Klezmer Tunes for Clarinet

SKU: HL.49047323

UPC: 196288201403.

Rousing klezmer pieces newly composed! Inspired by old klezmer melodies, Joachim Johow has written 16 new tunes, reenacting scenes from life in a Jewish town, such as 'Am Morgen in der Gasse' [On the Street in the Morning], 'Auf dem Jahrmarkt' [At the Fair], 'Schlittenfahrt' [Sleigh Ride], 'Tanz der Grosseltern' [Dance of the Grandparents], 'Am Abend' [In the Evening]. Originally written for recorder, the pieces have now been arranged for the clarinet. With notated piano accompaniment and additional harmonic symbols as well as an additional bass part (for download) which allow for a variety of instrumentations. The audio MP3 pack contains both full and playback versions.

SKU: AP.1-ADV8105

UPC: 805095081053. English.

These 20 pieces are not only written in modern styles---Latin, tango, Klezmer, reggae, blues, rock, bossa, swing, salsa---but also the traditional folk styles of such countries as Ireland, Hungary, Italy and others. A pronounced articulation emphasizes the most important elements, giving the pieces a stylistically congruent feeling.

Titles: Stormy Blues * Latin Moon * Klezmer's Tune * Reggae Afternoon * Hungarian Fire * Woodstock Beat * Sales and Jam * One Man Big Band * My Little Chico * Sunset Bossa * Spanish Romantic * Italian Morning * In the Motion * Blusy Jamble * French Silk * Swinggerido * Aquarelle * Quasi Modo Polka * Irish Flying Legs * Swing Joker.

SKU: FH.WC6

ISBN 978-1-55440-582-4.

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.
Technical Repertoire:
A Canticle for Ryan, op. 127 - Michael Conway Baker
Canzonetta in E flat Major, op. 19 - Gabriel Pierne
Clarinet Concerto in B flat Major: First Movement - Franz Anton Hoffmeister, arr. Mihaly Hajdu
Grande Sonate for Clarinet and Piano: Fourth Movement - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Franz Xavier Gleichauf
Concertino in E flat Major, op. 26, J 109 - Carl Maria von Weber, arr. Cyrille Rose
Lyrical Repertoire:
Grand duo concertante, op. 48, J 204: Second Movement - Carl Maria von Weber, arr. Carl Baermann
Sonatina for Clarinet: Second Movement - Joseph Horovitz
Sonata in E flat Major for Clarinet and Piano, op. 167: First Movement - Camille Saint-Saens
Clair matin (Idylle pour clarinette et piano) - Paul Jeanjean
Concertino in B flat Minor: First Movement - Gaetano Donizetti, arr. Raymond Meylan
Lied - Luciano Berio
Bee Navigation - Libby Larsen.

SKU: FH.WC1

ISBN 978-1-55440-577-0.

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.
Technical Repertoire:
Branch Line - Colin Cowles
Space-age Sonatina - Paul Harris
Skip - Errollyn Wallen
Peacherine Rag - Scott Joplin, arr. Forrest Kinney
Hornpipe - Henry Purcell, arr. Christine Donkin
Gavotte, HWV 491 - George Frideric Handel, arr. Christine Donkin
Ghoulish - Paul Harris
Major-General's Song - Arthur Sullivan, arr. Martin van de Ven
Lyrical Repertoire:
All the Pretty Little Horses - American lullaby, arr. Jason Gray
Swanee River - Stephen Foster, arr. Christopher Norton
Che faro senza Euridice? (What Shall I Do Without Euridice?) from Orfeo ed Euridice - Christoph Willibald Gluck, arr. Jason Noble
Sentimental Serenade - Alan Bullard
Entr'acte, from Carmen - Georges Bizet, arr. Christine Donkin
The Wish - Mr. Tuke, arr. Paul Harris
Largo, from The Four Seasons - Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Jason Gray
Hava Nagila - Israeli folk song, arr. Martin van de Ven and Forrest Kinney
Minuet, BWV Anh. 132 - attr. Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jason Gray.

SKU: FH.WC0

ISBN 978-1-55440-576-3.

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.
Technical Repertoire:
Gigue - Georg Philipp Telemann, arr. Jason Noble
Bouree anglaise - George Frideric Handel, arr. Stephen Chatman
Computer Game - Paul Harris
Wolsey's Wilde - William Byrd, arr. Jason Noble
Mairi's Wedding (Lewis Bridal Song) - Traditional Gaelic melody, arr. Christine Donkin
Polka-dot Rag - Jazz standard, arr. Paul Harris
The King's March, T 432 - Jeremiah Clarke, arr. Jason Noble
Lyrical Repertoire:
Austrian Hymn (Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser), Hob. XXVIa: 43 - Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Jason Noble
The Huron Carol - 16th-century French, arr. Martin van de Ven
Air, from The Double Dealer - Henry Purcell, arr. James Rae
Reverie - Claude Debussy, arr. Jason Noble
Ode to Newfoundland - Hubert Parry, arr. Christine Donkin
Londonderry Air - Irish folk song, arr. Harold Birston
Tumbalalaika - Jewish folk song, arr. Martin van de Ven and Christine Donkin.

SKU: OT.37019

ISBN 9789655050851. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Lev Kogan
Klezmer Dance Suite for clarinet, strings, percussion, and tuba
arranged by Alan Kaufman, with cadenzas by Gene Kavadlo
Score. A set of parts may be ordered separately.
There is also an edition for small ensemble including a score and one copy each part, SKU 37019set
I have been Principal Clarinetist with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina, since 1975. My interest in klezmer music began in 1984 when I realized how unique the clarinet voice can be in the klezmer idiom - it is totally different from playing in a symphony orchestra, and I found that unique voice to be very appealing. I formed a quartet called Viva Klezmer!, and we have been concertizing and recording ever since.
I discovered Lev Kogan's Hassidic Tunes for Clarinet and Piano a number of years ago and was struck by the lovely melodies and harmonies that Mr. Kogan had composed. The tunes were always enjoyed by audiences whenever I performed them, and it occured to me that several of them could be orchestrated and grouped together to form a very attractive klezmer suite. I enlisted the aid of my talented colleague, Alan Kaufman, and the result is this publication. There is dearth of klezmer music featuring clarinet with orchestra or chamber ensemble, and this publication helps fill that void.
The suite can be performed with orchestra or, if percussion and tuba are unavailable, as chamber music with clarinet and strings. In the absence of tuba, the part may be played by another bass instrument.
Gene Kavadlo
Lev Kogan (1927-2007) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and immigrated to Israel in 1972. Kogan attended the Moscow State Conservatory from 1946-1952 where he studied piano and was a composition of Aram Khatchturian. He has devotred much time to the research, creation and performance of Jewish music. In Israel, he has composed many productions for the Yiddish theater and Chassidic, Yiddish songs and chamber music.
Originally from New York State, Alan Kaufman graduated from Potsdam State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and a Master's Degree in Music Performance in Percussion. Since then, he has been a performer, arranger, educator, producer and composer of commercial jingles, recordings and movie and television soundtracks. He has produced albums and/or has arranged for an array of groups from The Buddy Rich Band to performing with artists as diverse as Luciano Pavoratti and Bernadette Peters, to Dave Brubeck and Johnny Cash. Since 1978, Alan has resided in Charlotte, NC where he continues his musical journey.

SKU: BT.AMP-124-030

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Klezmer music originated in the ‘shtetl’ (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as ‘klezmorim’, had performed at celebrations, particularly weddings, since the early Middle Ages. Since the 16th century, lyrics had been added to klezmer music, due to the ‘badkhn’ (the master of ceremony at weddings), to the ‘Purimshpil’ (the play of Esther at Purim) and to traditions of the Yiddish theatre, but the term gradually became synonymous with instrumental music, particularly featuring the violin and clarinet. In recent years it has again become very popular and in A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke has used three contrastingtraditional tunes to form a suite that will bring a true karnival atmosphere to any concert.

De wortels van de klezmerstijl liggen in wereldlijke melodieën, populaire dansen, het joodse ‘hazanut’ (cantorijmuziek) en de ‘nigunim’, de melodieën die worden gereciteerd door de ‘hasidim’ (orthodoxe joden). De term werd in de loopder tijden synoniem aan instrumentale muziek, waarin met name de viool en klarinet de hoofdrol spelen. Voor A Klezmer Karnival zijn drie traditionele melodieën gebruikt: Choson kale mazel tov, een bruiloftsdans,Freylekh, een joodse kringdans, en Sherele, een Duitse herdersdans.

Philip Sparke verarbeitete in seinem neuen Werk drei unterschiedliche traditionelle Klezmermelodien: einen Hochzeitstanz mit Glückwünschen für Braut und Bräutigam, einen Rundtanz und einen so genannten Scherentanz. Daraus entstand A Klezmer Karnival, das die dem Klezmer eigene Mischung aus Fröhlichkeit und Melancholie ausgezeichnet wiedergibt. Ein ebenso abwechslungsreiches wie stimmungsvolles Konzertwerk, mit dem Ihre Brass Band überzeugen wird!

Jouée depuis le Moyen ge par des musiciens juifs itinérants (klezmorim), la musique klezmer est une musique joyeuse colportée de fête en mariage, qui trouve ses origines dans les “shtetl” (villages) et les ghettos d’Europe de l’Est. A Klezmer Karnival (“Festival klezmer”) de Philip Sparke rassemble trois airs traditionnels : Choson Kale Mazel Tov - une danse nuptiale, Freylekh - une danse juive en cercle et Sherele - littéralement « petits ciseaux » - une danse de bergers, d’origine allemande.

Suonata a partire dal Medioevo da giovani musicisti ebrei (klezmorim), la musica klezmer è una musica gioiosa che ha origine nei villaggi (“shtetl”) e nei ghetti dell’Europa dell’est. A Klezmer Karnival di Philip Sparke raccoglie tre arie tradizionali: Choson Kale Mazel Tov, una danza nuziale, Freylekh, una tipica danza ebraica in cerchio e Sherele (letteralmente piccole forbici), una danza di pastori di origine tedesca.