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Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
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I Saw Him Once
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1…
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Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1253564 By Alain Boublil. By Claude-Michel Schonberg. Arranged by James Haynor. Broadway,Musical/Show. 11 pages. James Haynor #847214. Published by James Haynor (A0.1253564). “ I Saw Him Once is a song that appeared in the first English production of the musical Les Miserables in London.This arrangement of “ I Saw Him Once “ is scored for clarinet quintet. It is playable by intermediate players and makes a great ballad addition to any program.( Duration - 1:47 )Â
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I Saw Him Once
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Clarinet Quintet - Ding Dong Merrliy on High
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767532…
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767532 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Mike Lyons. Christian,Christmas. 32 pages. Lyons Music Services #5044657. Published by Lyons Music Services (A0.767532). This is a clarinet quintet arrangement of my brand new and somewhat quirky arrangement of the well-known Christmas Carol. I've given the 2nd. Clarinet and Bass some of the spotlight in this setting. At letter D the music slips into a Jazz Waltz style and it is important to swing the quavers to get the full effect, which produces some interesting results. and at letter F, we find ourselves creating a little Hocket, with fragments of the tune passed around the enemble - but without it losing any of its cohesion. At letter G the music returns (almost) to normal. and this reprise leads to the end. Please pay attention to all the articulations and slurs, which are very specific to create the effects.
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Clarinet Quintet - Ding Dong Merrliy on High
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If I Were A Rich Man
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,Bassethorn - Level 3 - Digital Download
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Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,Bassethorn - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1211751 By Hines Hines & Dad. By Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Arranged by John Nicolaus. 20th Century,Broadway,Film/TV,Musical/Show. 18 pages. John Nicolaus #809367. Published by John Nicolaus (A0.1211751). If I Were A Rich ManTevye's song from the musical Fiddler On The RoofArranged for clarinet quintet by John Nicolaus3 clarinets, basset horn, bass clarinetduration: 3:45 min.
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Hines Hines & Dad
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If I Were A Rich Man
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Solveig's Song - from Peer Gynt Suite - Saxophone Quintet
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.569083…
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Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.569083 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Thomas Graf. Classical. 19 pages. Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com #3571659. Published by Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com (A0.569083). This is surely one of the most famous melodies from the classical repertoire. Instrumentation: Part I (Soprano), Part II (Alto), Part III (Alto/Tenor), Part IV (Tenor), Part V (Baritone) Listen to the recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Please don't forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much! Check out our latest uploads: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/thomas-graf-the-hit-factory-com/smp-press/3001412+1303131?N... Any individual arrangement and substitute parts are available on request. Call +49 (0) 172 2515987 E-Mail: info@the-hit-factory.com. www.the-hit-factory.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitfactorymusic Video: https://www.youtu.be/o-xqqYvzgUY
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Edvard Grieg
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Solveig's Song - from Peer Gynt Suite - Saxophone Quintet
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For he is a Jolly Good Fellow - Folk Song and Toast - Clarinet Quintet
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,E-Flat Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.49…
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Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet,E-Flat Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.499820 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Thomas Graf. Folk,Traditional. 32 pages. Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com #113093. Published by Thomas Graf - the-hit-factory.com (A0.499820). The famous folk song is the best choice for any celebration party: Birthday, Wedding, Holiday, ….- This exceptional arrangement features all parts. I can be played by a small concert band as it consists of mainly of 5 melodic parts and rhythm. While beginning with a festive introduction it ends up with a melodic modulation: The best way, to say: “thank you†to a really “Jolly good fellow“! Players and audience will love it! Enjoy! Instrumentation: Clarinet 1/2/3 in Bb, Basset Horn/Clarinet 4 in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb Listen to the video recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Please don't forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much! Any individual arrangement and substitute parts are available on request. Call +49 (0) 172 2515987 - E-Mail: info@the-hit-factory.com.
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Sabbath Prayer
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1…
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Clarinet Quintet,Woodwind Ensemble Bass Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1339896 Composed by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Arranged by James Haynor. Broadway,Musical/Show,Pop. 9 pages. James Haynor #925559. Published by James Haynor (A0.1339896). Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein. The beautiful Sabbath Prayer is from Act I.Scored here for Clarinet Quintet, “ Sabbath Prayer “ adds a delightful addition to any concert.Duration - 3:46.
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Sabbath Prayer
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Adagio and Allegro in F minor, K. 594
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899605…
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Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899605 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Chris Blankenship. Classical. 22 pages. C Blankenship #6203575. Published by C Blankenship (A0.899605). The piece was commissioned by Count Joseph Deym von Stritetz for use as a funeral mass to be played on a mechanical organ clock in the mausoleum for the recently deceased Generalfeldmarschall (Fieldmarshall) Ernst Gideon von Laudon, part of the Müllersche Kunstgalerie, the wax art gallery and organ museum of Joseph Müller (which was the Count Deym's assumed name). This displayed a casket covered with glass, through which one could view a wax figure of the Field Marshall. When the clock struck the hour, a lament was heard: a new one each week, one of which was Mozart's Adagio and Allegro.Although Mozart intended the piece to be played on a mechanical clockwork organ, he wished later that it could be played on a conventional organ. In a letter to his wife Constanze dated 3rd October, 1790, he wrote, If it were on a large clock-work with a sound like an organ, I'd be glad to do it; but as it is a thing made up of tiny pipes only, which sound too shrill and childish for me. As time passed, Mozart seemed to be content with the decision, saying later that the work and its installation in the gallery in fruitlessness and purity and compatibility to the works of art eclipses anything that anyone has ever succeeded in producing.
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Watermelon Man for Clarinet Quintet & Opt. Drumset
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Score, Set of Parts. 22 pages. Published…
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By Herbie Hancock. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Score, Set of Parts. 22 pages. Published by Music for all Occasions
Arranged for Clarinet Quintet & optional drumset, "Watermelon Man" is a jazz standard written by Herbie Hancock, first released on his debut album, Takin' Off (1962), in a grooving hard bop version that featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon.<br> <br> A single of the tune reached the Top 100 of the pop charts. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría released the tune as a latin pop single the next year on Battle Records, where it became a surprise hit, reaching #10 on the pop charts. Santamaría's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Hancock radically re-worked the tune, combining elements of funk, for the album Head Hunters (1973).<br> <br> Hancock's first version was released as a grooving hard bop record, and featured improvisations by Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon. A single reached the Top 100 of the pop chart. Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría released the tune as a Latin pop single and it became a surprise hit, reaching No. 10 on the pop chart.[2] Santamaría's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Hancock radically re-worked the tune, combining elements of funk, for the album Head Hunters (1973).<br> <br> Hancock wrote the piece to help sell his debut album as a leader, Takin' Off (1962), on Blue Note Records; it was the first piece of music he had ever composed with a commercial goal in mind. The popularity of the piece, due primarily to Mongo Santamaría, paid Hancock's bills for five or six years. Hancock did not feel the composition was a sellout however, describing that structurally, it was one of his strongest pieces due to its almost mathematical balance.<br> <br> The form is a sixteen bar blues. Recalling the piece, Hancock said, "I remember the cry of the watermelon man making the rounds through the back streets and alleys of Chicago. The wheels of his wagon beat out the rhythm on the cobblestones." The tune, based on a bluesy piano riff, drew on elements of R&B, soul jazz and bebop, all combined into a pop hook. Hancock joined bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins in the rhythm section, with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. Hancock's chordal work draws from the gospel tradition, while he builds his solo on repeated riffs and trilled figures.<br> <br> Hancock filled in for pianist Chick Corea in Mongo Santamaría's band one weekend at a nightclub in The Bronx when Corea gave notice that he was leaving. Hancock played the tune for Santamaría at friend Donald Byrd's urging. Santamaría started accompanying him on his congas, then his band joined in, and the small audience slowly got up from their tables and started dancing, laughing and having a great time. Santamaría later asked Hancock if he could record the tune. On December 17, 1962, Mongo Santamaría recorded a three-minute version, suitable for radio, where he joined timbalero Francisco "Kako" Baster in a cha-cha beat, while drummer Ray Lucas performed a backbeat. Santamaría included the track on his album Watermelon Man (1962). Santamaría's recording is sometimes considered the beginning of Latin boogaloo, a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with those of R&B<br> <br> Hancock re-recorded the tune for Head Hunters (1973), combining synthesizers with a Sly Stone and James Brown funk influence, adding an eight-bar section. Hancock described his composition "Chameleon", also from Head Hunters, to Down Beat magazine in 1979: "In the popular forms of funk, which I've been trying to get into, the attention is on the rhythmic interplay between different instruments. The part the Clavinet plays has to fit with the part the drums play and the line the bass plays and the line that the guitar plays. It's almost like African drummers where seven drummers play different parts"; "Watermelon Man" shares a similar construction. A live version was released on the double LP Flood (1975), recorded in Japan.<br> <br> On the intro and outro of the tune, percussionist Bill Summers blows into beer bottles imitating hindewhu, a style of singing/whistle-playing found in Pygmy music of Central Africa. Hancock and Summers were struck by the sound, which they heard on the ethnomusicology LP, The Music of the Ba-Benzélé Pygmies (1966), by Simha Arom and Geneviève Taurelle.<br> <br> This version was often featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.<br> <br> The tune is a jazz standard and has been recorded over two hundred times. Hancock's recording has been sampled in "1-900-LL-Cool-J" from Walking with a Panther (1989) by LL Cool J, "Open Your Eyes" from Organized Konfusion (1991) by Organized Konfusion, "Smoke Some Kill" from Smoke Some Kill (1988) by Schoolly D, and "Pocket Full of Furl" from Uptown 4 Life (1996) by U.N.L.V. In 2003, pianist David Benoit covered the song from his album Right Here, Right Now.<br> <br> A live and funky performance at the 1999 Montreux Jazz Festival Casino Lights '99 featured Fourplay, George Duke, Boney James and Kirk Whalum trading choruses, and Rick Braun.
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