Notes for Clarinetists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers historic and analytical information concerning thirty major works for solo clarinet, clarinet and piano, and clarinet and orchestra. This information will enhance performance and be useful in preparing and presenting concerts, and recitals.

A B-Flat Clarinet solo with Piano Accompaniment composed by Paul Jeanjean.

Kalmus proudly presents this complete collection of the flute sonatas of Johann Matheson. Included are the piano accompaniment and a separate solo flute part in this new cleanly printed edition.

A maelstrom is described as 'an intense whirling mass of water circling into itself with great strength.' With this as inspiration, composer Robert W. Smith launches the resplendent new work The Maelstrom. Soaring melodic lines, punctuated with vibrant percussion, propel this driving and dramatic piece with fury and excitement. A dazzling concert statement! (duration 5: 10)

The most important clarinet literature in one volume: Best of Clarinet Classics contains numerous original works for clarinet in arrangements for clarinet in Bb and piano. With pieces from the early days of the instrument (C. Stamitz, X. Lefèvre, W.A. Mozart) via the era of virtuosos (C. Baermann, I. Müller, B.H. Crusell), the Romantic era and the age of Impressionism (N. Gade, C. Debussy) to the 20th-century composers (C. Nielsen, M. Reger).

Contents: Fantasy Piece (Schumann) * First Sonata (Brahms) * Grand Duo Concertant (Weber) * Second Sonata (Brahms) * Sonata (Mendelssohn) * Variations, Op.33 (Weber).

The clarinet has a long and rich history as a solo, orchestral, and chamber musical instrument. In this broad-ranging account Eric Hoeprich, a performer, teacher, and expert on historical clarinets, explores its development, repertoire, and performance history. Looking at the antecedents of the clarinet, as well as such related instruments as the chalumeau, basset horn, alto clarinet, and bass clarinet, Hoeprich explains the use and development of the instrument in the Baroque age. The period from the late 1700s to Beethoven's early years is shown to have fostered ever wider distribution and use of the instrument, and a repertoire of increasing richness. The first half of the nineteenth century, a golden age for the clarinet, brought innovation in construction and great virtuosity in performance, while the following century and a half produced a surge in new works from many composers. The author also devotes a chapter to the role of the clarinet in bands, folk music, and jazz.