Éva Perényi has compiled a diverse group of 169 intermediate-level etudes in 85 pages. The book features a beautifully printed layout that is very easy to read and a durable binding that will lay flat without much fuss. These etudes progress in difficulty from several that are very simple (although with 16th notes and compound meters) to intermediate level studies that reach a high 'e' only a few times. The etudes are in keys up to three sharps or flats except for a few of four sharps or flats. The first etudes are four to a page; the last ones fill a page. Although easily sight-readable by an advanced player this book could fill a second purpose beyondits intended function as a beginning bass clarinet study book for a more experienced player.

Twelve easy to intermediate songs. Par DICKBAUER KLAUS. Whether together with the professional Play Along MP3-CD or the available piano accompaniment, the collection of twelve original compositions by Klaus Dickbauer and Martin Gasselsberger grooves from the first to the last note. The solo pieces are within the easy to intermediate degrees of difficulty, and are stylistically based on jazz, world, cinema and pop genres. Their interpretation is perfectly complemented by the accompanying CD, on which the complete versions are recorded at a high-quality level. The entertaining pieces already stimulate the most diverse imaginations through their attractive titles. In ?Your Fairy Tale? or in ?The Story of the Angry Rabbit?, for example, you can enter fairy tale worlds, it becomes thoughtful in ?Melancholia?, lively and cheerful in ?Joyful Dance? and ?Come and Show your Bright Side!? ?Tricky 7? incorporates the 7/4 time into its brisk tempo with rhythmic demands, while the ?Wedding Waltz? tirelessly turns in circles. Dickbauer's ?Let the Cat In? shows that a cat has no patience. At many points in the twelve character pieces there is room for improvisation and creativity, which should encourage the listener to develop their own ideas. Harmonies or scales are noted in the score. The chord symbolism is generally completed in the clarinet part above the melody. A notated piano part is available for download, but can also be purchased as a print edition (UE 38046). An ideal volume to achieve fun and audience appeal. Twelve easy to intermediate songs without words for clarinet Characterful compositions spanning jazz, world, cinema and pop Professionally recorded CD featuring a variety of instruments with full demonstration performances and play-along tracks The piano accompaniment is available as either a free printout or as a printed edition (UE 38046)/ Recueil / Clarinette