Frederick Harris Music Company

Clarinet Series

Author: Royal Conservatory of Music
Format: Book and CD
Instrumentation: Clarinet (RCM)
Level: 3

This new series offers a sequenced approach to the study of clarinet from the beginner to advanced levels. With a progressive collection of Repertoire, Etudes, Recordings, Orchestral Excerpts, and Technique, the Clarinet Series, 2014 Edition provides complete support for teachers and students at every level of study. Nine progressive volumes of Repertoire expose students to a wealth of music from the earliest works for clarinet to accompanied and unaccompanied contemporary compositions. Students will explore some of the most definitive solo pieces written for clarinet, along with popular folk tunes, Klezmer melodies, Classical solos, and contemporary compositions that incorporate traditional and extended techniques.

Contents:

Technical Repertoire:

• Branch Line - Colin Cowles
• Space-age Sonatina - Paul Harris
• Skip - Errollyn Wallen
• Peacherine Rag - Scott Joplin, arr. Forrest Kinney
• Hornpipe - Henry Purcell, arr. Christine Donkin
• Gavotte, HWV 491 - George Frideric Handel, arr. Christine Donkin
• Ghoulish - Paul Harris
• Major-General's Song - Arthur Sullivan, arr. Martin van de Ven

Lyrical Repertoire:

• All the Pretty Little Horses - American lullaby, arr. Jason Gray
• Swanee River - Stephen Foster, arr. Christopher Norton
• Che faro senza Euridice? (What Shall I Do Without Euridice?) from Orfeo ed Euridice - Christoph Willibald Gluck, arr. Jason Noble
• Sentimental Serenade - Alan Bullard
• Entr'acte, from Carmen - Georges Bizet, arr. Christine Donkin
• The Wish - Mr. Tuke, arr. Paul Harris
• Largo, from The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Jason Gray
• Hava Nagila - Israeli folk song, arr. Martin van de Ven and Forrest Kinney
• Minuet, BWV Anh. 132 - attr. Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jason Gray