Clarinet Music
Classification Numbers for Clarinet Music
| M70–M74 | Clarinet or bass (alto, basset, etc.) clarinet alone: |
| M70 | Collections (more than one composer) |
| M71 | Original works: Collections (one composer) |
| M72 | Original works: Separate |
| M73 | Arrangements: Collections (one composer) |
| M74 | Arrangements: Separate works |
| M248–M252 | Clarinet or bass (alto, basset, etc.) clarinet with piano accompaniment: |
| M248 | Collections (more than one composer) |
| M249 | Original works: Collections (one composer) |
| M250 | Original works: Separate |
| M251 | Arrangements: Collections (one composer) |
| M252 | Arrangements: Separate works |
| M288–M289 | Duets for two wind instruments (of all kinds): |
| M288 | Collections |
| M289 | Separate works |
| M290–M291 | Duets—one stringed and one wind Instrument |
| M296–M297 | Duets—one wind and one plucked instrument |
| M315–M319 | Piano and two wind instruments |
| M320–M324 | Piano, one stringed, and one wind instrument |
| M335–M339 | Piano, one wind, and one plucked instrument |
| M355–M359 | Three wind instruments |
| M360–M364 | Three stringed and wind instruments |
| M375–M379 | Three wind and plucked instruments |
Quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, and nonets follow similar patterns (in the M400s, 500s, 600s, 700s, 800s, and 900s, respectively).For more details, see M: Music and Books on Music, available at the reference desk or at the index table in the reference section (Z696.U5 M 1998).
Concertos and similar pieces:
| M1024 | Clarinet or bass (alto, basset, etc.) clarinet with orchestra, full scores |
| M1024.5 | Cadenzas for such works |
| M1025 | Clarinet or bass (alto, basset, etc.) clarinet with orchestra, piano reductions |
| M1124 | Clarinet or bass (alto, basset, etc.) clarinet with string orchestra, full scores |
| M1124.5 | Cadenzas for such works |
| M1125 | Clarinet or bass (alto, basset, etc.) clarinet with string orchestra, piano reductions |
Clarinet studies and methods:
| MT380 | General works |
| MT382 | Systems and methods |
| MT383 | Teaching pieces |
| MT384 | Instructive editions |
| MT385 | Studies and exercises |
| MT386 | Orchestral studies (excerpts) |
| MT387 | Two clarinets |
| MT388 | Self-instructors |
Bass clarinet studies and methods:
| MT392 | General works |
| MT392.2 | Systems and methods |
| MT392.3 | Studies and exercises |
| MT392.4 | Orchestral studies (excerpts) |
| MT392.5 | Teaching pieces |
| MT392.6 | Instructive editions |
| MT392.7 | Two bass clarinets |
| MT392.8 | Self-instructors |
Not all clarinet music in the Cook Music Library is out on the shelf. Please consult IUCAT to find information about music that is checked out or in the Frontlog.
Subject Headings
(for subject searches in IUCAT or WorldCat)
| Solo clarinet music: | sonatas (clarinet); suites (clarinet); variations (clarinet); etc.; clarinet music |
| Clarinet and piano music: | rondos (clarinet and piano); sonatas (clarinet and piano); suites (clarinet and piano); variations (clarinet and piano); etc.; clarinet and piano music |
| Duets: | clarinet music (clarinets (2))
bassoon and clarinet music; clarinet and horn music; clarinet and oboe music; etc. |
| Trios: | woodwind trios (clarinet, oboe, flute) (or other combinations)
wind trios [mixed brass and woodwind, various combinations] e.g., wind trios (clarinet, flute, trumpet), wind trios (clarinet, trombone, trumpet) trios [various combinations of instruments] e.g., trios (viola, clarinets (2)), trios (clarinet, trombone, percussion), trios (clarinet, harp, celesta) |
| Quartets: | woodwind quartets[various combinations];
also suites [various combinations of instruments]; variations [various combinations of instruments]; etc. wind quartets [mixed brass and woodwind, various combinations]; also suites, variations, etc. Similar for quintets, sextets, septets, octets, and nonets. |
| Clarinet and Orchestra: | concertos (clarinet)
concertos (clarinet) — solo with piano clarinet with orchestra rondos (clarinet with orchestra), etc. |
Selected Bibliography: Music, Recordings, Writings
Brymer, Jack. Clarinet, rev. ed. London: Macdonald and Jane’s, 1979. ML945.B8 1979Farmer, Gerald James. Multiphonics and Other Contemporary Clarinet Techniques. Rochester, N.Y.: Shall-u-mo Publications, 1982. MT382.F37
Gabucci, Agostino. Origin and History of the Clarinet. Translated from the Italian by Frederic Lubrani. Memphis: Memphis State University, 1968. ML945.G119
Gibson, Oscar Lee. Clarinet Acoustics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994. ML946.G5 1994
Heim, Norman M. Ornamentation for the Clarinetist. Hyattsville, MD: Norcat Music Press, 1993. MT380.H46 O8
Pino, David. The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1980. MT380.P56
Rehfeldt, Phillip. New Directions for Clarinet, rev. ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. ML945.R43 1993
Rendall, F. Geoffrey. The Clarinet: Some Notes Upon Its History and Construction, 3d ed., rev. New York: W. W. Norton, 1971. ML946.R39 1971
Stein, Keith. The Art of Clarinet Playing. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1958. MT380.S81
Thurston, Frederick. Clarinet Technique, 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. MT380.T54 1977
Weston, Pamela. Clarinet Virtuosi of Today. Baldock, England: Egon, 1989. ML399.W538
________. More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past. London: by the author, 1977. ML399.W537
Classification Numbers for Books about the Clarinet
| Ref. ML128 .C58 | Clarinet bibliographies |
| ML945 | General works |
| ML946 | Construction |
| ML948 | Music and playing |
Selected Periodicals
| The Clarinet (1973--) | ML1 .C787 |
| Clarinet and Saxophone (1986-1988) | ML5 .C57 |
Selected Internet Resources
| International Clarinet Association | https://clarinet.org/ |
| The Clarinet Pages | http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/ |