CLARINET
All of the solos and the duet on this page include a link to a YouTube video
where you can preview the entire score while listening to a recording.
DVORAK'S HUMORESQUE
Grade: 2/3
Duration: 2:20
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
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Dvorak's Humoresque (op.101,no.7), is one of his most famous compositions and has been arranged many times for many combinations of instruments. This arrangement was originally written in 2000 as a contest piece for my middle school students in Albuquerque. But unlike most of my other student duets, it is geared for players with differing skill levels. The first part (grade 3) requires a somewhat more experienced player than the second part (grade 2), which stays below the break, but still gets to play the melody in the middle section. Separate parts are included to do away with awkward page turns.
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CHOPIN'S ETUDE
Grade: 2/3
Duration: 1:50
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
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Written for 2nd & 3rd year clarinet students, this arrangement of one of Chopin's most popular compositions is transposed from the original E major to the more beginner-friendly key of (concert) Bb major. Chopin himself is said to have considered this to be his loveliest melody. Like Dvorak's Humoresque (above), it is geared for players with differing skill levels. The first part (grade 3) requires a somewhat more experienced player than the second part (grade 2), which stays below the break. The entire duet can be played from the score without turning a page, so individual parts are not needed.
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MEDITATION FOR CLARINET AND PIANO
Grade: 4
Duration: 2:50
Price: $4.95
Publisher: Dacker Music
A shorter companion piece to Meditation for Horn and Piano, this somewhat impressionistic piece begins with the unaccompanied solo clarinet for the first 5 measures.
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SPRING SOLILOQUY
Grade: 4
Duration: 4:00
Price: $6.50
Publisher: Dacker Music
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Transcription for Bb clarinet and piano of a lyrical piece for violin and piano written as a wedding gift for a colleague when I was teaching in China. Also available for flute and piano; oboe and piano; alto saxophone and piano.
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SONATINA FOR CLARINET AND PIANO
Grade: 4
Duration: 9:30
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
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As the title, which means "little sonata," suggests, this 3-movement composition closely follows traditional sonata
form on a somewhat smaller scale.
The individual movements, with their locations on the audio track, are listed below.
1. Allegro agitato - sonata-allegro - G minor 0:00
2. Andante tranquillo - chaconne - C major 4:08
3. Allegro - abridged sonata-rondo - G minor 6:57
This solo is also available in a concert band transcription titled Concertino for Clarinet and Band.
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SONATINA FOR BASS CLARINET AND PIANO
Grade: 4
Duration: 7:40
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Bass Clarinet and Piano PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
As the title, which means "little sonata," suggests, this 3-movement composition closely follows traditional sonata
form on a somewhat smaller scale.
The individual movements, with their locations on the audio track, are listed below.
1. Allegro appassionato - sonata allegro - F minor 0:00
2. Adagio cantabile - theme and variations - A-flat major 2:42
3. Allegretto giocoso - abridged sonata-rondo - F minor 5:21
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*This is a transposed version of the Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano
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