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Re: Best Concert Band Rep for Clarinets

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2015-11-20 15:48

James,

An excellent list of really classic wind band literature. I've played bass and Bb clarinet in a couple of bands that have covered pretty much this same set of charts. Lots of wood shedding as well as demanding parts for the rest of the woodwinds. But here are a couple of additions from stuff I've played in the past:

Hindemith: Symphony in Bb for Band
Bennett: Suite of Old American Dances
Some of the Mark Hindsley transcriptions like Rienzi, Academic Festival Overture, Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Romeo and Juliet, etc.

Also check some of the recording from the US Navy and US Marine Bands. There are some really tough overtures that both groups just seem to breeze through which feature each band's tremendous clarinet sections.

This is Grade 6 stuff which should not be attempted by any group other than the better wind bands.

Happy Practicing,

HRL

Post Edited (2015-11-20 20:29)

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