This collection includes 10 pieces of classical music associated with Christmas. They are arranged for four B-flat clarinets, or four of any of the same type of clarinet. They are easy-to-intermediate in difficulty. The arrangements include scores and all parts.

Arrangement for clarinet quartet (3 clarinets and 1 bass clarinet) and piano of the song Edelweiss from The Sound of Music. The first clarinet has the tune in the first verse,with variations in the second verse, and the bass clarinet takes over in the third verse. The pdf file contains score and parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview.

These variations are built upon the original clarinet quartet arrangement of this old hymn (also available on this site), starting with a sort of canon leading into the tune and, for a second verse, giving the tune to the lowest instrument. The harmonies include a curious reference to the old "English cadence" effect, like yearning sigh. The piece then ends with a repeat of the quasi-canon followed by a brief suspension. The pdf contains score and parts and the sound sample is an electronic preview.

Variations on the hymn by Robert Lowry. The variations include various melismas and "Scotch Snaps" and also a section in minor mode. A simple transcription version is also available The pdf file contains score and parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview Words of the original hymn: Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod, With its crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne of God? Refrain: Yes, we?ll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river; Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God. On the margin of the river, Washing up its silver spray, We will talk and worship ever, All the happy golden day. Ere we reach the shining river, Lay we every burden down; Grace our spirits will deliver, And provide a robe and crown. At the smiling of the river, Mirror of the Savior?s face, Saints, whom death will never sever, Lift their songs of saving grace. Soon we?ll reach the silver river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease; Soon our happy hearts will quiver With the melody of peace.

This arrangement provides variations, cheeky chromatic inflections and a few Scottish snaps on the original Bunessan tune (mainly used for the hymn "Morning has Broken"). The pdf file contains score and parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview.

Fourpence ha'penny is a set of variations based on the old canon Frère Jacques (or Bruder Martin) - the idea for the title came from my father who always claims, jokingly, that I earn only fourpence ha'penny from my musical compositions. (Of course I get a bit more than that!) The canon could also be sung to words such as: Fourpence ha'penny, fourpence ha'penny... That's your lot, that's your lot! You could be a rich man, oh you'd be be a rich man! But you're not, not so hot.... The pdf file contains score and parts. The audio sample is an electronic preview.

Based on Arthur Warrell's adaptation of the West Country carolThe pdf contains score and partsThe sound sample is an electronic preview.

Traditional English Christmas carol arranged for instrumental quartet, based on the choral version by Charles Wood. In this arrangement the tune changes from instrument 1 to 4 and thence to 3 for ensuing verses.The pdf file contains score and parts.The sound sample is an electronic preview.

Old German Christmas tune arranged for instrumental quartet.Each instrument plays the melody in turn and the others provide harmony and contrapuntal countermelodies.The pdf contains score and parts.The sound sample is an electronic preview.

Arrangement of the traditional English tune used for this popular carol, starting with the adaptation by Sir Arthur Sullivan and continuing withvarious countermelodies as the tune is shared around each of the instruments in turn.The pdf contains score and partsThe sound sample is an electronic preview.

Transcription of Richard Farrant's motet Call to remembrance The bass clarinet part can also be played on a B flat clarinet (i.e. untransposed) The pdf file contains score and parts The sound sample is an electronic preview

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer who had a fulfilling career as a court musician in the 1700's and was a friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Flötenuhrstücke, or flute clock, was a mechanical instrument similar to what we would now know as a music box. Haydn wrote 32 pieces for this instrument, which have been transcribed for piano solo. This arrangement includes pieces 1 through 4 for clarinet quartet. I have made many note changes to these pieces, so if you are looking for a true transcription, this is not it. Most of the chord structure remains intact, although the 4th movement is 40/60 Haydn and mine. My intent was to arrange this work in a way that kept all 4 musicians playing 99% of the time without any 2 parts having to play the exact same thing for too long. Again, if you are familiar with the original work, this arrangement will sound different, and I'm not so sorry about it. ;) It is simple enough for musicians with intermediate skill. Scored for 4 Bb clarinets (or 4 instruments in the same key). Duration: 6 minutes

Joseph Haydn was an Austrian composer who had a fulfilling career as a court musician in the 1700's and was a friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Flötenuhrstücke, or flute clock, was a mechanical instrument similar to what we would now know as a music box. Haydn wrote 32 pieces for this instrument, which have been transcribed for piano solo. This arrangement includes pieces 5 through 8 for clarinet quartet. I have made many note changes to these pieces, so if you are looking for a true transcription, this is not it. Most of the chord structure remains intact. My intent was to arrange this work in a way that kept all 4 musicians playing 99% of the time without any 2 parts having to play the exact same thing for too long. Again, if you are familiar with the original work, this arrangement will sound different, and I'm not so sorry about it. ;) It is simple enough for musicians with intermediate skill. This work is arranged so that the melody is equally distributed among the parts, as I am a strong believer in giving everyone a chance to play the melody. Scored for 4 Bb clarinets (or 4 instruments in the same key). Duration: 5 minutes

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.?

This large collection consists of thirty-two clarinet quartets, playable on four B-flat clarinets, or four of any of the same type of clarinet. They may also be played on three B-flat clarinets, with the fourth clarinet part played on bass clarinet. This collection includes classical music from medieval to modern, as well as folk music. It is presented roughly in the order of difficulty, from fairly easy quartets to intermediate-level pieces. This collection includes score and all parts for each arrangement.

Peer Gynt, Op. 23 is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo). Later, in 1888 and 1891, Grieg extracted eight movements to make two four-movement suites: Suite No. 1, Op. 46, and Suite No. 2, Op. 55. Some of these movements have received coverage in popular culture; see Grieg's music in popular culture. This arrangement for clarinet quartet contains all the four movements: Morning Mood, Aase's Death, Anitra's Dance and In The Hall Of The Mountain King. The parts includes are the following: 1st Bb Clarinet or Eb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

Danse des petits cygnes is a famous dance from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, from the ballet?s second act, the fourth movement of No. 13. Translated from French, it means "Dance of the Little Swans," also known as "Dance of the cygnets." It is very challenging because all dancers must look the same.

Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. Grieg later created two suites from his Peer Gynt music.
Solveig's Song is the last movement of suite No. 2, a marvelous melody full of nostalgic feelings.

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.