"The Old Rugged Cross" has been a country gospel favorite ever since it became the title song of Ernest Tubb's 1952 gospel album; it has been performed by some of the twentieth century's most important recording artists, including Andy Griffith, Anne Murray, Brad Paisley, Chet Atkins, John Berry, Floyd Cramer, George Jones, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Loretta Lynn, Ray Price, Ricky Van Shelton, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The Oak Ridge Boys, The Statler Brothers, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, George Beverly Shea and John Prine on the 2007 CD "Standard Songs for Average People" with Mac Wiseman. British television dramatist Dennis Potter used the gospel song prominently in several of his plays, most notably Pennies from Heaven (1978); and the song also played a major part in "Gridlock" (2007), an episode of the long-running sci-fi drama series Doctor Who. In early 2009, the song was covered by Johnny Cash and June Carter, Kevin Max, Mahalia Jackson, Merle Haggard, and Patsy Cline. Parts included for this arrangement are: Full Score, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Acoustic Bass (Optional).

Performance Time: Approx. 2 minutes 15 seconds

The ?Colonel Bogey March? is a British march that was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881?1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. (Wikipedia) One of the most famous march ever written.

This is Golliwog?s Cakewalk from Children?s Corner suite by Claude Debussy transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet. This ?Rag Time? style piece with its emotional rubato sections is fun to both play and listen. This is an advanced intermediate to easy advanced transcription. Playing time: 2:50. To view and listen to this piece in its entirety as well hundreds of other arrangement and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8MQPWz4MAo

This is the entire Second Suite forMilitary Band in F, Op. 28/b by GustavHolst transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet. The four movements of the suite are:1.March:Morris Dance, Swansea Town, Claudy Banks-II. Song Without Words - III. Song of the Blacksmith - IV. Fantasia on the"Dargason". This is an early advanced to advanced performance leveltranscription. For hundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling pleasevisit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playing time: 11:15 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN0rIOrrtPM

?Pineapple Rag?, transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet, isone of Scott Joplin's most popular rags. Audiences may recognize this melodyfrom the Academy Award winning movie "The Sting". Forhundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling at reduced prices pleasevisit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playingtime: 3:30 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgQkRGLuLM

Arranged for Clarinet Quartet (SSSB). Duration 2:51.

?TheLiberty Bell? transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet, is another one of JohnPhilip Sousa?s famous marches and the theme to the Monty Python TV series. Thistranscription is of intermediate to advanced intermediate leveldifficulty. To view and listen to thispiece in its entirety as well as hundreds of other arrangements andtranscriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing time: 3:35

Worldwide known melody (in Czech "?koda lásky", in English Beer Barrel Polka or Here comes the Navy, in German Rosamunde) by Czech composer Jaromír Vejvoda in y. 1927. This arrangement keeps the original form and here it is for CLARINET quartet.

The fourth movement of Mahler's 5th symphony is arguably hismost famous single piece of music. "If a composer could say what he had to say in words hewould not bother trying to say it in music." "Gustav Mahler" The arrangement is for CLARINET quartet to be used like part of its repertoire. I hope you enjoy it. Substitute part: 1 Bb

?El Choclo? (Tango Criolo) is a very popular Argentinian tango written by Angel Villoldo and arranged here Clarinet Quartet. This is an advanced intermediate to easy advanced arrangement, gives every member a chance to shine and a lot of fun to play. To view and listen to this piece in its entirety as well as hundreds of other arrangements and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playing time: 3:00

?Bravura? is arguably C.E. Duble?s most popular and recognizable marches, transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet. This is an advanced intermediate to advanced transcription and playable at either march tempo, or circus march tempo. Playing time: 2:00. To view and listen to this piece in its entirety as well hundreds of other arrangement and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9oQ8vHb22o

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. He became a prolific composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa". Today his marches are still played as patriotic music in the Czech Republic. His worldwide reputation rests primarily on two works: "The Florentiner March" popular throughout much of Europe and the "Entrance of the Gladiators", which is widely recognized, often under the title "Thunder and Blazes", as one of the most popular theme tunes for circus clowns. This arrangement for clarinet quartet includes the following parts: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

?Solace? - A Mexican Serenade, transcribed here for ClarinetQuartet, is one of Scott Joplin's most popular rags. Audiences may recognizethis melody from the Academy Award winning movie "The Sting". Forhundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling at reduced prices pleasevisit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playingtime: 5:10 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4QQtzw7bDc

This is the?National Emblem? march by E.E. Bagely transcribed herefor Clarinet Quartet. This is an advanced intermediate arrangement of the very wellknow march. To view and listen to this piece in itsentirety as well as hundreds of other arrangements and transcriptions byKenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing time: 2:30 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1o_WPV3ezo

?HandsAcross the Sea? transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet, is another one of JohnPhilip Sousa?s famous marches. This transcription is of intermediate toadvanced intermediate level difficulty. Toview and listen to this piece in its entirety as well as hundreds of otherarrangements and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest pricesavailable please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing time: 2:45

This is the entire First Suite in Eb forMilitary Band, Op. 28/a by GustavHolst transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet. The three movements are: I.Chaconne - II. Intermezzo - III. March. This is an early advanced to advancedperformance level transcription. For hundreds of other arrangements by KennethAbeling please visit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playing time: 10:20 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8ayLUF6TU

This is the very emotive "Solace" by Scott Joplin. Originally for piano, this arrangement is carefully scored for clarinet quartet (three Bb soprano clarinets and one Bb bass clarinet). This is a wonderful piece for both concert and contest. This is arranged within the comfortable playing range of the instruments, in a common keysign, with technical considerations worked out and with many useful rehearsal numbers for easy preparation. With attention to the rubato character of the piece, this is a highly expressive piece and very suitable for clarinet quartet.

?The Cascades? transcribed here for Clarinet Quartet, is anotherone of Scott Joplin's most popular rags. Forhundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling at reduced prices pleasevisit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playingtime: 3:30 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0eieswNfpw

The Christmas carol "Gesu Bambino" has been arranged here for four B-flat clarinets, or four of any of the same type of clarinet. This edition includes score and all parts.

The best known March of the set, it had its premiere in Liverpool on 19 October 1901, with Sir Edward Elgar conducting the Liverpool Orchestral Society. The Trio contains the tune known as "Land of Hope and Glory". In 1902 the tune was re-used, in modified form, for the Land of hope and glory section of his Coronation Ode for King Edward VII. The words were further modified to fit the original tune, and the result has since become a fixture at the Last Night of the Proms, and an English sporting anthem. In the United States, the Trio section "Land of Hope and Glory" of March No. 1 is often known simply as "Pomp and Circumstance" or as "The Graduation March" and is played as the processional tune at virtually all high school and some college graduation ceremonies. It was first played at such a ceremony on 28 June 1905, at Yale University, where the Professor of Music Samuel Sanford had invited his friend Elgar to attend commencement and receive an honorary doctorate of music. Elgar accepted, and Sanford made certain he was the star of the proceedings, engaging the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the College Choir, the Glee Club, the music faculty members, and New York musicians to perform two parts from Elgar's oratorio The Light of Life and, as the graduates and officials marched out, "Pomp and Circumstance" March No. 1. Elgar repaid the compliment by dedicating his Introduction and Allegro to Sanford later that year. The tune soon became de rigueur at American graduations, used primarily as a processional at the opening of the ceremony. This arrangement for clarinet quartet includes the following parts: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.?

"Entrance of the Gladiators" op. 68 or "Entry of the Gladiators" is a military march composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fucík. He originally titled it "Grande Marche Chromatique," reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece, but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire. In 1901, American publisher Carl Fischer published a version of this march, arranged for American wind bands by Canadian composer Louis-Philippe Laurendeau, under the title "Thunder and Blazes." It was during this period that the song gained lasting popularity as a screamer march for circuses, often used to introduce clowns. Today it is known mainly by this association, even though the title and composer are relatively obscure. The march receives the occasional concert hall performance, such as at the 2007 Last Night of the Proms. This arrangement for clarinet quartet includes the following parts: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

Debussy definitely wrote lovely compositions. Here are three short pieces arranged for clarinet quartet (4 Bb clarinets). It includes Le petit negre, Dieu qu?il la fait bon regarder, and Morceau de concours. Debussy?s music is beautiful when played with the idea of creating an atmosphere, so this is best for the quartet that has that ability.