Clarinet

The clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments. It has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell. A person who plays a clarinet is called a clarinetist.

Clarinet Repertoire

  • J. S. Bach (1685–1750) — 無伴奏六首組曲 BWV 1007–1012(U. Delecluse 改編)
  • G. F. Handel (1685–1759) — Concerto in G minor(Andraud 改編);Sonata in G minor(Lurie 改編)
  • J. M. Molter (1696–1765) — Concertos No.1–4;Sonate for Clarinet and Piano
  • Johann Stamitz (1717–1757) — Concerto in Bb
  • J. B. Wanhal (1739–1813) — Sonata No.2
  • Carl Stamitz (1745–1801) — Concerto No.1 in F;No.3;No.9;No.10 in Bb;Concert in Eb;Concerto in Bb for Two Clarinets
  • Jean Louis Duport (1749–1819) — Romance
  • Franz A. Hoffmeister (1754–1812) — Sonata in Eb (clarinet & piano)
  • W. A. Mozart (1756–1791) — K.113 Divertimento;K.411 Quintet for 5 clarinets;K.452 Quintet;K.498 Trio “Kegelstatt”;K.581 Clarinet Quintet;K.622 Clarinet Concerto
  • Francois Devienne (1759–1803) — Symphonie Concertante for Two Clarinets and Piano, op.25
  • Franz Krommer (1759–1831) — Concerto op.36 (Eb);Partita in C minor;Partita in F;Concerto for Two Clarinets in Eb;Quartet in D (A cl + strings)
  • Franz Danzi (1763–1826) — Sonata Concertante in Bb;Concertante for Flute & Bb Clarinet, op.41;Wind Quintet, op.53
  • Jean Xavier Lefèvre (1763–1829) — Op.12 Sonatas;Septième Sonate;Concerto No.6;Quartet in c minor
  • L. v. Beethoven (1770–1827) — Op.11 Trio (cl/vc/pf);Op.16 Quintet;Op.20 Septet;Trio in G (pf/fl/cl);Op.71 Sextet;Op.87 Trio for clarinets
  • Bernhard Crusell (1775–1838) — Concerto in Eb op.1;三首四重奏 op.2/4/7;Symphonic Concerto (cl/hrn/bn);Grand Concerto in f minor op.5;Concerto in Bb op.11;瑞典民謠變奏 op.12
  • J. Kueffner (1776–1856) — Introduction et Thèmes Variés
  • J. N. Hummel (1778–1837) — Quartet in Eb for Clarinet and Strings
  • Louis Spohr (1784–1859) — Concertos No.1–4;Op.80 Potpourri;Op.103 Six German Songs
  • Heinrich J. Baermann (1784–1847) — Quintet op.23/2;Adagio
  • C. M. von Weber (1786–1826) — Concertino op.26;Variations in Bb op.33;Quintet op.34;Grand Duo Concertant op.48;Concerto No.1 f minor op.73;Concerto No.2 Eb op.74;Sextet
  • Iwan Müller (1786–1854) — Symphonie Concertante in Eb, op.23(two clarinets & piano)
  • G. Rossini (1792–1868) — Introduction, Theme & Variations;Variations;六首四重奏(fl/cl/hrn/bn)
  • Franz Berwald (1796–1868) — Grand Septet(cl/hrn/bn + strings)
  • F. Schubert (1797–1828) — Arpeggione Sonata(arr);Offertory in C(選段);Die Verschworenen “Romanze”;Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965;Octet D.72;Op.166 Octet
  • J. W. Kalliwoda (1801–1866) — Salon Pieces op.229
  • E. Cavallini (1807–1874) — Adagio and Tarantella
  • F. Mendelssohn (1809–1847) — Concertpiece No.1 op.113;Concertpiece No.2 op.114(cl/basset horn/pf)
  • R. Schumann (1810–1856) — Adagio and Allegro;Fantasiestücke op.73;Three Romances op.94;Märchenerzählungen op.132
  • Carl Baermann (1810–1885) — Complete Method for Clarinet op.63
  • Richard Wagner (1813–1883) — Adagio for Clarinet & String Quintet
  • G. Verdi (1813–1901) — Rigoletto Concert Fantasy;La Traviata Concert Fantasy op.45
  • N. W. Gade (1817–1890) — Fantasy Pieces
  • C. Reinecke (1824–1910) — Trio op.83;Sonatine “Undine” op.167(A cl);Introduction & Allegro Appassionato;Trio in A op.264
  • Luigi Bassi (1832–1871) — Concert Fantasia(清教徒)
  • J. Brahms (1833–1897) — Sonata No.1 op.120/1;Sonata No.2 op.120/2;Trio op.114;Quintet op.115
  • A. Ponchielli (1834–1886) — Il Convegno(two clarinets & piano);Paolo e Virginia(cl/vn/pf)
  • C. Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) — Sonata op.167(Eb);Tarantella op.6(fl/cl/pf);Caprice op.79(fl/ob/cl/pf)
  • Max Bruch (1838–1920) — Concerto for Clarinet & Viola op.88;Eight Pieces op.83(cl/vla/pf)
  • C. M. Widor (1845–1937) — Introduction et Rondo op.72
  • Arthur Coquard (1846–1909) — Mélodie et Scherzetto
  • C. V. Stanford (1852–1924) — Three Intermezzi op.13;Sonata op.129
  • André Messager (1853–1929) — Solo de Concours
  • E. Chausson (1855–1899) — Andante et Allegro
  • C. Debussy (1862–1918) — Petite Pièce;Première Rhapsodie
  • Gabriel Pierné (1863–1937) — Canzonetta
  • Thomas F. Dunhill (1877–1946) — Phantasy Suite op.91
  • Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) — Clarinet Concerto op.57;Wind Quintet op.43
  • Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924) — Concertino op.48
  • R. Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) — Six Studies in English Folk Song;Three Vocalises
  • Max Reger (1873–1916) — Albumblatt & Tarantella;Sonata No.1 op.49(A♭);Sonata No.2(F♯);Sonata in Bb op.107;Clarinet Quintet in A op.146
  • Henri Rabaud (1873–1949) — Solo de Concours
  • S. Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) — Vocalise op.34(A cl.)
  • Paul Jeanjean (1874–1928) — Carnival of Venice;Arabesques;Variations on “Au clair de la lune”
  • Paul Pierné (1874–1952) — Andante–Scherzo
  • Reynaldo Hahn (1875–1947) — Sarabande et Thème Varié
  • W. Y. Hurlstone (1876–1906) — Four Characteristic Pieces
  • Béla Bartók (1881–1945) — Contrasts(cl/vn/pf)
  • Joseph Barat (1882–1963) — Pièce en Sol Mineur
  • Arnold Bax (1883–1953) — Sonata
  • Alban Berg (1885–1935) — Vier Stücke op.5(cl/pf)
  • Leo Weiner (1885–1960) — Danse Hongroise
  • Egon Wellesz (1885–1974) — Two Pieces op.34
  • Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957) — Sonata op.41(Bass Cl & Pf)
  • B. Martinů (1890–1959) — Sonatina
  • Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) — Sonatine;Duo Concertant op.351;Concerto;Scaramouche;多首室內樂與五重奏
  • Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) — Sonatine(A cl.)
  • Arthur Benjamin (1893–1960) — Le Tombeau de Ravel
  • Gordon Jacob (1895–1984) — Sonatina(A);Five Pieces(solo);Three Songs;Trio;Quintet
  • Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) — Sonata;Concerto;Duets(cl/vn);Variations(cl + strings)
  • Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) — Sonata op.128
  • George Gershwin (1898–1937) — Rhapsody in Blue(pf arr.);Three Preludes(pf arr.)
  • Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) — Clarinet Sonata;Sonata for Two Clarinets;Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon
  • R. Clérisse (1899–1973) — Récit et Allegro
  • Aaron Copland (1900–1990) — Clarinet Concerto;As It Fell Upon a Day(cl/fl/sop)
  • Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) — Clarinet Concerto;Five Bagatelles op.23
  • Henri Tomasi (1901–1971) — Concerto;Sonatine Attique(solo)
  • Alec Templeton (1902–1963) — Clarinet Sonata;Pocket-Size Sonata No.2
  • Eugène Bozza (1905–1991) — Aria;Fantasie Italienne;Suite;Concerto;Bucolique;多首三重與五重奏
  • D. Shostakovich (1906–1975) — Preludes;Vier Walzer
  • Willson Osborne (1906–1979) — Rhapsody(solo)
  • Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995) — Sonatina for Clarinet Solo
  • Halsey Stevens (1908–1989) — Suite
  • Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) — Three Pieces(solo);L’Histoire du Soldat Suite(cl/vn/pf)
  • Jean Françaix (1912–1997) — Concerto;Tema con Variazioni(A cl/pf)
  • Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) — Dance Preludes
  • Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) — Clarinet Sonata
  • 郭芝苑(1921–2013) — 單簧管與鋼琴小奏鳴曲
  • Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006) — Sonatina;Fantasy(solo);Divertimento(fl/ob/cl);Three Shanties(wind quintet)
  • Joseph Horovitz (1926–2022) — Sonatina
  • Robert Muczynski (1929–2010) — Time Pieces op.43;Fantasy Trio op.26(cl/vc/pf)
  • Pierre-Max Dubois (1930–1995) — Sonata Breve
  • Pierre Gabaye (1930–2019) — Sonatine
  • Roger Boutry (1932–2019) — En Bleu et Rouge
  • Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020) — Three Miniatures
  • Joan Tower (b.1938) — Fantasy;Wings(solo)
  • P. Reade (b.1943) — Suite from The Victory Kitchen Garden