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These brief sound clips of 10 to 30 seconds each were recorded over a time period of several years under various playing conditions, therefore the recording quality varies. The sound clips and comments are intended only to show the character of each piece as played by an amateur clarinet quartet. These aren’t studio recordings, and little or no sound editing has been done other than fading in/out and setting a consistent audio level. We hope these clips and comments are useful to clarinetists who are trying to decide which quartets are appropriate to their needs. The (*) marked arrangements are our own and we’re willing to swap equivalent material with other quartets. If you have comments, please EMAIL us at the address shown on our home page.

 

Composer

Title

Arranger

Instrumentaton

Time

Remarks

 

Hiketick

3 Latin Dances #2

 

3+bass

 

 

 

Mozart

Abduction from Seriglio#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Lotz

4 Bb

8:50

Good – kind of long

 

Mozart

Adagio and Allegro from Cassazione

Ephross

3+bass

 

 

 

Barber

Adagio Op 11

Smith*

3+bass

5:42

Fun to play, but not easy to make it sound good

Traditional

Adeste Fideles

Cassel

4 Bb

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Bach, J S

Air from Suite in D Major

Oday

3+bass

 

Military quartet book of arrangements - good

Bach, J S

Air on a G String

Dorff

3+bass

 

 

 

D'Rivera

Alborada and Son

 

3+bass

 

Requires Eb clarinet

 

Traditional

Amazing Grace

Thomas

3+bass

 

Dixieland

 

McKay

American Sketch

 

4 Bb

4:12

 

 

McKay

American Panorama

 

4 Bb

 

 

 

Bach, J S

Andante and Fughetta

Ayres

3+bass

 

 

 

Tchaikovsky

Andante Cantabile

O’Day

3+bass

 

Military quartet book of arrangements - good

Granados

Andaluza

Granados

4 Bb

 

Flegier

Andante Sostenuto

Voxman

2+alto+bass

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Greig

Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite

Oday

3+bass

 

Military quartet book of arrangements - good

Skolnik

Arabesque

 

4 Bb

1:45

Not difficult - OK to perform - short

Roost

Arghulesques #1 #2 #3

 

3+bass

6:00

Middle-eastern sounds - good opener or closer - belly dancing music

Handel

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Kenny

4 Bb

 

Optional part for Bass

 

Gounod

Ave Maria

Smith*

3+bass

2:15

 

 

Mozart

Ave Verum Corpus KV618

Buss

4Bb

3:30

 

Handy

Beale Street Blues

Gale

3+bass

 

Dixieland

 

Unknown

Black and White Rag

McLeod

4 Bb

 

 

 

Brubeck

Blue Rondo a la Turk

Sweric

3+bass

3:17

Good – difficult to play at tempo

Handel

Bourree

Voxman

2+alto+bass

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Bach, J S

Bourree from English Suite

O’Day

3+bass

 

Military quartet book of arrangements - good

Wilder

Canon

Cassel

4 Bb

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Carter

Canonic Suite#1 #2 #3

 

4 Bb

6:32

A classic, very good, tricky at times

 

Maschers

Canzona

Buss

4Bb

2:15

 

 

Mastric

Canzona

 

3+bass

 

 

 

Traditional

Carol of the Bells

Finnan

4 Bb

 

 

 

Albeniz

Cataluna

Gore

4 Bb

Not difficult

 

Mack

Charleston

Gale

3+bass

2:36

Dixieland

 

Tustin

Cheerful Elegy

 

3+bass

7:00

3+bass or 4Bb

 

Fisher

Chicago

Gale

3+bass

 

Dixieland

 

Schumann

Child Falling Asleep (trio)

Williams*

2+bass (trio)

1:45

Can play with Traumerei

 

Schumann

Choral

Voxman

2+alto+bass

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Bach

Chorale

Voxman

2+alto+bass

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Bliss

Chorale

 

3+bass

 

With piano

 

Various

Christmas Pops Medley

Smith*

3+bass

 

 

 

Debussy

Clair de Lune

Donatelli

3+bass

4:05

Great, audience pleaser

 

Roach

Clarinet Quartet

 

3+bass

7:09

OK

 

Stalpers

Clownery

 

3+bass

7:52

Good opener/closer

 

Giardini

Come Thou Almighty King

Voxman

2+alto+bass

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Cooke

Concertante

 

3+bass

13:50

Good - very long - medium difficulty

Telemann

Concerto #1 #2 #3

Simon

4 Bb

 

Easy to play

 

Chaminade

Dance Creole

Bueris

3+bass

 

3+bass or 4Bb

 

Debussy

Danse

Thilde

3+bass

5:46

Can be tricky in places

 

Dorff

Dark Romance

 

3+bass

3:15

Good - like Summer Etchings

Bloch

Denneriana

Williams*

3+bass

6:10

Very nice arrangement

 

Uhl

Divertimento

 

3+bass

 

Good

 

Willis

Divertimento #1  #2

 

3+bass

8:45

Very good to perform

 

Polack/Ory

Dixieland Medley #1 #2

Smith*

3+bass

 

Simple stuff

 

Traditional

Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes

Cassel

4 Bb

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Traditional

Dry Bones

Buss

3+bass

2:30

 

Mozart

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik #1 #2 #3 #4

O’Day

3+bass

16:00

Good but very long

 

Fucik

Entry of the Gladiators

Holcombe

3+bass

2:49

 

 

Study

Exchange 3456

Cassel

4 Bb

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Dorff

Fast Walk

 

3+bass

 

Cute

 

McKay

Fiesta Mejicana

 

4 Bb

 

Simple 

Haydn

Finale from Quartet Op 42

Voxman

2+alto+bass

 

Simple arrangement in a book

Mendelssohn

Fingal's Cave

Smith*

3+bass

11:30

Long, but fun to play

 

Gaal

Four Romantic Pieces#1