Scott Joplin is celebrated as the United States? first well-known black composer, making his name as a writer of piano rags. His life was a constant struggle with adversity, and Joplin died relatively young in 1917, at the dawn of the recording age. Few remembered Joplin?s music until a revival in the 1970s brought The Entertainer and others to the world?s attention. Nowadays Scott Joplin has taken his rightful place in the gallery of great American composers.

The Rags included in this collection are, The Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, The Elite Syncopations and The Favorite.

They have been arranged as solos for one Clarinet with piano accompaniment, and include all sections of the original compositions. You will download one pdf file that contains both 22 pages of piano score and the 10 page solo part. These pieces are suitable for players at an intermediate and advanced intermediate level. Musicians will find these Ragtime solos ideal for formal and informal performances, light and fun, yet still a serious and vitally important part of the American musical heritage. The overall performance time for all five is around 25 minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using these arrangements as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation.

Item Number: S9.Q11686

The three-part albumleaf for clarinet and piano shows Rota's unique inventiveness and his unerring sense of atmospherically dense harmonies. The clarinet plays catchy, song-like motifs which develop a graceful charm by means of sequence-like continuation, accompanied by an easily playable, beautiful piano part. Allegro danzante is perfect as a charming performance piece for clarinet pupils.

"My students were tired of playing out of the hymn book. This collection makes them to feel like artists when they perform in their worship services!" This volume of 10 beloved, multi-denominational hymns are arranged with the aim of being easy enough for young players to master, yet beautiful enough for advanced musicians to enjoy. Perfect as short featured solos, or use the optional attaccas and links connecting the entire set for prelude/postlude settings. Also available for solo violin, viola, cello, oboe, flute, and piano. Listen to a playlist of the entire collection (as arranged for violin) on YouTube. DETAILS: Total length = 24 minutes. Solo instrument part = 15 pages. Piano score =29 pages . All texts included. SONG LIST: Abide With Me; Come, Come Ye Saints (All is Well); Come, Follow Me; Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing; Count Your Blessings; How Firm a Foundation; I Know that My Redeemer Lives; I Stand All Amazed; Lead, Kindly Light; Nearer, My God, to Thee. www.jennierhodesmusic.com.

"Good 4 You" (or "Good 4 u") by Olivia Rodrigo arranged for B-flat Clarinet and Piano, appropriate for early intermediate level players. The arrangement lasts for 3 minutes.

The PDF contains only the individual parts.

Alfredo D'Ambrosio isn't a well-known composer, but he wrote some gems and this is one of them. As a violinist, he wrote mostly for that instrument.

This piece has been transcribed for many other instruments. Here it is for Bb Clarinet and piano.

Play it with a lot of rubato and a lot of playfulness. Most of all, enjoy it!

Duration: 3.5 minutes

Full of fiery, passionate rhythms and soaring, sensual melodies, each of these show-stopper movements is sure to fascinate.
INCLUDED IN PURCHASE: Piano score and clarinet part.

NOTES FROM THE COMPOSER
"Three dances from the 'New World': Rumba from the Caribbean, Tango from Argentina, and Sarabande originally thought to come from Mexico. Total performance time approximately 15 minutes.".