Clarinet choir
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A clarinet choir is an instrumental ensemble consisting entirely of instruments from the clarinet
family. Typically it will include E♭
, B♭
, alto
, bass
, and contra-alto
or contrabass
clarinets, although some pieces are scored for a smaller set of instruments.
Natalia Forrest writes on her web site:
Therefore in practice, in total size it may range from a chamber group of five to eight or so players to a band of forty or more. Such an ensemble of instruments with varied ranges but uniform timbre
may be thought of as a woodwind
equivalent to the string orchestra
.
In addition to these full-fledged choirs, there are clarinet trios and clarinet quartets, usually consisting either of three or four B♭ clarinets or two or three B♭ clarinets and one bass clarinet
.
, Družecký, and Bouffil
anticipated the clarinet choir in their works for three basset horns or clarinets.
James Waterson (1834–1893), a bandmaster to the Viceroy of India with a close association to Henry Lazarus
and "The Military School of Music at Kneller Hall
", wrote some early clarinet quartets—technically quite difficult works in a popular style—for four B♭ clarinets.
The E♭ clarinet established a niche for itself in the military band, particularly in Germany, from about 1805, whereas the bass clarinet would be perfected by Adolphe Sax
in 1838. Therefore, the defining moment with regard to the foundation of the full clarinet choir was the advent of Fontaine-Besson's successful clarinette-pedale
design, exhibited in Paris in 1889 and patented in 1891.
Gustave Poncelet
(1844–1903) a Belgian clarinetist-saxophonist is credited with creating the first clarinet choir (this ensemble consisted of up to about 27 players) at the Brussels Conservatory in the late nineteenth century while he was teaching there.
It was from hearing Poncelet's ensemble in 1896 that the German composer Richard Strauss
became acquainted and enamored with all of the members of the clarinet family. As a result, Strauss used large and diverse clarinet sections in many of his large scale orchestral works and operas.
An early clarinet choir in the United States was established in 1927 by Simeon Bellison
, then first clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic
; from an initial eight members, the group's size grew by 1948 to 75 members.
, David Hite
, Donald McCathren, Alfred Reed
, Russell Howland
, and Harvey Hermann started a movement that began the golden age of the clarinet choir.
Further stimulation came by music educators who were trying to improve their ever-expanding clarinet sections. Many new compositions and arrangements for the clarinet choir where inspired by this renewed momentum and activity. Most major US university and high school music programs boasted large clarinet choirs. Notable examples were the choirs at the University of Illinois, Iowa State University
, Fresno State College, Montana State University, Duquesne University
, and Lebanon Valley College
.
Strong support for the clarinet choir movement was given by all of the leading instrument manufacturers of the time. Clarinet choirs were often featured at US state, regional, and national music conferences, which often included the formation of conference mass choirs.
for one is credited with arranging a vast number of works for clarinet choir in the first half of the twentieth century. Another famous arranger for clarinet choir was Percy Grainger
, who spent some weeks during many summers teaching, conducting and performing at the Interlochen Music Camp, near Traverse City, Michigan
. In the course of his connection with Interlochen he made several arrangements for homogeneous wind groups, most commonly saxophone
s or clarinets, of works by J.S. Bach
, Josquin des Prez
, Jenkins
, Lawes
, Le Jeune
, and Scarlatti
, between 1937 and 1946.
Ensembles such as Harvey Hermann's clarinet choir at the University of Illinois generated substantial numbers of arrangements. The center for American Music has a number of recordings of Mr. Hermann with his UIUC clarinet choir in its collection.
, Wolfgang Meyer
(her brother), and Rainer Wehle (her husband).
principal clarinetist of the Vienna Volksoper
, Ferdinand Steiner
, Hubert Salmhofer
, Wolfgang Kornberger
and Peter Forcher are the members of this ensemble.
in Columbus, Ohio
as an initiative by the Frank Hammerschmidt
clarinet company of Burgau
.
Members are: Norbert Täube, Manfred Preis
, Jòszef Balogh, Johannes Gleichweit, Harald Harrer.
This ensemble consists of seven clarinetists—playing the full range of clarinets—reinforced by percussion, piano and bass.
leads the Brussels Clarinet choir. He teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, so this group of 20 clarinetists is formed by his current and former pupils.
, Lisbon
and Seixal Portugal. Rehearsals are weekly at the School of Education Jean Piaget
of Almada. The ensemble had its first public appearance in April 1998. Since then it has performed also outside Portugal and made a tour to France.
and was founded in 1991.
They have cooperated with clarinet-quartet Arghûl
, and other clarinet choirs like Calamus from Almelo
and the Clarinet Choir from Haarlem
.
In October 2003 they played in Izegem
België in an exchange with International Clarinets, under the direction of Eddy Vanoosthuyse. In March 2004 the Manresa Clarinet Choir Spain visited them.
CD Suite (2005):
CD (2001)
1. Concerto in Es-groot, deel I, Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Kermit Peters)
2. L'Italiana in Algieri, Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Harold Palmer)
3. Chaconne, Georg Friedrich Händel (arr. Elliot Del Borgo)
4. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Georg Friedrich Händel (arr. Terry Kenny)
5. Lilita Mia (Tango), A. Oldyard (arr. Reinier van der Wal)
6. Chalumeaux Suite, deel I, Jukka Linkola
7. Chalumeaux Suite, deel II, Jukka Linkola
8. Chalumeaux Suite, deel III, Jukka Linkola
9. A Mario, Atso Almila
10. Episodes from the Crescent Moon, József Balogh
France. In 2001 commissioned an opera for kids "Le chant de la cité prospère" from Jean-Michel Trotoux.
Performances have usually included works by British contemporary composers such as:
The group has performed at ICA ClarinetFests in 2007 and 2010. The LACC has a particular interest in performing and commissioning new, original compositions for clarinet ensemble.
CD Arundo cl-1 (2007) "The Great Clarinet Circus"
LACC has performed many west coast and local premieres of original compositions including:
, the Netherlands.
It was founded in 1994 by clarinet teacher Martin van Zanten who is also conducting the choir.
The choir recorded three CDs and made several tours through the Netherlands, England (London) and France (Paris).
, a clarinetist teacher of the Tilburg Conservatory, also noted for developing a series of mouthpieces based on the notion that people with more or less under- or overbite need different facings on their mouthpieces.
, Norway and was founded in December 1991. The choir's 25 members range in age from sixteen to fifty years, and are a mix of amateurs and music students from Bergen. Many of them pupils of clarinetist Espen Opedal, who has been teaching clarinet at Skjold since 1982.
They appeared on the CD De Unges Kammerkonsert 2002
, this ensemble is notable because it is the first clarinet choir ever in Slovenia.
Its membership is formed by soloists and orchestra players in the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
, the RTV Symphonic Orchestra, the orchestras of the Ljubljana and Maribor Opera, the Maribor Philharmonic Orchestra, the Slovenian Police Band, the Slovenian Armed Forces Band as well as several quality amateur and school orchestras and bands.
The ensemble is conducted by Slovenian conductor Marko Letonja, who is also the principal conductor and artistic director of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
(South West London, UK). The idea to found the choir sprang up at a course in Clarinet Playing taught by Christopher Hooker in 1972, and it was subsequently founded in September 1973.
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
family. Typically it will include E♭
E-flat clarinet
The E-flat clarinet is a member of the clarinet family. It is usually classed as a soprano clarinet, although some authors describe it as a "sopranino" or even "piccolo" clarinet. Smaller in size and higher in pitch than the more common B clarinet, it is a transposing instrument in E, sounding a...
, B♭
Soprano clarinet
The soprano clarinets are a sub-family of the clarinet family.The B clarinet is by far the most common type of soprano clarinet - the unmodified word "clarinet" usually refers to this instrument...
, alto
Alto clarinet
The alto clarinet is a wind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E, though instruments in F have been made. It is sometimes known as a tenor clarinet; this name especially is applied to the instrument in F...
, bass
Bass clarinet
The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
, and contra-alto
Contra-alto clarinet
The contra-alto clarinet is a large, low-sounding musical instrument of the clarinet family. The modern contra-alto clarinet is pitched in the key of EE and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the EE contrabass clarinet...
or contrabass
Contrabass clarinet
The contrabass clarinet is the largest member of the clarinet family that has ever been in regular production or significant use. Modern contrabass clarinets are pitched in BB, sounding two octaves lower than the common B soprano clarinet and one octave lower than the B bass clarinet...
clarinets, although some pieces are scored for a smaller set of instruments.
Natalia Forrest writes on her web site:
The sound has been described by some music fans as resembling a concert organ. Popular across the globe, choirs of clarinets play both arrangements of well known pieces and increasingly music written specifically for this type of clarinet ensemble.
There is no set number of members to a choir of clarinets. Some professional choirs, have as little as 10 members, others have up to 40.
Therefore in practice, in total size it may range from a chamber group of five to eight or so players to a band of forty or more. Such an ensemble of instruments with varied ranges but uniform timbre
Timbre
In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. The physical characteristics of sound that determine the...
may be thought of as a woodwind
Woodwind instrument
A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument which produces sound when the player blows air against a sharp edge or through a reed, causing the air within its resonator to vibrate...
equivalent to the string orchestra
String orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
.
In addition to these full-fledged choirs, there are clarinet trios and clarinet quartets, usually consisting either of three or four B♭ clarinets or two or three B♭ clarinets and one bass clarinet
Bass clarinet
The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
.
Earlier clarinet ensembles
Composers such as Mozart, StadlerAnton Stadler
Anton Stadler was an Austrian clarinet and basset horn player for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote both his Quintet for Clarinet and Strings and Clarinet Concerto....
, Družecký, and Bouffil
Jacques-Jules Bouffil
Jacques Jules Boufil was a French composer and clarinetist....
anticipated the clarinet choir in their works for three basset horns or clarinets.
James Waterson (1834–1893), a bandmaster to the Viceroy of India with a close association to Henry Lazarus
Henry Lazarus
Henry Lazarus was the leading British clarinet virtuoso of the 19th century. George Bernard Shaw wrote of Henry Lazarus:...
and "The Military School of Music at Kneller Hall
Kneller Hall
Kneller Hall is a stately home in the Twickenham area of west London, and takes its name from Sir Godfrey Kneller, court painter to British monarchs from Charles II to George I...
", wrote some early clarinet quartets—technically quite difficult works in a popular style—for four B♭ clarinets.
The first clarinet choirs
Whereas the B♭ clarinet and basset horn (an alto clarinet in F) were readily available from the late 18th century, higher and lower voices were still missing for completion of the choir.The E♭ clarinet established a niche for itself in the military band, particularly in Germany, from about 1805, whereas the bass clarinet would be perfected by Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...
in 1838. Therefore, the defining moment with regard to the foundation of the full clarinet choir was the advent of Fontaine-Besson's successful clarinette-pedale
Contrabass clarinet
The contrabass clarinet is the largest member of the clarinet family that has ever been in regular production or significant use. Modern contrabass clarinets are pitched in BB, sounding two octaves lower than the common B soprano clarinet and one octave lower than the B bass clarinet...
design, exhibited in Paris in 1889 and patented in 1891.
Gustave Poncelet
Gustave Poncelet
Gustave Poncelet was a Belgian clarinetist-saxophonist. He is credited with creating the first clarinet choir at the Brussels Conservatory in the late nineteenth century while he was teaching there....
(1844–1903) a Belgian clarinetist-saxophonist is credited with creating the first clarinet choir (this ensemble consisted of up to about 27 players) at the Brussels Conservatory in the late nineteenth century while he was teaching there.
It was from hearing Poncelet's ensemble in 1896 that the German composer Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till...
became acquainted and enamored with all of the members of the clarinet family. As a result, Strauss used large and diverse clarinet sections in many of his large scale orchestral works and operas.
An early clarinet choir in the United States was established in 1927 by Simeon Bellison
Simeon Bellison
Simeon Bellison , born in Moscow, he was naturalised American after settling in the US in 1921.An early clarinet choir in the United States was established in 1927 by Simeon Bellison, then first clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic; from an initial eight members, the group's size grew by 1948...
, then first clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
; from an initial eight members, the group's size grew by 1948 to 75 members.
Rising popularity in the US in the 1950s
In the 1950s and 1960s, a number of prominent clarinet performers and educators including James DeJesu, Harold Palmer, Lucien CaillietLucien Cailliet
Lucien Cailliet was an American composer, conductor, arranger and clarinetist.-Biography:Born at Dijon, in France, Cailliet studied at the Conservatory in his native city before migrating to the United States in 1918....
, David Hite
David Hite
David L. Hite was an American clarinetist, teacher, and designer of clarinet mouthpieces.-Biography:Born in New Straitsville Ohio, David Hite studied clarinet with Fred Weaver, Daniel Bonade and Anthony Gigliotti....
, Donald McCathren, Alfred Reed
Alfred Reed
Alfred Reed was one of North America's most prolific and frequently performed composers, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, wind ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name...
, Russell Howland
Russell Howland
Russell Howland was one of the most highly regarded woodwind teachers in the US. He studied at the University of Illinois...
, and Harvey Hermann started a movement that began the golden age of the clarinet choir.
Further stimulation came by music educators who were trying to improve their ever-expanding clarinet sections. Many new compositions and arrangements for the clarinet choir where inspired by this renewed momentum and activity. Most major US university and high school music programs boasted large clarinet choirs. Notable examples were the choirs at the University of Illinois, Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
, Fresno State College, Montana State University, Duquesne University
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...
, and Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College is a small, liberal arts higher education institution situated in the heart of Annville in Lebanon County, east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.-History:...
.
Strong support for the clarinet choir movement was given by all of the leading instrument manufacturers of the time. Clarinet choirs were often featured at US state, regional, and national music conferences, which often included the formation of conference mass choirs.
Repertoire
The repertoire of music originally composed for clarinet choir was almost nonexistent before the mid twentieth century, but since then transcriptions have been made of many earlier works originally scored for different instrumental groups. Simeon BellisonSimeon Bellison
Simeon Bellison , born in Moscow, he was naturalised American after settling in the US in 1921.An early clarinet choir in the United States was established in 1927 by Simeon Bellison, then first clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic; from an initial eight members, the group's size grew by 1948...
for one is credited with arranging a vast number of works for clarinet choir in the first half of the twentieth century. Another famous arranger for clarinet choir was Percy Grainger
Percy Grainger
George Percy Aldridge Grainger , known as Percy Grainger, was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many...
, who spent some weeks during many summers teaching, conducting and performing at the Interlochen Music Camp, near Traverse City, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. In the course of his connection with Interlochen he made several arrangements for homogeneous wind groups, most commonly saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
s or clarinets, of works by J.S. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, Josquin des Prez
Josquin Des Prez
Josquin des Prez [Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez] , often referred to simply as Josquin, was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance...
, Jenkins
Jenkins
Jenkins may refer to:People with the surname Jenkins:*Jenkins *The Jenkins, country music groupIn places in the US:*Jenkins, Kentucky*Jenkins, Minnesota*Jenkins County, Georgia*Jenkins Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota...
, Lawes
Lawes
Lawes is the surname of the following people:*Arthur Lawes, 20th century rugby league footballer* Courtney Lawes , rugby union player* Frank Lawes, an English composer* Henry Lawes, an English musician and composer....
, Le Jeune
Claude Le Jeune
Claude Le Jeune was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was the primary representative of the musical movement known as musique mesurée, and a significant composer of the "Parisian" chanson, the predominant secular form in France in the latter half of the 16th century...
, and Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. He is classified as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style...
, between 1937 and 1946.
Ensembles such as Harvey Hermann's clarinet choir at the University of Illinois generated substantial numbers of arrangements. The center for American Music has a number of recordings of Mr. Hermann with his UIUC clarinet choir in its collection.
Trio di Clarone
A clarinet ensemble formed by Sabine MeyerSabine Meyer
Sabine Meyer is a German classical clarinetist.-Biography:Meyer began playing the clarinet at an early age. Her first teacher was her father, also a clarinetist...
, Wolfgang Meyer
Wolfgang Meyer
Wolfgang Meyer is a German clarinetist.Meyer studied clarinet at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover along with his sister Sabine Meyer. He has led masterclasses in Brazil, Italy, Japan, Canada and Finland. He is a member of Trio di...
(her brother), and Rainer Wehle (her husband).
Mariinsky Clarinet Club (5 clarinetists & percussionist)
Members:- Dmitry Kharinonov – clarinet piccolo
- Vadim Bondarenko – clarinet
- Vitaly Papyrin – clarinet, bassethorn, bass clarinet
- Evgeny Kultygin – clarinet
- Yuri Zyuryaev – bass clarinet, contra bass clarinet
- Yuri Alexeev – percussion
- "Bozza Nova" 2008
- Eugene BozzaEugène BozzaEugène Joseph Bozza was a French composer.Bozza studied composition, conducting, and violin at the Paris Conservatoire. He is known primarily for his chamber music. Bozza's work includes five symphonies, operas, ballets, and many pieces for brass ensemble...
SONATINE pour QUATRE CLARINETTES INEGALES. Bozzamix (remix by Alexander Sharykin) - Jean FranCaix Petit Quator
- Michael Kibbe Ebony Suite
- Vadim Bondarenko Blues-Duo
- Beatriz LockhartBeatriz LockhartBeatriz Lockhart is a Uruguayan pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in Montevideo and studied composition at the Montevideo Conservatory and the Latin-American Center for Musical Studies of the Instituto Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires from 1969-70 with Carlos Estrada and Héctor...
Estampas Criollas - Michael Kibbe Shtetl Tanzen
- Eugene Bozza
- "5&1" 2009 (new)
- Jerome Naulais TOQUADES (arr.by A.Oskolkov, co arr. by Mariinsky Clarinet Club – MCC)
- Harry Stalpers Clownery for Clarinets
- Zefir Brezeanu Bachanale (co arr. by MCC)
- Patrick Hiketick Tango (co arr. by MCC)
- Arthur FrackenpohlArthur FrackenpohlArthur Frackenpohl is an American composer and Professor Emeritus at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam....
Licorice Licks (co arr. by MCC) - Jorhe Montilla Four for Four (co arr. by MCC)
Vienna Clarinet Connection (5 clarinetists)
Helmut HödlHelmut Hödl
Helmut Hödl is an Austrian clarinetist and composer.Hödl first played clarinet at age 6. He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz...
principal clarinetist of the Vienna Volksoper
Vienna Volksoper
The Vienna Volksoper is a major opera house in Vienna, Austria. It gives about three hundred performances of twenty-five productions during an annual season running from September through June....
, Ferdinand Steiner
Ferdinand Steiner
Ferdinand Steiner was a gymnast from Bohemia, in what is now the Czech Republic.He took part in the World Gymnastics Championships in 1909, 1911 and 1913. In 1909, he won gold in the team combined competition. In 1911, he won gold in both the team event and in the combined event, and also took gold...
, Hubert Salmhofer
Hubert Salmhofer
Hubert Salmhofer is an Austrian clarinetist and basset horn player.Salmhofer graduated from the Graz Music Academy in 1990. He teaches at the academy and at its specialist music school in Oberschützen, as well as at the Conservatory of Music in Klagenfurt...
, Wolfgang Kornberger
Wolfgang Kornberger
Wolfgang Kornberger is an Austrian bass clarinetist.Kornberger studied at the Academy of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna. He was a founding member of the Vienna Clarinet Connection, and has worked for them as an arranger since 1994. He also holds a part-time lectureship at the University of...
and Peter Forcher are the members of this ensemble.
- Sony Pepperland V.C.C. 001 (p) 1995
- Dizzy GillespieDizzy GillespieJohn Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
; arr. Helmut HödlHelmut HödlHelmut Hödl is an Austrian clarinetist and composer.Hödl first played clarinet at age 6. He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz...
and Richard Hepner; A night in Tunisia - Helmut HödlHelmut HödlHelmut Hödl is an Austrian clarinetist and composer.Hödl first played clarinet at age 6. He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz...
; A Little funky song for Sheba - Johnny MercerJohnny MercerJohn Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...
arr. Helmut HödlHelmut HödlHelmut Hödl is an Austrian clarinetist and composer.Hödl first played clarinet at age 6. He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz...
; Autumn Leaves - Michael Rot; In Between
- Antonio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
arr. Helmut HödlHelmut HödlHelmut Hödl is an Austrian clarinetist and composer.Hödl first played clarinet at age 6. He studied clarinet at the music academies of Vienna and Graz...
; The Drunken Girl from Ipanema - Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
arr. Richard Hepner; In a Sentimental Mood - Franz CibulkaFranz CibulkaFranz Cibulka, born in 1946, is an Austrian composer.Franz Peter Cibulka is a freelance composer from Graz, Austria. His list of works includes more than 300 compositions of the most diverse instrumentation and styles resulting from his artistic collaboration with various performers. Cibulka mainly...
; Musik für KLarinettenquartett - Alfred UhlAlfred UhlAlfred Uhl was an Austrian composer, violist, music teacher and conductor.-Biography:Uhl studied with Franz Schmidt at the Vienna Music Academy, receiving a diploma in composition with honours in 1932. He subsequently worked as Kapellmeister of the Swiss Festspielmusik in Zürich...
; Divertimento für drei Klarinetten & Bassklarinette
- Dizzy Gillespie
The Berner Clarinet Ensemble (6 or 8 clarinetists)
This ensemble was initiated by Sylvia Schwarzenbach in 1980. The members are young clarinetists aged between 13 and 19 recruited from Sylvia's clarinet class at the Bern Conservatory. As a result the ensemble's composition is changing over time. They either form sextets or octets.- Leo Records LEO LAB CD006 (1994)
- Giancarlo Nicolai; Capa I Greco E Elle;
- Giancarlo Nicolai; Ds Klarinetteheft;
interclarinet (5 clarinetists)
This ensemble consists of five clarinetists and was founded in the summer of 1998 at the congress of the International Clarinet AssociationInternational Clarinet Association
The International Clarinet Association is the main international organization bringing together players of the clarinet. It is based in Lyons, Colorado, United States...
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
as an initiative by the Frank Hammerschmidt
Frank Hammerschmidt
Frank Hammerschmidt is a clarinet manufacturer located in Burgau, Germany. Frank Hammerschmidt is from the Hammerschmidt family which has been producing clarinets for generations. These clarinets are well regarded by professionals.-External links:* *...
clarinet company of Burgau
Burgau
Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel, and has a population of just under 10,000.- History :The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia...
.
Members are: Norbert Täube, Manfred Preis
Manfred Preis
Manfred Preis is a German bass clarinetist and saxophonist.Preis studied at the Munich Musikhochschule and the Orchestra Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. He played clarinet in the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. He plays bass clarinet in the Berlin Philharmonic. He also plays clarinet in...
, Jòszef Balogh, Johannes Gleichweit, Harald Harrer.
- Farao Classics B 108 011 (2000)
- Georg Friedrich Handel;
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba;
- "Lascia ch'io panga" from Rinaldo;
- Carl Boehm; Quintet in F-major;
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
; Adagio in F-major, KV 580a; - Johannes BrahmsJohannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
; Hungarian Dance no.5; - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
; Air from the Suite no.3 in D-major; - György Orbán; Quintetto – Tempo di Tango;
- Isaac AlbenizIsaac AlbénizIsaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms .-Life:Born in Camprodon, province of Girona, to Ángel Albéniz and his wife Dolors Pascual, Albéniz...
; TangoTango musicTango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
; - Daniel DorffDaniel DorffDaniel Dorff is an American composer, and is regarded as one of the most influential of his generation...
; It takes four to Tango; - William ByrdWilliam ByrdWilliam Byrd was an English composer of the Renaissance. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music.-Provenance:Knowledge of Byrd's biography expanded in the late 20th century, thanks largely...
; PavanePavaneThe pavane, pavan, paven, pavin, pavian, pavine, or pavyn is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century .A pavane is a slow piece of music which is danced to in pairs....
; - Kennet A. Wilson; Variationen über ein Thema von Paganini;
- George GershwinGeorge GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
; Oh, Lady Be Good!Oh, Lady be Good!"Oh, Lady be Good!" is a 1924 song by George and Ira Gershwin.The song was introduced by Walter Catlett in the Broadway show, Lady, Be Good!, written by Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson, and the Gershwin brothers, starring Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire. It ran for 330 performances in its original...
; - Jòszef Balogh; Episodes of the Crescent Moon;
- Georg Friedrich Handel;
Kalmen Opperman Clarinet Choir (7 clarinetists)
Directed by Kalmen OppermanKalmen Opperman
Kalmen Opperman was an American clarinetist. He was a noted performer, teacher, conductor, mouthpiece and barrel maker , composer, and writer of numerous clarinet studies....
- RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-68817-2 (1997) (with Richard StoltzmanRichard StoltzmanRichard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory...
)- Georges BizetGeorges BizetGeorges Bizet formally Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.During a...
; arr. Jonathan TunickJonathan TunickJonathan Tunick is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer, one of twelve people to have won all four major American show business awards: the Tony, Oscar, Emmy and Grammy. He has also worked with all of the other eleven people. His principal instrument is the clarinet...
; Suite from Carmen for Clarinet Solo and Clarinet Choir- Seguidilla
- La fleur que tu m'avais...
- Chanson Bohème
- Georges Bizet
Lucioles/Ensemble de Clarinettes (6 clarinetists)
A Japanese sextet consisting of Yuji Murai, Seiji Yokokawa, Shuhei Isobe, Shuichi Morikawa, Kiyoshi Arai, Nobuo Fukushima- Eugène BozzaEugène BozzaEugène Joseph Bozza was a French composer.Bozza studied composition, conducting, and violin at the Paris Conservatoire. He is known primarily for his chamber music. Bozza's work includes five symphonies, operas, ballets, and many pieces for brass ensemble...
; Lucioles; King Record Company KICC 70 (1992)
Wendell Harrison: "The Clarinet Ensemble" (7 clarinetists)
"Wendell Harrison and his Clarinet Ensemble are making significant musical history with every recording and performance, exploring both the outer and inner frontiers of the music and always reaffirming the expressive possibilities of one of jazz music's premier instruments."
This ensemble consists of seven clarinetists—playing the full range of clarinets—reinforced by percussion, piano and bass.
- WenHa WCD230 (1994)
- Wendell HarrisonWendell HarrisonWendell Harrison is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist.- Career :Harrison began playing clarinet at age seven, and switched to tenor saxophone in high school. He studied under Barry Harris before moving to New York City in 1960...
;- Rush & Hustle;
- My Shining HourMy Shining Hour"My Shining Hour" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the 1943 film The Sky's the Limit, where it was introduced by Sally Sweetland - who dubbed for Joan Leslie - backed by Freddie Slack and his orchestra. It was nominated for an Academy Award for...
; - The Hooptie;
- Pamela's Holiday;
- Gonna take you out;
- Urban Lullaby;
- Saga f a Carrot;
- Wendell Harrison
British Clarinet Ensemble (20–25 clarinetists)
The British Clarinet Ensemble conducted by Charles Hine, was formed in 1995 under the auspices of the Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain. Its members are drawn from all four corners of Britain and include professional and amateur players, teachers and students. Since its inception the BCE has championed British composers, regularly commissioning new works and enhancing the repertoire. In the UK performances have been given at many BASBWE Conferences and British Clarinet Congresses as well as appearing on BBC Radio 2. The ensemble has toured Finland, Hungary, Poland, Belgium and Holland and has recorded a CD of new British works for clarinet choir "Gordian Knots". The BCE has been honoured to appear in the International Clarinet Association festivals in New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.- Gordian Knots BCE-0099 (1999)
- Eric Hughes; Celebration Overture;
- Guy WoolfendenGuy WoolfendenGuy Anthony Woolfenden OBE is an English composer and conductor.-Biography:Woolfenden was born in Ipswich and educated at Westminster Abbey Choir School, London, and Whitgift School, Croydon. He studied music at Christ's College in Cambridge and went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music...
; Gordian Knots; - Michael Ball; Concertino;
- Paul Hart; Eric's Czardas;
- Alan Bullard; Cyclic harmony;
- Gordon Lewin; The Grand Old Duke of York;
- Looping the Loop BCE 102 (2006)
- Adam Gorb; Burlesque;
- Nigel Wood; Where Spirits and Demons Dance;
- Anthony Bailey; Mahleriana;
- Giuseppe TartiniGiuseppe TartiniGiuseppe Tartini was an Italian baroque composer and violinist.-Biography:Tartini was born in Piran, a town on the peninsula of Istria, in the Republic of Venice to Gianantonio – native of Florence – and Caterina Zangrando, a descendant of one of the oldest aristocratic Piranian families.It...
arr. Gordon JacobGordon JacobGordon Percival Septimus Jacob was an English composer. He is known for his wind instrument composition and his instructional writings.-Life:...
; Concertino; - Guy WoolfendenGuy WoolfendenGuy Anthony Woolfenden OBE is an English composer and conductor.-Biography:Woolfenden was born in Ipswich and educated at Westminster Abbey Choir School, London, and Whitgift School, Croydon. He studied music at Christ's College in Cambridge and went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music...
; Three dances; - Alan Bullard; Circular Melody;
- Anthony Bailey; Towards the Wind;
- Martin EllerbyMartin EllerbyMartin Ellerby is an English composer. He was educated at the Royal College of Music, London, where he was taught by Joseph Horovitz....
; Looping the Loop – A Chicago Hop; - Andy Scott; Fujiko;
- Andy Scott; Paquito;
- Calle de las Flores BCE 103 (2009)
- Rob Wiffin; The Sands of Time;
- Gordon JacobGordon JacobGordon Percival Septimus Jacob was an English composer. He is known for his wind instrument composition and his instructional writings.-Life:...
; Introduction and Rondo; - Edwin RoxburghEdwin RoxburghEdwin Roxburgh is an English composer, conductor and oboist.After playing oboe in the National Youth Orchestra, he won a double scholarship to study composition with Herbert Howells and oboe with Terence MacDonagh at the Royal College of Music. He also studied composition with Nadia Boulanger in...
; Nebula 1; - James Rae; Three Southern Sketches;
- Gordon JacobGordon JacobGordon Percival Septimus Jacob was an English composer. He is known for his wind instrument composition and his instructional writings.-Life:...
; Wind in the Reeds; - Percy GraingerPercy GraingerGeorge Percy Aldridge Grainger , known as Percy Grainger, was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many...
; Molly on the Shore; - Simon Speare; Jiggery-pokery;
- Gordon Lewin; Calle de las Flores;
Brussels Clarinet Choir (20 clarinetists)
Hedwig SwimbergheHedwig Swimberghe
Hedwig Swimberghe is a Belgian clarinetist, leading the Brussels Clarinet choir, and teaching at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.-References:...
leads the Brussels Clarinet choir. He teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, so this group of 20 clarinetists is formed by his current and former pupils.
- World Wind Music Beriato WWM 500.106 (2003)
- Tomaso AlbinoniTomaso AlbinoniTomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.-Biography:Born in Venice, Republic of Venice, to Antonio Albinoni, a...
, arr. J. Thilde; Sonata in g-minor, for Clarinet Choir; - N. Marchenkova; Sommer Farbenspiel über dem Bodensee (2003), for Clarinet Choir;
- Gioachino Rossini, arr. J. Schelkens; Introduction, Theme and Variations for Solo Clarinet and Clarinet Choir;
- Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
, arr. Hedwig SwimbergheHedwig SwimbergheHedwig Swimberghe is a Belgian clarinetist, leading the Brussels Clarinet choir, and teaching at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.-References:...
; Andante Cantabile from String Quartet nr.1; - J. Tassyns; VocaliseVocaliseA vocalise is a vocal exercise without words, which is sung on one or more vowel sounds.-In classical music:Vocalise dates back to the mid-18th century...
for Voice and Clarinet Choir; - Maurice RavelMaurice RavelJoseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
, arr. David Hite; Pavane pour une enfante défunte; - G. De Kerpel; Clarichor (2002) for Clarinet Choir;
- R. Boutry; Air Abulenses (2003);
- Felix MendelssohnFelix MendelssohnJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
arr. K. E. Webb; Tarantella op.102 nr.3;
- Tomaso Albinoni
Clarinet Orchestra of Almada (36 clarinetists)
At an average age of 21, this ensemble of 36 clarinetists is made up of young musicians coming from several music schools AlmadaAlmada
Almada is a municipality in Portugal, covering an area of 70.2 km² located on the southern margin of the Tagus River. Its municipal population in 2008 was 164,844 inhabitants; the urbanized center had a population of 102,357.The seat is the city of Almada....
, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
and Seixal Portugal. Rehearsals are weekly at the School of Education Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology"....
of Almada. The ensemble had its first public appearance in April 1998. Since then it has performed also outside Portugal and made a tour to France.
Clarinet choir of Fribourg – CH (15–20 clarinetists)
Founded in 1998 by Jean-Daniel Lugrin the Clarinet Choir of Fribourg is formed with the whole family of clarinets, from small clarinet in Eb to Contra Bass Clarinet in Eb. The repertoire is varied, from classic to jazz pieces.Clarinets Unlimited (18 clarinetists)
The clarinet orchestra Clarinets Unlimited is located in GröningenGröningen
Gröningen is a town in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It lies approx. 40 km south-west of Magdeburg, and 10 km east of Halberstadt. It has 4,180 inhabitants . Gröningen is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Westliche Börde....
and was founded in 1991.
They have cooperated with clarinet-quartet Arghûl
Arghul
The arghul , also spelled argul, arghoul, arghool, argol, or yarghul , is a traditional Arabic musical instrument...
, and other clarinet choirs like Calamus from Almelo
Almelo
Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
and the Clarinet Choir from Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
.
In October 2003 they played in Izegem
Izegem
Izegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Izegem proper and the towns of Emelgem and Kachtem. Emelgem was added to Izegem in 1965, Kachtem in 1977. Izegem itself lies on the southern banks of the Mandel, Emelgem and Kachtem on...
België in an exchange with International Clarinets, under the direction of Eddy Vanoosthuyse. In March 2004 the Manresa Clarinet Choir Spain visited them.
CD Suite (2005):
- William ByrdWilliam ByrdWilliam Byrd was an English composer of the Renaissance. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music.-Provenance:Knowledge of Byrd's biography expanded in the late 20th century, thanks largely...
; arr. Philip GordonPhilip GordonPhilip H. "Phil" Gordon is an American diplomat, foreign policy expert, and the current Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.-Education:...
; English Dance Suite - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
; arr. Coen Wolfgram; Orkestsuite nr. 2 (BWV 1067) - Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
; arr. Russel Howland; Petite Suite - Warner Hutchison; Suite for Clarinet Choir
- Terje Bjørn Lerstad; Suite op.103
- arr. Coen Wolfgram; Klezmer Suite
CD (2001)
1. Concerto in Es-groot, deel I, Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Kermit Peters)
2. L'Italiana in Algieri, Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Harold Palmer)
3. Chaconne, Georg Friedrich Händel (arr. Elliot Del Borgo)
4. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Georg Friedrich Händel (arr. Terry Kenny)
5. Lilita Mia (Tango), A. Oldyard (arr. Reinier van der Wal)
6. Chalumeaux Suite, deel I, Jukka Linkola
7. Chalumeaux Suite, deel II, Jukka Linkola
8. Chalumeaux Suite, deel III, Jukka Linkola
9. A Mario, Atso Almila
10. Episodes from the Crescent Moon, József Balogh
Clarinote of Caen (13 clarinetists)
Composed of 13 members, is associated with the conservatory of CaenCaen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
France. In 2001 commissioned an opera for kids "Le chant de la cité prospère" from Jean-Michel Trotoux.
- Henry PurcellHenry PurcellHenry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music...
arr. Evelyne Letang; Evocations from "Dido and Aeneas"; - Felix MendelssohnFelix MendelssohnJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
arr. Désirée Dondeyne; Variations Sérieuses op.54; - Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
arr. Russell HowlandRussell HowlandRussell Howland was one of the most highly regarded woodwind teachers in the US. He studied at the University of Illinois...
; Petite Suite; - Sergei Prokofoev arr. members of Clarinote; 4 Visions Fugitives;
- Norman Heim; Preludium and Canzona;
- Michel Aumont; Voyage du grand conseil
- Astor Piazzola;
- Adiós NoninoAdiós NoninoAdiós Nonino is a composition by tango composer Ástor Piazzolla, written in October 1959 while in New York in memory of his father, Vicente "Nonino" Piazzolla, a few days after his father's death....
; - Oblivion;
- Adiós Nonino
- Turkish Traditional; Lounga Charnaz;
- Bretonic Traditional; Ton Iwan;
East London Clarinet Choir (13 clarinetists)
The East London Clarinet Choir is a professional clarinet choir led by Musical Director Shea Lolin. They gave their debut performance in their resident space of St. John's church, Stratford Broadway (London, UK) in October 2006.Performances have usually included works by British contemporary composers such as:
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- MICHAEL BALL Concertino
- ALAN BULLARD Cyclic Harmony
- MARTIN ELLERBY Looping the Loop (Chicago Hop)
- PAUL HARVEY Dances of Atlantis
- PAUL HARVEY Concertino for Soprano Saxophone and clarinet choir
- ERIC HUGHES Celebration Overture
- GORDON LEWIN Calle de Flores
- PATRICK MILES Behold
- NINA MORRIS Mythical Creatures
- TARTINI/JACOB Concertino
- JAMES RAE Three Southern Sketches
- GUY WOOLFENDEN Gordian Knots
- GUY WOOLFENDEN Three Dances
Ensemble de Clarinettistes Belges (10 clarinetists)
Founded and conducted by Pol Duvieusart in 1976. All members of this ensemble were professional musicians. The ensemble ceased to exist on December 8, 2005.- Pavane Records ADW 7050 (1981)
- Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
; La fille aux cheveux de linLa fille aux cheveux de linLa fille aux cheveux de lin is a musical composition by French composer Claude Debussy. It is the eighth number from the composer's Préludes, Book I . The title is in French and translates roughly to "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair". The piece is 39 bars long and has a running time of about two and...
; - Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
; ArabesqueArabesques (Debussy)The Two Arabesques , L. 66, is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. They are two of Debussy's earliest works, composed between the years 1888 and 1891, when he was still in his twenties....
; - Jacques Stehman; SuiteSuiteIn music, a suite is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral pieces normally performed in a concert setting rather than as accompaniment; they may be extracts from an opera, ballet , or incidental music to a play or film , or they may be entirely original movements .In the...
; - Jacques IbertJacques IbertJacques François Antoine Ibert was a French composer. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I.Ibert pursued a successful composing career,...
; Histoires; - Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César...
; The Flight of the Bumblebee; - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
; Toccata and Fugue in D minorToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and has been used in a variety of popular media ranging from film, video games, to rock music, and ringtones...
;
- Claude Debussy
Ensemble de Clarinettes de Voiron (25 clarinetists)
This ensemble, which was founded in 1988 by Michel Thevenon, is currently conducted by Bruno Delaigue.- CHIC ECSV0196 (1996)
- Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.- Life :...
; Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat major; - Georges BizetGeorges BizetGeorges Bizet formally Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.During a...
; Arrangement on Themes of Suites 1 and 2 of l'Arlésienne; - Alessandro MarcelloAlessandro MarcelloAlessandro Marcello was an Italian nobleman, poet, philosopher, mathematician and musician.-Biography:...
; Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in C-minor; - Georg Philipp TelemannGeorg Philipp TelemannGeorg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually...
; Sonata for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-flat major;
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Finnish Clarinet Ensemble (20–40 clarinetists)
The Finnish Clarinet Ensemble was founded in 1983. Since then the ensemble has performed regularly at different venues and at least once a year at its annual meeting which is held in various Finnish cities. The ensemble has performed in Sweden, Belgium (ICA conference in Ghent) and Great Britain. The Finnish Clarinet Ensemble has published two CDs containing also contemporary Finnish clarinet choir works. The number of players varies from twenty to forty.- Finlandia FACD 931 (1990)
- Jukka LinkolaJukka LinkolaJukka Linkola is a Finnish jazz pianist and classical composer. He has composed music for the Finnish National Opera and led several jazz Big Bands In addition he has won two Jussi awards for music.- External links :...
; Chalumeau Suite; - Kazuhiro Morita; AubadeAubadeAn aubade is a morning love song , or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn. It has also been defined as "a song or instrumental composition concerning, accompanying, or evoking daybreak"....
; - Atso AlmilaAtso AlmilaAtso Almila is a Finnish orchestral conductor, musical director, composer, trombonist and teacher.He has worked with most Finnish orchestras as a guest conductor or otherwise. Though he primarily operates in Finland he also works heavily in Sweden and Estonia...
; A Mario; - Lasse Eerola; Scenes from Northern Carelia;
- Osmo VänskäOsmo VänskäOsmo Antero Vänskä is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist and composer.He started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic . He then became the principal clarinet of the Helsinki Philharmonic from 1977 to 1982...
; ImageImageAn image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
; - Heitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-LobosHeitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer to date. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works...
arr. John Krance; Aria from Bachanias Brasileiras no.5; - Pietro MascagniPietro MascagniPietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni was an Italian composer most noted for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music...
arr. Kazuhiro Morita; Intermezzo from the opera "Cavalleria rusticanaCavalleria rusticanaCavalleria rusticana is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play written by Giovanni Verga based on his short story. Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on May 17, 1890 at the Teatro...
"; - Darius MilhaudDarius MilhaudDarius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and make use of polytonality...
arr. Kazuhiro Morita; Scaramouche Suite; - Kazuhiro Morita; Clarinet PolkaClarinet PolkaThe Clarinet Polka or A Hupfata − a popular musical composition from the end of the 19th century...
;
- Jukka Linkola
Los Angeles Clarinet Choir (15–17 clarinetists)
The Los Angeles Clarinet Choir was founded in 2005 by its conductor, southern California clarinetist and teacher Margaret Thornhill. Members, the majority of whom have college degrees in clarinet performance, reside in Los Angeles County and are selected by audition.The group has performed at ICA ClarinetFests in 2007 and 2010. The LACC has a particular interest in performing and commissioning new, original compositions for clarinet ensemble.
CD Arundo cl-1 (2007) "The Great Clarinet Circus"
- Edward Cansino: The Great Clarinet Circus (2006) for 12 clarinets and percussion (written for the LACC)
- Antonin Dvorak/Barton Cummings: Serenade, Op. 44 (arranged for and dedicated to Margaret Thornhill and the LACC)
LACC has performed many west coast and local premieres of original compositions including:
- Jukka Linkola: Chalumeaux Suite
- Martin Ellerby: Looping the Loop
- Mike Curtis: Global Tour
- Andy Scott: Paquito
- David Avshalomov: Three Outside (written for the LACC)
- Charles Fernandez: Circus Stroll
Mpingo Clarinet Choir (55 clarinettists)
Is the clarinetchoir from the Muzerie Center of Arts, ZwolleZwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
, the Netherlands.
It was founded in 1994 by clarinet teacher Martin van Zanten who is also conducting the choir.
The choir recorded three CDs and made several tours through the Netherlands, England (London) and France (Paris).
Netherlands Clarinet Choir (21 clarinetists)
- World Wind Music Beriato 500.039 (1998)
- Jos Pommer; Octagon;
- Peter Kleine Schaars; It's so nice to meet you too;
- Cole PorterCole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
arr. Peter Kleine Schaars; You'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" is a popular song written by Cole Porter, for the 1943 film Something to Shout About, where it was introduced by Janet Blair and Don Ameche. Dinah Shore had a major hit with the song at the time of its introduction...
; - Peter Kleine Schaars; St Louis Fantasy;
- Errol Garner arr. Peter Kleine Schaars; MistyMisty (song)"Misty" is a jazz standard written in 1954 by the pianist Erroll Garner.Originally composed as an instrumental following the traditional 32-bar format, the tune later had lyrics by Johnny Burke and became the signature song of Johnny Mathis, reaching #12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in 1959...
; - Peter Kleine Schaars; Salsa Suspension;
- Paul Dzon; Romanian Folkdances;
- Jos Pommer; Ballad;
- Peter Kleine Schaars; Tekebreek;
- Sammy NesticoSammy NesticoSamuel "Sammy" Louis Nestico is a prolific and well known composer and arranger of big band music...
; A study in Contrasts; - Richard RodgersRichard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
arr. Peter Kleine Schaars; It Might as Well Be SpringIt Might as Well Be Spring"It Might as Well Be Spring" is a song from the 1945 film, State Fair. With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year. State Fair was the only original film score by Rodgers and Hammerstein. In the film the song was...
; - Peter Kleine Schaars; Cargo Funk;
Northwest Clarinet Choir (12 clarinetists)
Seattle, USA group, founded in 1990 and conducted by William Blayney. Performs standard clarinet choir repertoire as well as transcriptions and arrangements by group members. Premiered new works by John David Lamb and David P. Jones.Piet Jeegers Clarinet Choir (28 clarinetists)
This ensemble is led by Piet JeegersPiet Jeegers
Piet Jeegers is a Dutch clarinetist, teaching at the Brussels Conservatory.He is active as a conductor of wind bands and is the founder and leader of the Piet Jeegers Clarinet Choir....
, a clarinetist teacher of the Tilburg Conservatory, also noted for developing a series of mouthpieces based on the notion that people with more or less under- or overbite need different facings on their mouthpieces.
- Piet Jeegers 881201 (1988)
- Antonio VivaldiAntonio VivaldiAntonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
arr. Jacques LancelotJacques LancelotJacques Lancelot born in Rouen France in 1920He studied at the conservatory of Caen with Fernand Blachet, and at the Paris conservatory with Auguste Périer et Fernand Oubradous were he graduated in 1939, and is considered an exponent of the traditional French Clarinet School with a clear and...
; Concerto Grosso op.3 no.11; - Arthur FrackenpohlArthur FrackenpohlArthur Frackenpohl is an American composer and Professor Emeritus at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam....
; Prelude and Allegro; - Philip Gorden; CapriccioCapriccio (music)A capriccio or caprice , is a piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character...
; - Robert R. Roden; Two Water Colors;
- Warner Hutchison; Suite for Clarinet Choir;
- Elliot Delborgo; Dodecaphonic Essay;
- David Uber; Parade;
- Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
arr. Russell HowlandRussell HowlandRussell Howland was one of the most highly regarded woodwind teachers in the US. He studied at the University of Illinois...
; Petite Suite; - Sammy NesticoSammy NesticoSamuel "Sammy" Louis Nestico is a prolific and well known composer and arranger of big band music...
; Study in Contrasts; - Harry Stalpers; Clownery for Clarinets;
- Vaclav NelhybelVáclav NelhýbelVáclav Nelhýbel was a Czech-American composer, mainly of works for student performers. He is considered one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century....
; Chorale and Danza;
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Piet Jeegers 910501 (1991)
- MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
arr. Lucien Caillet; Overture to The Marriage of FigaroThe Marriage of FigaroLe nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata , K. 492, is an opera buffa composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro .Although the play by...
; - Samuel BarberSamuel BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music...
arr. Lucien Calliet; Adagio for StringsAdagio for StringsAdagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber, arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year as he wrote the quartet...
; - Gioacchino RossiniGioacchino RossiniGioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces...
arr. Harold G. Palmer; L'Italiana in AlgeriL'italiana in AlgeriL'italiana in Algeri is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca...
; - Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
arr. Sharon Davis; SarabandeSarabandeIn music, the sarabande is a dance in triple metre. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes in alternation...
; - Jack Snavely; Motif and Variations;
- Norman Heim; ElegyElegyIn literature, an elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.-History:The Greek term elegeia originally referred to any verse written in elegiac couplets and covering a wide range of subject matter, including epitaphs for tombs...
; - Gordon JacobGordon JacobGordon Percival Septimus Jacob was an English composer. He is known for his wind instrument composition and his instructional writings.-Life:...
; Introduction and Rondo; - Norman Heim; Preludium and Canzona;
- George Frederic Handel arr. Don Wilcox; Overture to "Julius Caesar";
- Béla BartókBéla BartókBéla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
arr. Maarten Jense; Roumenian Folkdances;
- Mozart
- Piet Jeegers 960108 (1996)
- Harry Stalpers; Sinfonia Concertante "con reminiscenza";
- Marcel De Jonghe; Mini Caprices;
- Jan Van Der RoostJan Van der RoostJan Van der Roost is a Belgian composer.Van der Roost was educated at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven , and followed further studies at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent and the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Since 1984 Van der Roost is a professor of counterpoint and fugue at the...
arr. Maarten Jense; Rikudim: "Four Israeli Folkdances"; - Edvard GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
arr. L. Jan Coeck; Peer Gynt Suite; - Rosemary Lang; Grenadilla Rhapsody;
- Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
arr. Paul Hoogenboom; Fantasia e Fuga;
Silverwood Clarinet Choir (12 clarinetists)
The Silverwood Clarinet Choir was formed in 2006. The conductor is John Friedrichs, clarinetist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble performs throughout the Central New York, USA area. Members are music teachers, band directors, and other professionals. The clarinet ensemble plays music that is both entertaining and challenging. Public educational discussions are sometimes held at libraries and other locations coincidental with concerts. The group is a clarinet choir consisting of an Eb Soprano Clarinet, Bb Soprano Clarinets, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinets and a Contrabass Clarinet.Skjold Clarinet Choir (25 clarinetists)
The Skjold Clarinet Choir is located in BergenBergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway and was founded in December 1991. The choir's 25 members range in age from sixteen to fifty years, and are a mix of amateurs and music students from Bergen. Many of them pupils of clarinetist Espen Opedal, who has been teaching clarinet at Skjold since 1982.
They appeared on the CD De Unges Kammerkonsert 2002
- MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
; Allegro from Serenade KV388 - Sjur Hjeltnes; Krystallfiber II (2002)
- Øyvind Moe; Odds and Ends (2002)
- Reidar Gullesen Koral
The Slovenian Clarinet Choir (38 members)
Founded by the clarinetists Joze Kotar and Toni Umek, both from TrbovljeTrbovlje
Trbovlje is a town and municipality in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava statistical region. Located in the valley of a minor left bank tributary of the Sava River, the area is known for its...
, this ensemble is notable because it is the first clarinet choir ever in Slovenia.
Its membership is formed by soloists and orchestra players in the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra is the national philharmonic orchestra of Slovenia, based in the capital Ljubljana.On the Philharmonic Hall, a pastel yellow building on Kongresni trg., is a plaque stating that the Philharmonic was founded in 1701; though this refers to the founding of the...
, the RTV Symphonic Orchestra, the orchestras of the Ljubljana and Maribor Opera, the Maribor Philharmonic Orchestra, the Slovenian Police Band, the Slovenian Armed Forces Band as well as several quality amateur and school orchestras and bands.
The ensemble is conducted by Slovenian conductor Marko Letonja, who is also the principal conductor and artistic director of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
The Thameside Clarinet Choir (appr. 20 clarinetists)
The Thameside Clarinet Choir is a group of about twenty clarinetists meeting every week during the school year. They are based near Kingston upon ThamesKingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
(South West London, UK). The idea to found the choir sprang up at a course in Clarinet Playing taught by Christopher Hooker in 1972, and it was subsequently founded in September 1973.
Tokyo Clarinet Choir (over 50 clarinetists)
The Tokyo Clarinet Choir is an amateur clarinet ensemble. It was founded in 1986 by Ikuo Inagaki, a professional clarinetist who is also currently directing the ensemble. The original choir began with 15 members. Currently, the TCC has over fifty members.- Brain Music OSBR-16037
- Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Toccata and Fugue D minorToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and has been used in a variety of popular media ranging from film, video games, to rock music, and ringtones...
; - Mikhail GlinkaMikhail GlinkaMikhail Ivanovich Glinka , was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; "Ruslan and Ludmila"overture; - Charles GounodCharles GounodCharles-François Gounod was a French composer, known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.-Biography:...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Ballet Music from "Faust";
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Tokyo Clarinet Choir TCCD-01
- Johann Strauss IIJohann Strauss IIJohann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; An Der Schonen blauen Donau; - Carl Maria von WeberCarl Maria von WeberCarl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school....
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Aufforderung zum TanzInvitation to the Dance (Weber)Invitation to the Dance , Op. 65, J. 260, is a piano piece in rondo form written by Carl Maria von Weber in 1819. It is also well known in the 1841 orchestration by Hector Berlioz...
; - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Praludium et Fuga;
- Johann Strauss II
- Goodlife CACG-0026 (2002)
- Hector BerliozHector BerliozHector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Overture to "Benvenuto Cellini"; - Camille Saint-SaënsCamille Saint-SaënsCharles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist. He is known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and his Symphony...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Danse Macabre op.40; - Atsuhiro Isozaki; TCC presents no.9 for Contra-alto Clarinet Solo and Clarinet Choir;
- Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Präludium und Fugue in D-major BWV532; - Johann Strauss sohn arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Persischer marsch op.289;
- Johann Strauss sohn arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Telegramme op.318;
- Johannes BrahmsJohannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn op.56; - Johannes BrahmsJohannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen from "11 Chorale Preludes"; - Johann Strauss vater arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Radetzky marsch op. 228;
- Polish folk song arr. Atsuhiro Isozaki; Clarinet PolkaClarinet PolkaThe Clarinet Polka or A Hupfata − a popular musical composition from the end of the 19th century...
;
- Hector Berlioz
Walter Boeykens Clarinet Choir (30–50 clarinetists)
- Vanguard Classics 99042 (1995)
- Witold Lutosławski, arr. Robert Groslot; Dance PreludesDance PreludesDance Preludes was a ballet made by Miriam Mahdaviani on New York City Ballet to Witold Lutosławski's 1955 music as a pièce d'occasion for the Dancers' Emergency Fund Benefit, February 24, 1991, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center...
for Clarinet Solo and Clarinet Choir; - Robert Groslot; I Giardini della Villa d'Este for Voice and Clarinet Choir;
- Witold Lutosławski, arr. Robert Groslot; Dance Preludes
- René Gailly International Productions CD87 003 (1987)
- Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
arr. Maarten Jense; Toccata and Fugue in D minorToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and has been used in a variety of popular media ranging from film, video games, to rock music, and ringtones...
; - Franz SchubertFranz SchubertFranz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
arr. Maarten Jense; Rosamunde Incidential Music, D797; - Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
arr. Russell HowlandRussell HowlandRussell Howland was one of the most highly regarded woodwind teachers in the US. He studied at the University of Illinois...
; Petite Suite; - Witold Lutosławski, arr. Robert Groslot; Dance Preludes for Clarinet Solo and Clarinet Choir;
- Norman Heim; Introduction and Concertante for Bass Clarinet and Clarinet Choir op.58;
- Jan L. Coeck; Clarifonia;
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Kosei Publishing Company KOCD-2502 (1993)
- Gioacchino RossiniGioacchino RossiniGioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces...
arr. Harold G. Palmer; Overture from "L'Italiana in Algeri"; - August De BoeckAugust de BoeckJulianus Marie August de Boeck was a Flemish composer, organist and music pedagogue....
arr. Maarten Jense; ImpromptuImpromptuAn impromptu is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ex tempore improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment, usually for a solo instrument, such as piano...
; - Gioacchino Rossini arr. Walter BoeykensWalter BoeykensKnight Walter Boeykens January 6, 1938 Bornem, Belgium is a Belgian conductor and a world renowned clarinetist. Boeykens has an impressive discography including several critically acclaimed performances that are testimony to his status as one of the most notable clarinetists of the 20th century...
; Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra in E-flat major; - Frits Celis; Incantations op.22;
- Jean "Toots' ThielemansToots ThielemansJean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans , known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as well as his whistling. Thielemans is credited as one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century...
arr. Eddy House; Bluesette; - Franz SchubertFranz SchubertFranz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
arr. Maarten Jense; Rosamunde Incidential Music, D797; - Peter Benoit arr. Johan De Doncker; Luim;
- Jan Van der RoostJan Van der RoostJan Van der Roost is a Belgian composer.Van der Roost was educated at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven , and followed further studies at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent and the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Since 1984 Van der Roost is a professor of counterpoint and fugue at the...
arr. Maarten Jense; Rikudim: "Four Israeli Folk Dances"; - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
arr. Maarten Jense; Toccata and Fugue in D minorToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a piece of organ music attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. It is one of the most famous works in the organ repertoire, and has been used in a variety of popular media ranging from film, video games, to rock music, and ringtones...
;
- Gioacchino Rossini
- de Haske Winds 14.001 (1997)
- Jan Van Der RoostJan Van der RoostJan Van der Roost is a Belgian composer.Van der Roost was educated at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven , and followed further studies at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent and the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Since 1984 Van der Roost is a professor of counterpoint and fugue at the...
arr. Maarten Jense; Rikudim: "Four Israeli Folkdances"; - Peter Benoit arr. Johan De Doncker;
- Fantasia 3;
- Luim;
- Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
arr. R. Upten Holder; Russian Dance; - Jan Van Der RoostJan Van der RoostJan Van der Roost is a Belgian composer.Van der Roost was educated at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven , and followed further studies at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent and the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Since 1984 Van der Roost is a professor of counterpoint and fugue at the...
arr. Maarten Jense; PusztaPusztaPuszta is a steppe biome on the Great Hungarian Plain around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary as well as on the western part of Hungary and in the Austrian Burgenland. The Hungarian puszta is an enclave of the Eurasian Steppe....
;
- Jan Van Der Roost
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