Jean-Xavier Lefèvre CLARINETTE, BASSON

SKU: FH.WCS1

ISBN 978-1-55440-585-5.

This new series offers a sequenced approach to the study of clarinet from the beginner to advanced levels. With a progressive collection of Repertoire, Etudes, Recordings, Orchestral Excerpts, and Technique, the Clarinet Series, 2014 Edition provides complete support for teachers and students at every level of study. Nine progressive volumes of Repertoire expose students to a wealth of music from the earliest works for clarinet to accompanied and unaccompanied contemporary compositions. Students will explore some of the most definitive solo pieces written for clarinet, along with popular folk tunes, Klezmer melodies, Classical solos, and contemporary compositions that incorporate traditional and extended techniques.
Level 1:
Etude in F Major - Friedrich Demnitz
May the Fourths Be With You - James Rae
Level 2:
Schnitzel Waltz - James Rae
Etude in C Major - Henry Lazarus
Etude in D Minor - Friedrich Demnitz
Moto perpetuo - Chris Allen
Etude in F Major - Friedrich Demnitz
Beyond the Mist - James Rae
Etude in G Major - Victor Polatschek
Etude in C Major - Friedrich Demnitz
Etude in F Major - Henry Lazarus
Autumn Clouds - James Rae
Prairie Lament - Ted Hegvik
Level 3:
The Bear Is Dancing - Ted Hegvik
The Demon's Delight - James Rae
Etude in G Minor - Nilo W. Hovey
Latin - Chris Allen
Etude in C Major - Gustave Langenus
Strange, but True - James Rae
Summer Day - Leon Lester
Promenade - Leon Lester
Etude in F Major - Jean-Xavier Lefevre
Level 4:
Soft-shoe Dance - Leon Lester
Etude in C Major - Friedrich Demnitz
Etude in C Major - Jean-Xavier Lefevre
Etude in G Minor - Jean-Xavier Lefevre
Swing Five - James Rae
Etude in A Minor - Friedrich Demnitz
Whole-tone Capers - Leon Lester
Andante - Chris Allen
Etude in D Major - Nilo W. Hovey
Reflections - Leon Lester.

SKU: HL.49046046

UPC: 842819101680.

Born in Switzerland, Jean Xavier Lefevre (1763-1829) was a sought-after clarinetist and one of the first clarinet professors at the Paris Conservatory. He is still known today for his Clarinet School (1802), which became a standard work in France and beyond. From this textbook comes the popular Sonata no. 1 with its catchy melody that encourages light playfulness. The piece is graded hereas level 2. Also available: Sonata No. 2 g minor (SE 1039). Lefevre wrote the piece originally for the then common C-Clarinet. For use in the classroom, this edition omits the transposition ofthe clarinet part into the B tuning. The accompanying bass voice of the original was transferred to the piano and supplemented with some suggestions on dynamics and articulation. Hints and tips from publisher Rudolf Mauz (Die frohliche Klarinette) offer students assistance in the preparation of the work. This edition is part of the Schott Student Edition series, which offers a diverse repertoire of lessons, concerts and exams of varying degrees of difficulty (from easy to difficult). To this end Schott continues to publish popular standard works from music history in a modern and clear edition. For many pieces an audio file of the piano accompaniment is available for download.