto, Sempre con fantasia. Prof. Heim rates this piece as a grade 6
and says it requires facile technique.
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21.95
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C276: Three
Bagatelles for Clarinet Solo by Arsenio Giron. Southern
Music Co., 1987, 4 pages. Dedicated to Robert Riseling. Publisher's
grade 4.
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3.95
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C428: Clarinet Unlimited
by Norbert Goddaer. Woodwindiana, 1999, SS, 4 pages. This work for solo
clarinet by Belgian composer Goddaer was written for and dedicated to
Kelly Johnson. It starts with a lyrical opening which is followed by a
driving, exciting second part which mimics a digital delay effect. For
advanced performers. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
6.95
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C624: Monologue 1, Sonatina for
Clarinet Solo
by Eugene Hartzell. Doblinger, 1966, SS, 8 pages. Eugene Hartzell
(1932-2000) was born and studied in the United States (through a
MM at Yale) but spent most of the rest of his life in Austria. He
studied with Hans Erich Apostel, a pupil of Arnold Schönberg and
Alban Berg. This piece was written in 1957 during his first
period of study in Austria. It is in three movements and is fairly
extended for a solo work, about 10 minutes. Advanced level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
12.95
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C335: Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin by
Paul
Harvey. Emerson Edition, 1975, SS, 11 pages. Etudes for solo clarinet
based on the
Gershwin tunes "It Ain't Necessarily So," "Summertime," and "I Got
Rhythm." All with a jazzy feel. This edition adds an alternate
multiphonic ending for Summertime. (Some
recordings list the title of this work as Suite on Themes of
Gershwin.) 
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17.95
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C325: O, star! Mosaic for Clarinet Solo by
David
Philip Hefti. Edition Kunzelmann, 2003, SS. 6 pages. O, star!' is
dedicated to Wolfgang Meyer. In 'O, star!', entire passages from the
composer's 'SATOR' cycle have been juxtaposed with newly composed
motifs, resulting in a colorful mosaic. Tremendous contrasts are an
essential characteristic of this expressive music. The solo piece is
three parts with opening and coda: a lyrical introduction opens the
first part, which is a wild, piercing and loud vivace and presto. This
section is followed by a quarter-tone trill that leads into the
composition's main part, where freely timed passages contrast with
strictly organized measures. A virtuoso climax cuts off this part
abruptly to give way to the third and very calm part of this
composition, which is dominated by changing timbres, timbre trills and
multiphonics. A freely developing line carries through to the
composition's end. Includes extended techniques and has multiphonic
fingerings for both Boehm and German system instruments. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
18.25
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C383: Lament Op. 25
for Clarinet solo by Alan Hovhaness.
C.F. Peters, 1967. This piece for solo clarinet was written in 1935 but
not published until many years later. Marked largo, the only difficulty
that would confront a high school student is a frequently repeated
arpeggio begining on low F. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
3.95
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 C1246: Three Studies for
solo clarinet
by Karel Husa. Baerenreiter Praha (H 7992), 2008, SS, 7 pages. Karel
Husa (1921-) was born in Prague where he began
his studies in composition and conducting, continuing them in Paris in
1946. He taught in the United States from 1954 until his retirement. He
has received many awards including the Pulitzer Prize. Three Studies
was composed for the
60th Prague Spring International Music Competition and dedicated to
Professor Jiří Hlaváč for this 60th birthday. The three
contrasting and virtuoso parts - Mountain Bird, Poignant Song and
Relentless Machine - progressively represent three different
characteristics of playing: espressivo, legato, and staccato. |
23.95
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C305: Five
Pieces for Clarinet (unaccompanied) by Gordon Jacob. Oxford
University Press, 1973, 7 pages. The title on the cover is Five
Pieces for Solo Clarinet. Dedicated to Georgina Dobree. Five
movements: Preamble, Waltz, Homage to J.S.B., Soliloquy, and
Scherzo and Trio. An interesting and challenging piece for advanced
high school and college level students.
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C1192: Ascèses
for Solo Clarinet by André Jolivet. Billaudot, 1964, SS,
10 pages. An advanced contemporary work in five contrasting movements
which may be played on B-flat or A clarinet. Flutter tounging is the
only extented technique required. Some suggested fingerings are
included. Duration about 16 minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
17.95
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C546: Sonate
for Clarinet Solo Op. 110 by Sigfrid
Karg-Elert. Zimmermann, 1965, SS, 7 pages. Dr. Norman Heim calls this
piece one of the great works for unaccompanied clarinet. It is a
continuous composition in four movements with many markings in German
relative to tempo and style. The work is difficult and demands great
technical facility. It is a first-class recital work for the
professional performer. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
12.95
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C1157: Sonata Op. 8 for clarinet alone by
Michael Kibbe. Michael Kibbe, 1994, SS, 3 pages. Three movements: I.
Allegro moderato, II. Adagio, con rubato, and III. Allegro vivo. A
relatively brief (3:40), college level work. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
5.95
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C396: Monolog 3 for solo B-flat clarinet by
Erland von Koch.
Germans, 1977, SS, 5 pages. A two movement work for solo clarinet that
may also
played using any clarinet from E-flat to bass.
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14.50
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WW129: Le
Repos de Tityre, Monodie Op. 216 No. 10 for hautbois d'amour or
clarinet in A by
Charles Koechlin. Max Eschig, 1948, 2 pages. Charles Koechlin
(1867-1950) was a French composer and teacher. He was student of
Fauré who influenced his music and about whom he wrote a
biography. This unaccompanied piece is marked Très calme, dans
le sentiment d'une pastorale. An expressive piece which is not
difficult. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
6.95
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C1118: Monologue
for Clarinet Solo by
Ernst Krenek. Rongwen Music, 1958, SS, 3 pages. Ernst Krenek
(1900-1991) was an Austrian born composer of Czech ancestry who lived
in the United States from 1945. This 1956 work is relatively brief (4
minutes) and in five movements: I. Moderato, II. L'istesso tempo, III.
Larghetto, IV. Allegretto, and V. Allegro appassionato. While not
difficult technically, it is useful for early college students to study
interpretation of unaccompanied atonal music. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
5.95
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C703: Hommages Clarinet Solo
by Béla Kovács. Edition Darok, 1994, 39 pages. A very
popular set of nine pieces by Hungarian clarinetist and composer
Kovacs. He composed them as supplementary study material for
(advanced) students, but also intended them to be performed in
concerts. They pay tribute to composers: Bach, Paganini, Weber,
Debussy, de Falla, Richard Strauss, Bartók, Kodály, and
Khatschaturian. Several call for A clarinet.
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42.95
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C1250: Pastoral
Fantasy Op. 59 for Clarinet Solo by
Bozidar Kunc. Rongwen Music, 1958, SS, 6 pages. Božidar Kunc
(1903-1964) was born in Zagreb, Croatia, studied piano and composition
at the Zagreb Music Academy. In 1951 he moved to the United States at
the invitation of his sister Zinka, a celebrated opera singer at the
Metropolitan Opera. Kunc was to remain her accompanist for the rest of
his life. He composed music in all forms except opera. This is a
sectional piece which begins A capriccio (con libertá), followed
by Allegretto con moto (increasing in speed to Allegro), Allegretto,
Allegro vivace, and concludes Poco più allegro. College level
with a duration of 4:20.
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5.95
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C1251:
Serenade for Clarinet Solo by
Ezra Laderman. Rongwen Music, 1958, SS, 5 pages. Ezra Laderman
(1924-) is an American composer. This work has four pieces: A Single
Voice (Allegro), Rubatoism (Moderato), Song for a Solo Reed
(Andantino), and March in Rondo. Early college level with a duration of
8 minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.50
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C1184:
Reflections for Clarinet (solo) by
André Laporte. Chester, 1971, 3 pages. André Laporte
(1931-) is a Flemish composer and a champion of contemporary music. A
contemporary piece with fractional tones, extended articulation
techniques, multiphonics, and contemporary notation. About 8 minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.50
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C306: Dancing
Solo for solo clarinet by Libby Larsen. Oxford University
Press, 1994, SS, 12 pages. Commissioned and premiered by Caroline
Hartig. The composer wrote, "Dancing alone—improvising with
the shadows, the air, on an inner beat, upon a fleeting
feeling—has always enthralled me. In Dancing Solo I am
making a dance for the clarinet, a dance composed of color, rhythm,
beat implied and explicit, and breath: the music is the dance and
the dance is the music."
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12.95
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C429: Inner Light by
Daniel Levin. Woodwindiana, 2003, SS, 4 pages. For solo B-flat
clarinet. Inner Light is
lyrical, chromatic and rhythmically jaunty. It
features frequent meter and tempo changes. Early college level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
5.00
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C1252:
The Mime for Clarinet Solo by
Arthur Lourie. Rongwen Music, 1958, SS, 5 pages. Arthur Lourie
(1892-1966) was born in Russia and after living in Berlin (1921) and
Paris (1924), relocated to the United States in 1941. This piece is
dedicated to Charlie Chaplin. College level with a duration of 5:20. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
5.95
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C1277:
Folk Songs for solo B-flat clarinet by
Eric P. Mandat. Cirrus Music, 1986, 17 pages. A piece by contemporary
clarinetist and composer Eric Mandat which uses fractional tones,
multiphonics (fingerings provided), and other extended techniques. Five
movements, not actual folk songs but each has a distinct folk-like
character from Appalachian fiddling to Japanese shakuhachi music to
"star songs." |
34.95
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C1297:
The Jungle for solo B-flat clarinet by
Eric P. Mandat. Cirrus Music, 1989, 13 pages (plus two pages of
instructions and a key to the symbols). An advanced three movement
piece using fractional tones,
multiphonics, and other extended techniques. The composer writes, "Call to Arms - Juxtaposition of
static machine-like rhythms and quirky micro-tonal outbursts. Lament - Perfect interval
multiphonics gradually pulled out of tune. Apotheosis - Reconciliation
between the static rhythms and microtones, or is it surrender?" |
24.95
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C1298:
Preludes, book I for solo B-flat clarinet by
Eric P. Mandat. Cirrus Music, 1994, 9 pages. Five short lyrical pieces
exploring a variety of multiphonic and microtonal techniques. Illinois
Central, ... the looking
-glass, ... homage to P.J., ... spin moves, ... in Bill's back room. |
19.95
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C1296:
Tricolor Capers for solo B-flat clarinet by
Eric P. Mandat. Cirrus Music, 1980, 8 pages (plus two pages of
fingerings and a key to the symbols). The composer wrote about this
three movement work, "Portent
- Multiphonic trills and melodic fragments signaling movements 2 and 3.
Sway - A drunken quarter
tone wobble. Bop - A
jazz-inspired frenzy of notes." An advanced work. |
14.95
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C1334:
Bug for solo clarinet in B-flat by
Bruno Montovani. Henry Lemoine, 2000, SS, 3 pages. Advanced
contemporary work for solo clarinet. Includes a few fractional tones,
but no mulitphonics. Here is a performance on YouTube. There
is a statement in the YouTube comments that Montovani wrote this as a
representation of a computer breakdown.
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17.95
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C370: A Set for Clarinet
by Donald Martino. McGinnis & Marx, 1957, SS, 7 pages. Professor
Norman Heim wrote that this work may be the best, most played, and most
difficult unaccompanied work in the
clarinet repertoire. It demonstrates an extension of all
technical capabilities (with extensive use of altissimo register) and
yet is very musical. This piece is reserved for the most advanced
player as a challenge and is a wonderful show piece.  
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5.95
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C1052:
Rhapsodie for Solo
Clarinet by Giacomo Miluccio. Alphonse Leduc, 1979, 4 pages.
Marked: Passionale, quarter note = 58 (elasticamente). No bar lines.
Upper
college level with a duration of about 5:15. |
11.15
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C275: Two
Pieces for Solo Clarinet by Koh Okumura. Southern Music
Co., 1988, SS, 4 pages. Based on the Japanese folk song music
Min-yo.
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3.00
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C1256:
Sonate for Clarinet
in B-flat by Tiberiu Olah. Salabert, 1970, SS, 5 pages. Tiberiu
Olah (1928-) is a Rumanian composer of Hungarian descent. After
studying in Cluj and Moscow he taught at the Conservatory in Bucharest.
His compositional output is primarily chamber, orchestral, and film
music. This is a contemporary work for solo clarinet. The only extended
techniques required are for articulation (slap and flutter tonguing
etc.) Duration about 6:12. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
7.95
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C381: Rhapsody
for Clarinet
by Willson Osborne.
C.F. Peters, 1958. An excellent one movement solo clarinet work for
beginning college level. (While originally written for the
bassoon, the clarinet version was published at the same time.) (Except other items with free shipping.) |
9.95
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C605: Prelude
for Solo Clarinet in B-flat
by Krzysztof Penderecki. Schott, 1988, SS, 2 pages. A short solo work
written in 1987 and dedicated to Paul Patterson. It starts Lento
sostenuto and builds in tempo and volume to climax on a high altissimo
C then returns to the original tempo and decrescendos for a quiet
ending. There are no bar lines. College level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.95
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C733: Parable
for Solo Clarinet
by Vincent Persichetti. Elkan-Vogel, 1974, 3 pages. Vincent Persichetti
(1915-1987) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist who is well
known to many in the United States for his popular compositions for the
concert band. This is Parable XIII (Op. 126) of the 25 he composed
between 1965 and 1986. These works are typically in one movement and
are written in an improvisatory manner. This is an advanced work but
does not require extended technique (other than one note that is
flutter tongued). (Except other items with free shipping.) |
5.95
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C1342:
Sea / Air Solo for Clarinet in B-flat
by Anthony Powers. Oxford University Press/Allegro Music, 1987, SS, 6
pages. This piece was
written for David Campbell. One of the leading British composers of his
generation, Anthony Powers (1953-) studied in Paris with Nadia
Boulanger and at York University with David Blake and Bernard Rands.
Powers's music is characterized by strong architectonic frameworks that
support a language of poetic intensity and magical sonorities. His
music often takes its inspiration from the tension between different
states, be they physical properties, landscapes, seasons or emotions
and in this case between sea and air. This is an advanced work
featuring complex meters, high altissimo and occasional flutter
tonguing. Duration about 5:15. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
11.95
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C430: Monolog
by
Alfred Prinz. Woodwindiana, 1999, SS, 4 pages. This work for solo
B-flat
clarinet was written by legendary Vienna clarinetist Alfred Prinz for
Howard Klug. Dr. Klug writes, "This relatively short and very
accessible work was written in one afternoon while on holiday in
Bloomington in 1994. Nicely constructed to emphasize both the lyrical
and technical capacities of the instrument by a master
performer." College level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.95
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C490: For an
Actor: Monologue for Clarinet (in A)
by Shulamit Ran. Theodore Presser Co., 1978, SS, 8 pages. The composer
wrote: "To me, the [clarinet] in its contemporary usage suggests an
incredible gamut of gestures, dynamics, and emotions. Accordingly, in
MONOLOGUE, the player assumes the role of a virtuoso actor who, by
purely musical means, goes through a kind of wordless
'monodrama.'" This is a one movement, multisection avant
garde work, which employs many special techniques. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
9.95
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C1335:
Three Studies on
Flight for Solo Clarinet
by Russell Riepe. Southern Music, 1979, SS, 7 pages. Russell
Riepe (1945-) is an American composer who holds a Ph.D. in composition
from Eastman and studied with Nadia Boulanger. He is Professor and
Coordinator of Music Composition Programs at the Texas State
University, San Marcos. This work was first performed in 1976 by David
Pino who has written some performance notes. It is a contemporary piece
in three movements: I. "Your laughter frees me and lends me wings"
(Fast and joyful), II. "I wandered lonely as a cloud" (Slow;
drifting); and III. "Wild Spirit . . . moving everywhere" (Very fast
and spirited). Upper college level with a duration of about 8:30. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
7.50
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C1124: Wordsworth Miniatures
solo clarinet in
B-flat
by Edwin Roxburgh. UnitedMusic, 2003, SS, 6 pages. Commissioned by
Linda Merrick. Edwin Roxburgh (1937-) is an English composer,
conductor, and oboist. The miniatures are: 1. Calm is the fragrant air,
2. Waters on a starry night, 3. Thoughts that do often lie too deep for
tears, and 4. The cataracts blow their trumpet. College level with a
duration of about 7:20. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
13.95
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C615: Sonata
for Clarinet Solo Op. 41
by Miklos Rozsa. Broude Brothers, 1988, SS, 15 pages. Dedicated to the
Marchesa Madeda Mina di Sospiro. This work is somewhat similar to the
Sonatina. It has three movements: Allegro con spirito, Andante
semplice, Rondo Finale (Allegro capriccioso), two lively outer ones
surrounding the beautiful second movement. Some jazz influences may be
detected in the final movement. The work is quite long (12:30) for an
unaccompanied piece. Larry Combs gave the premier performance and made
the premier recording. |
6.95
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C614: Sonatina
for Clarinet Solo Op. 27 by
Miklos Rozsa. Rongwen Music, 1958, SS, 11 pages. Dedicated to Bronislau
Kaper. In two movements: Tema con variazioni and Vivo e giocoso. The
first movement is a theme with seven variations while the second is in
rondo-scherzo style but ends with a 5/8 vivace section. Dr. Heim wrote,
"There are romantic moments when lyrical but, in general, the music is
neo-classic, similar to music prevalent between the two world wars.
Rhythm is usually conservative except in variation six of the first
movement. The use of the clarinet is simple, but there are moments with
great flourish and bravura. An advanced college level student will find
this work challenging."
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6.95
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C431: A
Talk with the Unseen for Solo B-flat Clarinet or Solo Bass
Clarinet by Sergiu Shapira. Woodwindiana, 2001. This work won
the Bass Clarinet Alone Composition Contest at the ICA ClarinetFest ’99
in Belgium. Its Romanian born, Jerusalem based composer has woven a
story about a search for a superior being into an attractive, and
successful, programmatic presentation. Three movements: I. Questioning,
II. Struggle, III. Resignation. Includes notes on the composers
and the composer's notes on the piece. About 10 minutes in length. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
9.95
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C918: Cinco
Bocetos
for Clarinet Solo by Roberto Sierra. Subito Music, 1984, SS, 10
pages. The composer often used jumps from from the low to the high
register to create what he calls a polyphonic
mirage. Five (obviously) colorful sketches (bocetos): (1.) Preludio (Prelude)
starts the set with the exciting rhythms of salsa while (3.).
Interludio nocturno (Nocturnal Interlude) glances at the beautiful and
ephemeral images of the tropical nights. Rustic songs inspire (2.)
Canción del campo (Country Song) and (4.) Canción de la
montana (Mountain Song). The cycle closes with (5.) Final con pajaros
(Finale with birds) that quotes and old Catalonian folk tune titled Song of the Birds. All pieces are
without bar lines. Duration about 8:45. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.95
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C914: Ritmorroto
for Solo Clarinet by Roberto Sierra. Subito Music, 1995, SS, 5
pages. The three pieces of Ritmorroto
are studies in new rhythmic idea and the simulation of
polyphony. In the first piece the rhythmic cells and melodic motives
act independently of each other. The second study explores contrapuntal
ideas. The last piece is really two different pieces that happen
simultaneously; one starts in the low register with loud dynamics and
aggressive rhythms and the other starts gently in the high register.
Gradually they travel in opposite directions ending in the reverse
positions from which they began. Duration about 6 minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
8.95
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C249: Five
Pieces for Clarinet Alone by William O. Smith. Universal
Edition, 1963, SS, 8 pages. A short suite in varying dance like
rhythms. The melodic lines are atonal and are frequently
characterized by extremely wide interval leaps. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
12.95
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C1160: Jazz
Set for Solo Clarinet by William
O. Smith. SHALL-u-mo Publications, 1981, 6 pages. This five movement
solo work, composed in 1978, contains three movements which are
traditionally notated and played in swing style. One movement contains
multiphonics while another other features humming while playing.
College level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
14.50
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C1074: Trois
Caprices pour la Clarinet Seul by Anton Stadler edited by
Fritz-Georg Höly. Kunzelmann, 1992, 9 pages. Three caprices for
solo clarinet which incorporate popular songs of the day some of which
are recognizable such as "du lieber Augustin" in the first
caprice, and a bit from The Magic Flute and God Save the King in the
second. A showpiece of its time. Advanced high school or early college
level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
11.95
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C304: Three
Pieces for Clarinet Solo by Igor Stravinsky. Revised
Edition, 1993, edited by Nicholas Hare. Chester Music, 1993, SS, 7
pages. This edition contains notes on the most significant
differences between the manuscript and the first published edition
from 1920. One of the most popular 20th century unaccompanied
pieces for clarinet. The first two movements call for an A clarinet
and the last a B-flat clarinet.   |
13.95
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C253: Sutermeister Capriccio for Solo Clarinet in A
by
Heinrich Sutermeister. Schott, 1947, SS, 5 pages. A virtuosic piece
featuring changing meters, chromaticism, and some rhythmic
complexity. 
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6.95
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C498: Sonata
for Clarinet
by William Sydeman. C.F. Peters, 1967, SS, 11 pages. For unaccompanied
clarinet. This piece has three movements: Theme with four variations
(various meters), Scherzo (4/4) and Allegro (3/4). The rhythms can be
complex, with quick changes of rhythmic groupings and meters. While the
range is conservative, the complexity of this music demands an advanced
performer. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
11.95
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C1119: Sonata
for Clarinet Solo
by Germaine Tailleferre. Rongwen Music, 1959, SS, 4 pages. Germaine
Tailleferre (1892-1983) was French composer who studied at the Paris
Conservatory and later with Ravel. She was the only female member of
Les Six. This brief (4:30) sonata is in three movements: Allegro
tranquillo, Andantino Espressivo and Allegro brioso. This music is
constructed simply, with lyrical grace and French impressionistic
devices and includes a short traditional-style cadenza in the third
movement. This work has charm and is good repertoire for college level
clarinetists. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
5.95
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C571: D(i)agon(als) for solo
clarinet by
Augusta Read Thomas. G. Schirmer, 2005, 3 pages. This new piece was
commissioned by the friends, family, and students of Russell Dagon and
was premiered by J. Lawrie Bloom in May 2005. It is called
D(i)agon(als) both to honor the dedicatee and because the composer had
used what she calls implied diagonals in the phrases of the piece.
There are sub-phrases in imbedded in a phrase and also an imbedded
counterpoint with two or three lines going on at once. Marked
"Passionate and rubato" it should sound free, spontaneous, jazzy,
playful, as if improvised, and alive. For the advanced performer. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
4.95
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C1055: Sonatine
Attique for Clarinet Solo in Three Parts by
Henri Tomasi. Alphonse Leduc, 1967, SS, 4 pages. This is dedicated to
Ulysse Delécluse. I. Giocoso, II. Lent (Mystérieux), and
II Giocoso très rythmé. The first and third parts are
without bar lines. College level. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
11.15
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C310: Wings for Solo Clarinet or Bass Clarinet
by Joan Tower. Associated Music Publishers, 1983, 7 pages. A
challenging contemporary work for clarinet. (This work does not include
extended techniques.)  (Except other items with free shipping.) |
10.95
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C281: Two
Snacks for Alonesome Clarinet by Burnet Tuthill. Southern
Music Co., 1971, SS. Two short pieces for unaccompanied clarinet.
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3.00
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C1253: Suite
for Clarinet Solo Op. 74 by Egon Wellesz. Rongwen Music, 1957,
SS, 5 pages. Egon Wellesz (1885-1974) was an Austrian composer, teacher
and musicologist, a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and an eminent scholar
of Byzantine music. He immigrated to Britain in 1938 remained there the
rest of his life. The Suite is in four movements: I. Rhapsody (Tempo
rubato), II. Serenade (Molto tranquillo), III. Scherzo (Vivace), and
IV. Dance (Allegretto). College level with a duration of 8
minutes. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
6.95
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C368: Impressionen
by Eberhard Werdin. Doblinger, 1987, SS, 8 pages. "A clarinettist is
alone with his clarinet, somewhere in the midst of nature -- on a
mountain, at the seaside, in a forest, in a valley, on a river bank --
and he wants to express his thoughts, memories or feelings just by
playing his instrument. These brief, unaccompanied pieces should sound
like little fantasies. . ." College level.
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18.95
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C979: Fantasie for Clarinet
Solo
by Jörg Widmann. Schott, 2005, SS, 8 pages. Jörg Widmann was
born in Munich in 1973. He studied clarinet at the Hochschule für
Musik in Munich and at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. An
interesting contemporary solo piece using some extended techniques and
with some jazz sounds. One multiphonic note is repeated several times
throughout the piece. It also includes glissados, high altissimo, and
key noises. Duration about 8 minutes. There is a performance (audio
only) on YouTube.
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13.95
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C1269: Estudio de clarinete
Clarinet
Solo
by Miguel Wirtz. Bassus Ediciones Musicales, 2008, SS, 4 pages. This
Study for Clarinet was found in the library of the Royal Conservatory
of Music in Madrid and has been dated to about 1808. Nothing is known
about the composer except that he wrote some additional music. This
edition includes the image of the original composition. (Except other items with free shipping.) |
9.95
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