Johann Ernst Rieck

This piece is a standard in the repertoire for brass quintet thanks to an arrangement by Robert King. After Robert King published his arrangement it was thought that it may have been written by Daniel...

A karesansui is a Japanese rock garden which is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel and rocks. The main elements are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand ra...

A ricercare is defined as an elaborate contrapuntal instrumental composition in a fugal or canonic style. This particular selection for four clarinets fits that description exactly. The musical lines...

This Andaluza (or Playera) is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorites of a clarinet sextet.

Here is J.S. Bach's most famous fugue arranged for 4 clarinets. Great independent parts for all players make this fun to play and a challenge too.

The fun technical lines, originally in piano and violin, are given here to all members of the ensemble. Flashy and fun to play and a thrill for audiences.

This incredibly popular work has been adapted for 4 clarinets. It is a first clarinet feature from top to bottom. The lyrical theme is contrasted by the pizzicato-like articulations in the other three...

Bach wrote many cantatas but none have maintained the popularity as this excerpt from No. 140 often called Sleepers Awake. This is most likely due to the elegant, flowing nature of the writing that is...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. Its lyric nature also makes it a perfect selection for weddings or church services as pleasant, quiet background music. T...

Terpsichore is a collection of over 300 instrumental dance pieces by Michael Praetorius. There were no instruments specified on the score so,as a result, these pieces have been performed by many combi...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. This version for 4 clarinets alternates between the chorale theme and the wandering counter-melody that has made this piec...

This famous Prelude and Fugue has been brilliantly transcribed for 4 clarinets. All parts are interesting and challenging which makes this a great choice for concert or contest use.

Girl With The Flaxen Hair and Golliwog s Cakewalk are two of Claude Debussy s most popular piano works. It has been said that Girl With The Flaxen Hair, with its impressionistic and progressive harmon...

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists (especially the great J.S. Bach) to 'borrow' and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular orga...

The Silver Swan, My Heart to Thee Now Makes its Plea and Now is the Month of Maying make up this set of famous madrigals for 4 clarinets. There are two slower melodies and one fast one to add variety...

The driving bass line combined with fun and interesting melodic material make this a great piece for a young clarinet ensemble consisting of 4 b-flat clarinets and a bass clarinet. The range is limite...

This vocal showpiece for soprano has been adapted for 4 b-flat clarinets and 1 bass clarinet. The solo line is mainly in the first part and the string accompaniment has been simplified and divided bet...

This famous piano work by Debussy lends itself very well to wind instruments. The flowing melodic line combined with the distinctive Debussy harmonies make this a great new arrangement for 2 clarinets...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for brass quintet. All the Mozartian lyrical lines are included in this version. All parts ar...

The third and most famous movement of Suite Bergamasque is Clair de lune, meaning 'moonlight' in French. It has been used in the soundtrack of many movies including the famous fountain scene in Ocean'...

Dieses rhythmisch und melodisch interessante, technisch anspruchsvolle Original ist eine fantastische Ergänzung des Repertoires für Klarinettenensemble. Die stimmungsvolle Melodie wird vom gesamten En...

Der Titel leitet sich sowohl vom abenteuerlichen Gefühl der Musik als auch vom Heiligen Michael ab, einem beliebten Heiligen, der in vielen religiösen Konfessionen vorkommt. In der katholischen Lehre...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble. A...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble. A...