Thursday, March 24, 2011

Best Sources for Free Clarinet Sheet Music

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IMSLP - Petrucci Music Library
This is the best source around when it comes to free sheet music, and not just for the clarinet either. Symphonies, concerti, sonatas, chamber music, etc. are all available here for free. The music is all public domain, so more recent works, such as those by Shostakovich, are not available here.

The Clarinet Institute of Los Angeles
This is another great source for clarinet music. It has solo pieces, duets, quartets, quintets, and chamber music for the clarinet. It also has a library of midi files of many clarinet works. There is a section with recordings made by the Institute as well. This consists of popular classical pieces set for clarinet ensemble. Some of the selections include Eine Kline Nachtmusik and In the Hall of the Mountain King.

This website has a lot of clarinet music for free download. The music on here ranges from happy birthday to Bach's Air on the G string. From my personal experience it does not have many pieces from the classical clarinet literature. Mostly transcriptions of folk tunes and some classics. It also has duets for two clarinets as well as duets for clarinet and oboe, flute, or saxophone. 

4 comments:

  1. thank you soooo much!

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  2. Thanks, this will definitely help. As I am in Middle School and 1# in woodwinds!

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  3. This helps me a lot. THank you! As a side note, I found a websitse called chromatik that allows you to view sheet music but not download it (they do not yet have the right to download the pages). You have to sign up for an account to view more than one song. It's easy and is REALLY helpful.

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