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Loeffler 4Poemes Cl nsmQuatre poèmes pour voix, alto et piano, by Charles Martin Loeffler

Viola part transcribed for Clarinet by C.A.Vater

Part for B-flat Clarinet; PDF $10.99 

Noteworthy Sheet Music’s transcription of the viola part for Brahms’ Two Songs for Alto, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91 for clarinet quickly became one of our most popular editions, so we wanted to please our customers with another voice, clarinet, and piano option.  We decided to create a clarinet version of the poems famously set to music by Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935).  Quatre Poèmes pour Voix, Alto et Piano, Op. 5 was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Loeffler himself on viola.  In these four songs, Loeffler set to music one poem by Charles Baudelaire (“La cloche fêlée”) and three poems by Paul Verlaine (“Dansons la Gigue!”, “Le son du cor s’afflige vers les bois”, and “Sérénade”).  Each of these songs has a unique character but Loeffler’s love of color variations and dense harmonies can be heard throughout the set.

We have taken care to adapt the viola part to the clarinet as conservatively as possible, and we think it works well.  Obviously, there are places where we had to make modifications, and occasionally some difficult choices—for example where the viola has double stops, goes out of clarinet range, or uses harmonics or pizzicato.  We encourage clarinetists who plan to perform this piece to listen to recordings of these songs with viola, and to consult the original viola part and score, available as free PDF downloads from imslp.org.  Our edition includes only the transcribed clarinet part.

B♭-Clarinet part, 10 pages; Total, 14 pages. 

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Mendelssohn Op-113 fl-cl-pf nsmConcert Piece No.1, Op.113, by Felix Mendelssohn

Transcribed for Various Wind Instruments and Piano by John W. Pratt
(originally for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano)


Individual Primo parts for Clarinet, Flute, or Oboe, PDFs $5.99 each


Individual Secondo parts for Bassoon, Clarinet, or English Horn, PDFs $5.99 each


Piano Score, with original Clarinet and Basset Horn parts in concert pitch, PDF $6.99


Piano Score (original winds in concert pitch), Flute & Clarinet Parts, PDF $13.99


Piano Score (original winds in concert pitch), Clarinet & Bassoon Parts, PDF $13.99


The following is excerpted from John Pratt's © foreword:
"In 1833, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote two Concert Pieces for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano, op. 113 and op. 114, as show-pieces for the famous clarinetist Heinrich Bärmann (1784-1847) to play with his up-and-coming son Karl (1811-1885) on the basset horn. // Mendelssohn's two Concert Pieces are very suitable for transcription, even aside from the rarity of the basset horn today. We provide, as well as the original clarinet part, transcriptions of it for flute and oboe. Transcriptions of the basset horn part are provided for bassoon, clarinet, and English horn. These primo and secondo parts can be mixed and matched at will. For the score, we use Mendelssohn's instruments rather than some other arbitrary pair. This enables anyone interested to check any transcribed part against the original. The score gives the parts in concert pitch, because a transposition would apply to only one of the possible winds, and because the pianist can then easily play any part at original pitch."

Please note that PDFs of the original score and clarinet-primo part are available free of charge in the public domain (see the listing of this work on IMSLP.org), and our transcribed primo and secondo wind parts can readily be used with the original score. Therefore, you should purchase our Score and/or Clarinet-primo part only if you would like Mr. Pratt's concert pitch version of the score (for piano with clarinet and basset horn) and/or would like to take advantage of the price break provided by one of our complete trio editions.

 
Mendelssohn Op-113 fl-cl-pf nsmComplete Edition for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano; PDF $13.99
Score, 8 pages; Flute Part, 4 pages; Clarinet Part, 4 pages, Total, 24 pages.Preview Flute I part

 

Mendelssohn Op-113 cl-bn-pf nsmComplete Edition for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano; PDF $13.99
Score, 8 pages; Clarinet Part, 4 pages, Bassoon Part, 4 pages; Total, 24 pages. Preview Bassoon II part

 

Piano Score with Clarinet and Basset Horn lines in concert pitch, 8 pages; Total, 10 pages; PDF $6.99 (note that the original score is freely available on IMSLP.org)
Clarinet in B-flat, primo part, 4 pages; Total, 6 pages; PDF $5.99 (note that the original clarinet part is freely available on IMSLP.org)
Flute, primo part, 4 pages; Total, 6 pages; PDF $5.99
Oboe, primo part, 4 pages; Total, 6 pages; PDF $5.99
Bassoon, secondo part, 4 pages; Total, 6 pages; PDF $5.99
Clarinet in B-flat, secondo part, 4 pages; Total, 6 pages; PDF $5.99
English Horn, secondo part, 4 pages; Total, 6 pages; PDF $5.99

 

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Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Complete Edition for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
$13.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Complete Edition for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano
$13.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Piano Score with Clarinet and Basset Horn lines in concert pitch
$6.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Clarinet in B-flat, primo part
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Flute, primo part
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Oboe, primo part
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Bassoon, secondo part
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - Clarinet in B-flat, secondo part
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.1 - English Horn, secondo part
$5.99

Mendelssohn Op114 Bn-2 nsmConcert Piece No.2, Op.114, by Felix Mendelssohn

Transcribed for Various Wind Instruments (and piano) by John W. Pratt

(originally for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano)

Primo parts for Clarinet, Flute, or Oboe, PDFs $5.99 each

Secondo parts for Bassoon, Clarinet, or English Horn, PDFs $5.99 each

The following is excerpted from John Pratt's © foreword:

In 1833, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote two Concert Pieces for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano, op. 113 and op. 114, as show-pieces for the famous clarinetist Heinrich Bärmann (1784-1847) to play with his up-and-coming son Karl (1811-1885) on the basset horn. // These works are very suitable for transcription, even aside from the rarity of the basset horn today. We provide, as well as the original clarinet part, transcriptions of it for flute and oboe. Transcriptions of the basset horn part are provided for bassoon, clarinet, and English horn. These primo and secondo parts can be mixed and matched at will. // Since a good quality PDF of the original piano score with excellent page turns is freely available in the public domain (see IMSLP.org), we have not provided a score here; our transcribed primo and secondo wind parts can readily be used with the original score.

Each wind part is 4 pages of music; 6 pages total.

Primo parts for Flute, Clarinet in B-flat (note that the original primo clarinet part is freely available on IMSLP.org), or Oboe. 

Secondo parts for Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon, or English Horn. Preview Bassoon II part

 

Add To Cart Product Name Price
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.2 - Flute I
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.2 - Bb Clarinet I
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.2 - Oboe I
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.2 - Bb Clarinet II
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.2 - Bassoon II
$5.99
Mendelssohn - Concert Piece No.2 - English Horn II
$5.99

Mozart K304-cl nsmSonata in E minor, K.304, by W. A. Mozart

Transcribed for Clarinet (and Piano) by John W. Pratt

Clarinet in A Part, PDF $5.99


Mozart's second group of violin sonatas, the seven "Mannheim" sonatas of 1778, were begun in Mannheim where the composer also worked on a flute commission. The violin parts rarely make significant use of double stops and are in general well suited to a wind instrument. Mozart's works in minor keys are rare and special: consider the G-minor quintet and Symphony No. 40. The K.304 sonata is his only work in E minor and it is mysteriously compelling in its simplicity. Mr. Pratt has created an excellent transcription of the Sonata in E minor, K.304 for A-clarinet. K.304 was written the same summer that Mozart's mother died, an association often pointed to and the inspiration for our cover image selection.

Note that Mr. Pratt's transcription offers the advantage of being in the original key, and that we provide the A-clarinet part only.  The clarinet part works perfectly with the piano part in Mozart's score for piano and violin, which is in the public domain and readily available on imslp.org, free of charge. 

For additional information about the seven Mozart Mannheim sonatas and Mr. Pratt's previous transcriptions of them for alto flute, please read his article Mozart's Mannheim Sonatas, which was originally published by Flute Focus and subsequently republished by NSM on our Resources – Reviews and Articles page.


Clarinet part, 5 pages; Total, 8 pages.

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Schubert Auf-dem-Strom VoClPf nsmAuf dem Strom, Op.119, by Franz Schubert

Obbligato transcribed for A-Clarinet by C. A. Vater

Piano Score and Parts for Voice and A-Clarinet, PDF $9.50

The great Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was a master at creating extremely beautiful, melodic, emotional lieder. His song Auf dem Strom (On the River) provided a musical setting for the text of the eponymous poem written by the German poet and music critic Ludwig Rellstab. The lyrics tell the story of a sad parting, of the yearning and loneliness that sets in as the narrator bids farewell to a loved one on shore, while his river journey carries him away towards the sea. The premier performance of Auf dem Strom took place in Schubert’s 1828 public concert, during which the obbligato part was played by Josef Lewy on horn, the instrument for which the obbligato was written and which undoubtedly can provide an appropriately mournful, sentimental character to the piece. However, an alternate obbligato version for cello was also published. Now, with all respect, we provide an A-clarinet version of the obbligato, in expectation that clarinetists will appreciate this addition to the voice/clarinet/piano repertoire. We believe that a well-played clarinet can aptly contribute a suitably complex, dolorous essence and tone that will adequately do justice to this highly romantic lied by Schubert. Schubert himself created one of his most wonderful and popular works, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, for clarinet obbligato, and we hope he would welcome our adaptation of Auf dem Strom for A-clarinet.

 

Score, 19 pages; Voice part, 4 pages; A-Clarinet part, 4 pages; Total, 32 pages.

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