The marvelous Mozart's ouverture from the opera "Die Zauberflote" transcribed for clarinet quartet (the arrangement includes the following individual parts: 1st Bb Clarinet or Eb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet).

Selections from Carmen, Music by Georges Bizet, Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy arranged for Clarinet Quartet by Kenneth Abeling. This collection of excerpts includes: 1. Entr'acte to Act 3, 2. Prelude to Act 1, 3. Habanera, 4. Les triangles des sistres tintaient, 5. Toreador Song, 6. Je Vais Danser votre honneur, 7. Entr'acte to Act 4 and 8. Prelude to Act 1 (Reprise). This is an advanced arrangement featuring some of the most memorable melodies from Bizet?s Operatic Masterpiece. Playing time approximately 7:30. 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 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxxpXJQHTJc

The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen and compiled posthumously by his friend Ernest Guiraud. They adhere very closely to Bizet's orchestration.

This arrangement includes: Chanson du Toréador ? Act 2, introduction and aria (Escamillo): "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre".

The instrumentation of the clarinet quartet is: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen and compiled posthumously by his friend Ernest Guiraud. They adhere very closely to Bizet's orchestration.

This arrangement includes: 1) Prélude: Act I, Prélude: "Fate" motive - 2) Aragonaise: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act I - 3) Intermezzo: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act III - 4) Séguedille: Act I, Seguidilla (Carmen): Près des remparts de Séville - 5) Les Dragons d'Alcala: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act II - 6) Les Toréadors: Theme from Prelude to Act I and Procession of the Toreadors from Act IV: Les voici! voici la quadrille des Toreros!

The instrumentation of the clarinet quartet is: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen and compiled posthumously by his friend Ernest Guiraud. They adhere very closely to Bizet's orchestration.

This arrangement includes: Danse Bohème ? Act 2, Gypsy Dance: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient".

The instrumentation of the clarinet quartet is: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen and compiled posthumously by his friend Ernest Guiraud. They adhere very closely to Bizet's orchestration.

This arrangement includes:

Marche des Contrebandiers ? Act 3, chorus: "Écoute, écoute, compagnon!"Habanera: Act 1, aria (Carmen) ? "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"Nocturne: Act 3, aria (Micaëla) ? "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante"Chanson du Toréador ? Act 2, introduction and aria (Escamillo): "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"La Garde Montante ? Act 1: "Avec la garde montante, nous arrivons, nous voilà!"Danse Bohème ? Act 2, Gypsy Dance: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient"

The Polovtsian Dances, or Polovetsian Dances form an exotic scene at the end of act 2 of Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor. The work remained unfinished when the composer died in 1887, although he had worked on it for more than a decade. A performing version was prepared by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov.

In this arrangement for clarinet quartet (Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet) we have a selections of the most famous dances: 1) Introduction, 2) Gliding Dance of the Maidens, 3) Wild Dance of the Men, 4) General Dance.

La Nuit is a harmonization due to Joseph Noyon (1888-1962) of a theme of the opera "Hippolyte and Aricie", composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau in 1733.

Arrangement of the semiserie opera by La Gazza Ladra, composed by Rossini and first performance of The Thieving Magpie was on 31 May 1817, at La Scala, Milan.

Die Moritat vom Mackie Messer, more commonly known as Mack the Knife, is a song by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht from their play The Threepenny Opera, which was first performed in Berlin in 1928. This song was hastily written before opening night for the lead actor, who complained that his character didn't have a good introduction. Mack the Knife quickly became a jazz standard, and has now been covered countless times by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Robbie Williams, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald.

This arrangement is for standard clarinet quartet of 3 Bb clarinets and 1 bass clarinet. The PDF download contains a full score and all four parts.

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Arrangement for clarinet quartet of the symphonic prelude of the Zarzuela "La Torre del Oro", composed by Gerónimo Giménez.

Arrangement of the zarzuela prelude ?La Revoltosa?, composed by R. Chapí.
It was represented for the first time on November 25, 1897 at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid. La Revoltosa is considered together with La verbena de la Paloma, as one of the peak works of the zarzuela?s genre.

Arrangement of the zarzuela composed by Federico Chueca and Joaquín Valverde, with a libretto by Felipe Pérez y González. It was premiered at the Felipe Theater in Madrid on July 2, 1886.

Arrangement of the overture to Franz von Suppé?s operetta "Leichte Kavallerie", premiered in Vienna in 1866.
The original work is set in a 19th-century Austrian village where several love intrigues and the discovery of a father-daughter relationship are accompanied by the arrival of a regiment of hussars.

La Feria (The Fair) is a Spanish fiesta! All the sights and sounds of a traditional Spanish street festival.
Paul Lacome wrote mostly operas-bouffes, light comic operas. That same drama and delight comes through in this piece. Originally written for orchestra, there have been many popular arrangements for band. I have arranged it for Clarinet Quartet without losing any of the Spanish tradition or dramatic character of the piece.
The Suite is in 3 sections. The first is entitled Los Toros (The Bulls). The running of the bulls is a tradition of nearly every Spanish fair. This highly energetic and rhythmic section is traditional Spanish fiesta music at its best. The second section is entitled La Reja (loosely-The Gate). This one is in the form of a Serenade. Every fair has a street barred off with a special archway entrance or gate. Inside, tents are set up serving local wine. Strolling street musicians will visit each tent and serenade. This section is scaled back dynamically and also in texture to imitate the solo or duo strolling musician. For the B theme of this section I move the melody to the Clarinet 3 part down low. I like to amuse myself and think of this brief growling melody as a tipsy patron of the tent singing back to the musicians. The street musicians then quickly resume their original song. The final section is entitled La Zarzuela. The Zarzuela is a uniquely Spanish comic opera that is heavy on dance and spoken dialogue. It has much in common with the American vaudeville shows. This section is in the form of a brisk waltz, another high energy rhythmic dance where Clarinet 2 takes the B theme melody.
This piece is of Advanced Intermediate difficulty due to constant movement, articulations, rhythm, and range. Clarinet 1 in particular uses the full range of the instrument.
21 page score, 4 pages @ part, 38 pages total booklet
4:30 minutes
temporary MIDI recording