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

From Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, "Anitra Dances" arranged for Clarinet Quintet. This arrangement is also available for Woodwind Quintet and Flute Quintet too!


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Composed by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Arranged for Bb Clarinet and Piano by Seunghee Lee. Romantic Period. Piano Score (3 pages), Clarinet in Bb (1 page). Published by Musica Solis

Composed by Charles Gounod (1818-1893). Transcribed for Bb Clarinet and Piano by Seunghee Lee. Romantic Period. Piano Score (9 pages), Clarinet in Bb (2 pages). Published by Musica Solis.

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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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 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.

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"

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.

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

Mack the Knife (DieMoritat von Mackie Messer) is a ballad from the 1928 Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) - a "play with music" by BertoltBrecht and music by Kurt Weill. The opera begins with the ballad of "Mack theKnife", which introduces the audience to the many terrible crimescommitted by the central character, Macheath (Mack), a notorious criminal inVictorian London.

The song has long been a popular standard and has beenrecorded by many artists, including (among many, many others) Bobby Darin,Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald,

Weill?s music is arranged here for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, horn in F and bassoon) by LisaPortus of www.portuspress.com. In addition to the ballad itself Lisa?s arrangementalso features optional sections of Weill?s wind band suite.

The PDF includes the full score and five separate parts.

Duration: 2'30"-3'15" (depending on cuts).

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song composed in 1975 by Freddie Mercury, a member of the British band Queen and included on their album A Night at the Opera. This song has no chorus. In it, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May sing in the middle, high and low tones respectively. This version was written for instrumental quartet adapted to be faithful to the original version, ideal for intermediate to experienced beginners. It has the same length as the original recording and the ideal tonality to perform without the need for lyrics.

Composed by Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Arranged for A Clarinet and Piano by Seunghee Lee. Alternative Bb clarinet part included. Romantic Period. Piano Score (5 pages), Clarinet in Bb (4 pages). Published by Musica Solis

Composed by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Arranged for A Clarinet and Piano by Seunghee Lee. Alternative Bb clarinet part included. Romantic Period. Piano Score (3 pages), Clarinet in Bb (2 pages). Published by Musica Solis

Composed by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Transcribed for clarinet in Bb and piano by Seunghee Lee. Romantic Period. Piano (4 pages) Clarinet (1 page) Published by Music Solis.

Composed by W. A Mozart (1756-1791). Transcribed for Bb Clarinet and Piano by Seunghee Lee. Classical Period. Piano Score (4 pages), Clarinet in Bb (1 page). Published by Musica Solis

This is a book of 5 solo arrangements with piano accompaniment (or backing tracks). It contains some of the most beautiful and lyrical slow melodies ever composed. They range from Intermediate to Advanced level in difficulty; a solo part and a piano accompaniment are provided for each piece, as is a backing track on YouTube. This is the full list:


1. Nessun Dorma
2. Vocalise
3. The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
4. Gymnopédie No.1
5. Träumerei (from Kinderszenen)

Free backing tracks are provided for each piece; these can be heard by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhyKv6OeJfWvkmNIkzAjhA and this link is also printed in the front of the book for future use.