Pop it Up!: Clarinet: Instrumental Collection

As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road in Bristol) I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incomparably beautiful rugged county. One can almost detect a French 'accent' when listening to the piano music of Debussy and likewise speaking as a lapsed brass player there is undoubtedly something of the Cornish twang about Trelawny when played on a cornet or euphonium. Then again one gets a different yetentirely convincing effect upon hearing these melodies rendered on woodwind instruments; hence with a little gamesmanship on my part I am pleased to see my collection of these fifteen delectable ditties come to fruition in the form of arrangements for treble clef brass instruments (in B flat and E flat) trombone and tuba (bass clef) horn in F flute clarinet and bassoon.While many will find themselves humming the likes of Going up Camborne Hill Lamorna or The Helston Furry Dance even before they have turned to the first page - for these are indelibly intertwined with Cornish culture I wonder if I might draw your attention to The Cornish Squire The Pool of Pilate and Cold Blows the Wind Today Sweetheart which are quite simply sublime melodies perhaps needing that extra bit of help in bringing them to mind nowadays. In the best tradition of musical hand-me-downs Cornish folk music works equally ideally sung and played and only by doing so on a regular basis can such traditions hope to continue forward with vigour and authority. A legitimate way of achieving this is to revitalise the harmonic scheme of these ancient tunes and bring them up to date for a modern audience; after all it was such an approach that fuelled the imagination of Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams in decades past while skilfully paying homage to the

25 Pieces. This creative collection of easy pieces is intended to open up the wealth of Romantic music to clarinettists in the early stages of their development. This volume includes well known and popular themes by the great composers of this era. The book concludes with short studies by Friedrich Demnitz - a famous clarinettist of the period. The pieces selected here have been sensitively arranged for clarinet and piano, so that they are satisfying and enjoyable to play. They are suitable for studying in lessons, as well as repertoire for recitals and concerts. Of course they may also be enjoyed when played at home, along with the accompaniment tracks on the CD.

for Clarinet. Instrumentalists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 holiday favorites!/ Recueil / Clarinette

20 progressive studies for Bb Clarinet-This collection by Jayson Mackie contains 20 solo compositions in a Latin style for the Clarinet. Latin music has been a particular favourite genre of mine to write in having grown up listening to jazz bands and playing in them as a teenager. Most people can name a handful of the more well-known dances (thanks to the popularity of Strictly Come Dancing!) but I knew there were many more lesser-known Latin styles out there. So in August 2015 I decided to research some of the many dance forms of the Caribbean and South America. After listening to these and discovering a little of their history and musical characteristics I decided to write myown versions. Latin Lovelies is the result. - Jayson Mackie

March Waltz And Polka were first composed in 1915 as a collection of three Piano duets Three Easy Pieces by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. They were written for the composer to playwith his children as they were learning the Piano so had a considerably easier second part. They have been arranged for Clarinet and Piano by the American musician Ray Jackendoff a Professor of Linguistics who has also had awide-ranging performance career s a classical clarinettist. Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was born and brought up in Saint Petersburg before settling first in Paris and finally in America. Despite his classical musicaleducation he is best remembered as one of the main proponents of serialism.

A friendly and hugely fun collection of pieces in Paul Harris' inimitable style to help pupils both in becoming more familiar with reading in the Clarinet register and in crossing the break. Contains exercises pieces and a separate Piano part.