The piccolo clarinet in D is the clarinet for which Richard Strauss wrote the main motive of his famous tone poem Till Eulenspiegel, and it also notably appears in the symphonies of Mahler and

Johann Melchior Molter achieved particular notoriety for his writing for unusual instruments, such as the chalumeau, the flauto d' amore, the flauto cornetto, and the harp. The clarinet was at the time a

These unaccompanied arrangements of the famous Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov classic strive to maintain the integrity of the original, with an eye towards phrasing that is achievable for the Grade 5 musician.

This lyrical work for clarinet allows for great expressive playing with engaging melodic ideas against contemporary harmony.

To mark the 250th anniversary of Schott Music, these treasures have been uncovered from the archives, re-edited and presented in these beautiful editions. This anthology is aimed at intermediate to advanced