The following guide offers only a sampling of the entire solo clarinet repertoire and does not restrict students from working on additional material. Specific programs of study will be chosen to develop each student’s individual strengths and weaknesses while best preparing them for life as a performer, educator or well rounded individual. Students will typically enter and exit the program at various levels.
Level I
Etudes and Methods
Complete Method for Clarinet Baermann
Foundation Studies Hite
Artistic Studies-Book 1 French School Hite
17 Staccato Studies Kell
Complete Method for Clarinet Klose
Complete Method for the Clarinet Langenus
Complete Method for Clarinet Lazarus
Advanced Method for Clarinet Rubank
Repertoire
Adagio Baerman
Lyrical Piece Barlow
Aria Bozza
Melodie et Scherzetto Coquard, Arthur
Phantasy Suite Dunhill
Romance Duport
Five Bagatells Finzi
Fantasy Pieces Gade, Niels
First Concerto Guilhaud
Sonata in G minor Handel (arr. Lurie)
Concerto in G minor Handel (arr. Andraud)
Sonatina Heiden, Bernard
Sonatina (Cl. in A) Jacob, Gordon
Arabesques Jeanjean, Paul
Septième Sonate Lefèvre, Jean-Xavier
Sonata No. 1 in Bb, Op. 12 Lefèvre, Jean-Xavier
Idyl Leoni
Concerto in C moll Marcello, Benedetto
Divertimenti #1-3 Mozart / Dobree
Four Church Sonatas Mozart, W. A.
Canzonetta, Op. 19 Pierné, Gabriel
Piece in G minor Pierne
Concerto in Bb, Op. 24 Riotte
Theme and Overture Rossini
Concerto in Eb Rossler, A
Fantasy Pieces Schumann
Three Intermezzi Stanford
Romanze Strauss, Richard
Concertino Tartini (arr. Jacob)
Sonata in C minor Telemann (arr. Voxman)
Concertino in Eb von Weber
Concerto #1 von Weber
Sonata No. 2 Wanhal
Six Studies in English Folk Song Williams, V
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Level II
Etudes and Methods
Complete Method for Clarinet Baermann
Scales and Chords Bellison
Sixteen Phrasing Studies Bonade
Foundation Studies Hite
Artistic Studies-Book 1 French School Hite
Klarinetten-Schule, Band 2 Jettel
Complete Method for Clarinet Klose
Complete Method for the Clarinet Langenus
Complete Method for Clarinet Lazarus
Daily Technical Exercises Pares
Classical Studies Voxman
Selected Studies for Clarinet Voxman
Repertoire
Sonatina Arnold,M
Fantasie de Concert Avon
Sonata Bax, A
Adagio and Tarantella Cavallini, E
Sonata Concertante in Bb Danzi
Petit Piece Debussy,
Première Sonata Devienne
Sonata Etler
Fantasie Gaubert
Sonatine (A cl.) Honegger
Arabesques Jean Jean
Concerto, Op. 36 in Eb Krommer
Chrysalis Langenus
Musette and Scerzo Leclair
Fatasie Caprice, Op. 118 Lefebvre
Premiere Fantasy Marty
Clarinet Concerto Mozart
Albumleaf and Tarantella Reger
Introduction and Allegro Apassionato Reinecke
Sonata Saint-Saens
Concerto #1 Spohr
Concerto #2 Spohr
Concerto #3 in Bb Stamitz, C
Concerto #2 von Weber
Grand Duo Concertante von Weber
Introduction, Theme and Variations von Weber
Sonata Wilder
Neopolitan Tarantella Zambarano, A
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Level III
Etudes and Methods
24 Varied Scales and Excercises Albert, J. B.
Complete Method for Clarinet Baermann
Scales and Chords Bellison
Foundation Studies Hite
Artistic Studies-Book 1 French School Hite
Complete Method for Clarinet Klose
416 Progressive Studies Kroepsch
Clarinet Cadenzas: How to Play Them Langenus
Complete Method for Clarinet Lazarus
Modern Clarinet Studies Opperman
Daily Technical Exercises Pares
Repertoire
Fantaisie Romantique Barat
Sonata Bernstein
Fantaisie Italienne Bozza
Suite Bozza
Sonata #1 Brahms
Sonata #2 Brahms
Variations sur un Air du Pays d'Oc Cahuzac
Pastorale (A Clarinet) Carter
Sonata in Bb Cook
Fantaisie Italienne Delmas
Concerto Finzi
Sonata Hindemith
Carnival of Venice Variations Jeanjean
Dance Preludes Lutoslawski
Sonatina Martinó
Sonata, Op. 14 Mason
Sonatine Milhaud
Rhapsodie Osborne
Three miniature Penderecki
Solo de Concours Rabaud
Introduction, Theme, and Variations Rossini
Three Pieces for Clarinet Saucier
Sonata, Op. 167 Saint-Saëns
Arpeggione Sonata Schubert
Potpourri, Op. 80 Spohr
Concerto in Bb Stamitz
Suite Stevens
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Level IV
Etudes and Methods
Complete Method for Clarinet Baermann
30 Caprices Cavallini
20 Grand Etudes Rose-Rode
Etudes Modernes Jeanjean
Complete Method for Clarinet Klose
416 Progressive Studies Kroepsch
Complete Method for Clarinet Lazarus
The 20th Century Clarinetist Sigel
48 Etudes Uhl
Repertoire
Sonata Alwyn
Hillandale Waltzes Babin
Concert Fantasia Bassi
Le Tombeau de Ravel Benjamin
Vier Stücke, Op. 5 Berg
Concerto Bozza
Concertino, Op. 48 Busoni
Concerto Copland
Recit et Impromptu Dautrmer
Premiere Rhapsodie Debussy
Concerto Francaix
Concerto Hindemith
Fantasy Sonata Ireland
Concerto Lyrique Gotkovsky
Concerto Milhaud
Duo Concertante Milhaud
Time Pieces, Op. 43 Muczynski
Concerto, Op. 57 Nielsen, Carl
Concerto Piston
Sonata Poulenc
Sonata in Bb, Op. 107 Reger
Introduction Theme & Variations Rossini
Fantasy Saucier
Concertino Seiber
Concerto No. 1-3 Spohr
Concerto No. 4 (Clarinet in A) Spohr
Three Pieces Stravinsky
Concerto Tomasi
Introduction and Dance Tomasi
Fantasy (those harbor lights...) Tower
Wings Tower
Two Pieces Wellesz
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Common Orchestral Excerpts
Symphony No. 3 Brahms
Symphony No. 4 Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 Beethoven
Symphony Fantastique Berlioz
Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin
Dances of Galanta Kodaly
Midsummer Nights Dream Scherzo Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 Mendelssohn
Peter and the Wolf Prokofiev
Symphony No. 2 Rachmaninoff
Daphnis and Chloe Suite 2 Ravel
Pines of Rome Respighi
Capriccio Espagnol Rimsky-Korsakoff
Scheherezade Rimsky-Korsakoff
Symphony No. 8 Schubert
Symphony No. 5 Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1 Sibelius
Firebird Stravinsky
Francesca da Rimini Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 Tchaikowsky
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Common Wind Band Excerpts
Oktett in Eb,. op. 103* Beethoven
Winds of Nagual Colgrass
Sinfonietta Dahl
Serenade in D, op. 44 Dvorak
Symphony No. 3 for Band Giannini
Linclonshire Posy Grainger
Molly on the Shore Grainger
Shepherd's Hey Grainger
Konzertmuzik, op. 41 Hindemith
Symphony in Bb for Concert Band Hindemith
Hammersmith-Prelude and Scherzo Holst
Music for Prague 1968 Husa
Harmonie in Eb, op. 69* Krommer
Harmonie in F major, op. 57* Krommer
Suite from the Good Soldier Schweik Kurka
Overture for Winds, op. 24 Mendelssohn
Colours of the Celestial City* Messiaen
Oiseaux Exotiques* Messiaen
Gran Partita No. 10 in Bb, K. 370a* Mozart
Partita No. 12 in C minor, K. 384a* Mozart
Serenade No. 11 in Eb, K. 375 Mozart
Diony siaques, op. 62 Schmitt
Theme and Variations, op. 43a Schöenberg
Serenade in Eb, op. 7* Strauss
Symphony for Winds in Eb* Strauss
Octet for Wind Instruments* Stravinsky
Symphonies of Wind Instruments* Stravinsky
Spiel für Bläsorchester, op. 3 Toch
* Chamber work
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