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The Sonata Pathetique is one of Beethoven's most celebrated compositions. A slow and expressive second movement, the Adagio Cantabile perfectly exemplifies classical ideals. While it is commonly thought to

This famous orchestral piece is now available for an all-clarinet ensemble. Respighi took 17th-century lute pieces and arranged them to exploit the colors available to the modern orchestra. This is the

This Andaluza (or "Playera") is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves well to the sonorities of a clarinet sextet.

This piece, originally for 2 oboes, 2 horns and bassoon seemed to scream to be transcribed for clarinet quintet. The interplay between the various pairs of voices and a fun and challenging bass clarinet

This third concerto was originally written for 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, and basso continuo, but is now arranged by David Marlatt for five clarinets and bass clarinet. This grouping of choirs of

The musical material for Canyon Echoes was inspired after a trip to the Grand Canyon. The open voicings of quartal harmonies reflect the canyon's vast expanse. This work is fun to perform and

The third and most famous movement of Suite Bergamasque is "Clair de Lune," meaning "moonlight" in French. It has been used in the soundtrack of many movies including the famous fountain scene in Ocean's

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists (especially the great J. S. Bach) to "borrow" and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular organ

Czech's in the Mail Polka by Kevin Kaisershot was written as a tribute to the German-Czech style polkas that the composer became so familiar with during his undergraduate years at the University of

Terpsichore is a collection of over 300 instrumental dance pieces by Michael Praetorius. There was no instruments specified in the score so, as a result, these pieces have been performed by many

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, Ding Dong Merrily on High, is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting