The clarinetist is fortunate to have a wealth of repertoire that spans three
hundred years. The following list is by no means all inclusive, but it is a
starting point for clarinetists to begin to explore the diverse and rewarding
works which have been composed for and written about the clarinet.
Brymer, Jack. Clarinet. London: Kahn & Averill, 1990.
Drushler, Paul. The Altissimo Register: A Partial Approach. Rochester,
N.Y.: Shall-u-mo Publications, 1978.
Opperman, Kalmen. Handbook for Making and Adjusting Single Reeds for All
Clarinets and Saxophones.
London: Chappell, 1966.
Opperman, Kalmen. Repertory of the Clarinet. New York: Ricordi, 1960.
Pino, David. The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing. New York : C. Scribner's
Sons, 1980.
Ridenour, Thomas. An Educator's Guide to the Clarinet: A Complete Guide to
Teaching and Learning the Clarinet.
Denton, TX: T. Ridenour, 2000.
Ridenour, Thomas. Clarinet Fingerings: A Comprehensive Guide for the Performer
and Educator.
Denton, TX: T. Ridenour, 2000.
Schoen, Theodore. A Comparison of Performance Practice of Selected Clarinet
Passages in Orchestral Auditions and Orchestral Performances. DMA diss.,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, 2004. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-11152004-162634/unrestricted/schoentreatise.pdf
Stein, Keith. Art of Clarinet Playing. Princeton, NJ: Summy-Birchard,
1958.
Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of Clarinet Music. Magnolia, AK: The Music
Register, 1975.
| Baermann, Carl | Complete Celebrated Method for Clarinet, Op. 63 Divisions 3,4 & 5 |
| Baermann, Carl | Daily Studies, Op. 63 (Foundation Studies by David Hite, pub. Southern Music) |
| Bonade | Clarinetist's Compendium: Including Method of Staccato and Art of Adjusting Reeds |
| Cavallini | 30 Caprices for Clarinet |
| Galper | Tone, Technique & Staccato |
| Galper | Upbeat Scales & Arpeggios |
| Higgins | Altissimo Studies for Clarinet |
| Hite | Melodious and Progressive Studies Book 1 & 2 |
| JeanJean | 16 Modern Etudes for Clarinet |
| JeanJean | 18 Etudes for the Clarinet |
| Kell | 17 Staccato Studies |
| Klose | Complete Celebrated Method for Clarinet |
| Klose | Daily Exercises for Clarinet |
| Kroepsch | 416 Progressive Daily Studies |
| Langenus | Complete Method for the Boehm Clarinet in Three Parts: Part 3 Virtuoso Studies and Duos |
| Opperman | Modern Daily Studies for the Clarinet Books 1-3 |
| Polatschek, Victor | Advanced Studies for the Clarinet |
| Polatschek, Victor | 12 Etudes for Clarinet |
| Rose, C. | 20 Grand Etudes Selected from the Caprices by Rode |
| Rose, C. | 32 Etudes |
| Rose, C. | 40 Studies (2 vols) |
| Rubank | Advanced Method for Clarinet vol. 1 & 2 |
| Sigel, Allen | The Twentieth Century Clarinetist |
| Stark, Robert | Arpeggio Studies Op. 39 |
| Stark, Robert | Daily Studies (Scales, Arpeggios and Intervals) for the Clarinet |
| Stark, Robert | Staccato Exercises for Clarinet, Op. 49 |
| Uhl | 48 Studies books 1 & 2 |
| Voxman | Selected Studies for Clarinet |
| Arnold | Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano |
| Babin | Hillandale Waltzes: Eight Waltz Movements Composed on a Theme by Johann N. Hummel |
| Bax | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano |
| Benjamin | Le Tombeau de Ravel: Valse-Caprices for Clarinet and Piano |
| Berg | Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 |
| Bernstein | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano |
| Bozza | Bucolique for Clarinet and Piano |
| Brahms | Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 120 No 2 |
| Brahms | Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No 1 |
| Debussy | Petite pièce |
| Debussy | Première Rhapsodie |
| Etler | Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet and Piano (1952) |
| Finzi | Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano |
| Gaubert | Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano |
| Hindemith | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1939) |
| Honegger | Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano |
| Jeanjean | Arabesques for Clarinet and Piano |
| Lutoslawski | Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano |
| Martinu | Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano |
| Messager | Solo de Concours for Clarinet and Piano |
| Milhaud | Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano |
| Milhaud | Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano |
| Muczynski | Time Pieces for Clarinet and Piano |
| Penderecki | Three Miniature for Clarinet and Piano |
| Poulenc | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano |
| Rabaud | Solo de Concours for Clarinet and Piano |
| Reger | Sonata in Ab Major Op. 49 no 1 for Clarinet and Piano |
| Reger | Sonata in Bb Major, Op.107 for Clarinet and Piano |
| Reger | Sonata in F# minor Op. 49 no 2 for Clarinet and Piano |
| Rossini | Introduction, Theme, and Variations |
| Saint-Saens | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 167 |
| Schumann | Fantasienstücke, Op, 73 |
| Vaughn Williams | Six Studies in English Folksong for Clarinet and Piano |
| Weber | Grand Duo Concertante, Op. 48 for Clarinet and Piano |
| Weber | Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Piano |
| Weber | Variations, Op. 33 for Clarinet and Piano |
| Carter | Gra for Bb Clarinet Alone |
| Kupferman | Moonflowers, Baby! |
| Martino | A Set for Clarinet |
| Messiaen | Abyss of the Birds (from the Quartet for the End of Time) |
| Osborne | Rhapsody for Clarinet |
| Rozsa | Sonatina for Clarinet Solo, Op. 27 |
| Sierra | Cinco Bocetos for Clarinet Solo (1984) |
| Smith | Five Pieces for Clarinet Alone |
| Stravinsky | Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo |
| Sutermeister | Capriccio for Solo Clarinet in A |
| Busoni | Concertino, Op. 48 for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Copland | Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra |
| Corigliano | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Debussy | Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Dello Joio | Concertante for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Finzi | Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra |
| Françaix | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Hindemith | Concerto for Clarinet in A and Orchestra (1947) |
| Mozart | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A Major, K. 622 |
| Nielsen | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 57 |
| Piston | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Seigmeister | Concerto for Clarinet |
| Spohr | Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op.26 for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Spohr | Concerto No. 2 in Eb Major, Op.57 for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Spohr | Concerto No. 3 in F minor for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Spohr | Concerto No. 4 in E minor for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Stamitz, J. | Concerto in Bb Major for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Stamitz, K. | Concerto No. 3 in Bb Major for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Stravinsky | Ebony Concerto |
| Tartini/Jacob | Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra |
| Tomasi | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Weber | Concertino in Eb Major, Op. 26 for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Weber | Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Weber |
Concerto No. 2 in Eb Major, Op. 74 for Clarinet and Orchestra |
| Bartók | Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano |
| Beethoven | Octet for Winds, Op.103 |
| Beethoven | Quintet in Eb Major for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon, Op. 16 |
| Beethoven | Septet in Eb, Op. 20 |
| Beethoven | Trio in Bb Major for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello Op. 11 |
| Brahms | Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 for Clarinet and String Quartet |
| Brahms | Trio in A minor, Op. 114 for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello |
| Dvorak | Serenade in D minor, Op. 44 |
| Messiaen | Quartet for the End of Time |
| Milhaud | Suite, Op.157b for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano |
| Mozart | Quintet in A Major, K. 581 for Clarinet and String Quartet |
| Mozart | Quintet in Eb Major, K.452 for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon |
| Mozart | Serenade No. 11 in E flat Major, K. 375 |
| Mozart | Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388 |
| Mozart | Serenade No. 10 in Bb Major, K. 361 (Grand Partita) |
| Mozart | Trio in Eb Major, K. 498 for Piano, Clarinet, and Viola |
| Poulenc | Sextet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn |
| Schubert | Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 for Voice, Clarinet, and Piano |
| Schubert | Octet in F Major, D. 803 |
| Stravinsky | L'Histoire du soldat |
| Thuille | Sextet in Bb Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 6 |
| Weber |
Quintet in Bb Major, Op. 34 for Clarinet and Strings |
Bonade, Daniel. Bonade Orchestra Studies for Clarinet. Kenosha, WI:
Leblanc Publications, 1947.
Drapkin, Michael. Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet. Cherry
Hill, NJ: Roncorp, 1979.
Hadcock, Peter. Orchestral Studies for the Eb Clarinet. Cherry Hill,
NJ: Roncorp, 1981.
Hadcock, Peter. The Working Clarinetist. Cherry Hill, NJ: Roncorp, 1999.
McGinnis, Robert. Orchestral Excerpts From the Symphonic Repertoire for Clarinet,
Vol. 1 & 2.
New York: International Music Company, 1950.
Strauss, Richard. Orchestral Studies from Symphonic Works for Clarinet I,
II, and III.
New York: International Music Company, 1947.
Wagner, Richard. Orchestral Studies from Operas and Concert Works for Clarinet
and Bass Clarinet.
New York: International Music Company, 1947.
(* Indicates both 1 and 2 clarinet parts; # indicates Eb clarinet; + indicates
Bass clarinet)
| Bartók | Concerto for Orchestra (*+); Miraculous Mandarin (*+) |
| Beethoven | all symphonies |
| Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique (#) |
| Borodin | Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor |
| Brahms | all symphonies, Haydn Variations |
| Debussy | Afternoon of a Faun; La Mer; Noctures |
| Franck | Symphony in d (+) |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue (+) |
| Ginastera | Variations Concertantes for Orchestra |
| Grofe | On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite (+ only) |
| Khachaturian | Piano Concerto (+ only) |
| Kodaly | Dances of Galanta |
| Mahler | Symphonies 1(#+), 2 (+), 4 (+), 5, 6 (#+) & 9(#+) |
| Mendelssohn | Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream (*); Symphonies Nos. 3, 4; Hebrides Overture (*) |
| Milhaud | La Création du Monde |
| Prokofiev | Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 (+); Peter and the Wolf |
| Rachmaninoff | Symphony No. 2(+); Piano Concerto No. 2 |
| Ravel | Bolero (#); Daphnis et Chloe (*#+); Mother Goose Suite; Rhapsodie Espagnole (*) |
| Respighi | Pines of Rome |
| Rimsky-Korsakoff | Scheherezade; Capriccio Espagnol |
| Rossini | Overture to Semiramide |
| Schubert | Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 |
| Schuman, William | Symphony No. 3 (+ only) |
| Shostakovich | Symphonies Nos. 1, 5 (#), 9, & 10 (#); Violin Concerto (+ only) |
| Sibelius | Symphony No. 1 |
| Smetana | Overture to the Bartered Bride; Moldau (*) |
| Strauss, R. | Don Juan; Don Quixote (+); Till Euelenspiegel (#+) |
| Stravinsky | Suites from Firebird, Petrouchka (+), Rite of Spring (#+) |
| Tchaikovsky |
Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6; Suite No. 4 ("Mozartiana") |
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