The song was the first track recorded during the sessions for the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967),and was intended for inclusion on the album. Instead, with the group under record-company pressure to release a single, it was issued in February 1967 as a double A-side with "Penny Lane". The combination reached number two in the United Kingdom, breaking the band's four-year run of chart-topping singles there, while "Strawberry Fields Forever" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in America. "Strawberry Fields Forever" is one of the defining works of the psychedelic rock genre and has been covered by many artists. The Beatles made a promotional film clip for the song that is similarly recognised for its influence in the medium of music video. The Strawberry Fields memorial in New York's Central Park is named after the song. It is arranged for clarinet quartet: 3 clts and bass clt.

The Beatles: "Hey Jude" arranged clarinet quartet of 3 Bb and bass clarinet.My arrangement differs to some of the other quartet arrangements you may find, both on this site and elsewhere .I have NOT simply transcribed it from a piano arrangement i.e. given the tune to the 1st player and given broken chords or sustaining notes to the other three.Rather: I have moved the melody around and given the other players interesting original moving lines to play.Hope you enjoy playing it "2016 Arranging Contest Entry".

"Somebody to Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by the lead singer/pianist Freddie Mercury. It debuted on the band's 1976 album A Day at the Races and was also featured on their compilation album Greatest Hits. The song offers listeners something similar to that of Queen's earlier hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" with its complex harmonies and guitar solos; however instead of mimicking an English choir, the band turned to a gospel choir. It reached #2 in the UK and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. This song made it clear to fans that "Queen could swing as hard as it could rock, by channeling the spirit of gospel music. My arrangement does have some of the descant voice parts.It is arrangement for a clarinet quartet of 4 standard clarinets, although the piece would have more depth, if the 4th part was played on bass clarinet."2016 Arranging Contest Entry".