The Young Clarinet Player: Beginner Duets & Trios

This edition consists of clarinet duets and trios arranged by Karen North with consultation from Sally Lucas. Many of the arrangements can be played as either a duet (using the two upper parts) or as a trio.

The intermediate level volume is also available, here.

A section of warm ups is also included, allowing the teacher to focus on one technical aspect of ensemble work, such as intonation or dynamics, in each exercise - particularly useful for larger groups.

The arranger notes: "Recognising that some players have difficulty playing certain notes, alternative easier notes in brackets ( ) have been offered where possible...the Rounds in the last section of the book may be performed in a variety of ways. They could first be played in unison and then in canon, starting one after another, either in two, three or four parts. Each part would play the music a set number of times, with the first part entering alone and the last part finishing alone. Or parts may be repeated until the leader signals to finish at the end of the phrase, therefore ending with all parts in harmony."

Audio recordings of the duets and trios are available here.

Warm Up Exercises

Duets & Trios:
In the Moonlight
Song of the Night
Lightly Row
Pease Pudding Hot!
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Celtic Melody
Elizabethan Song Song of Joy, from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’ Dance
Twinkle Twinkle
French Folk Song
Welsh Song Galop Infernal (Can-can), from Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) Hickory Dickory Dock
Ho-La-Hi
Country Gardens Rigaudon The British Grenadiers
Botany Bay Allegro Harp of Tara ("The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls") Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 March from 'Scipione’ (Scipio), HWV 20
Festive Music:
Jingle Bells Polish Carol
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
Swedish Christmas Eve
Hanukkah
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Rounds:
The Leaves
White Sand
Morning Is Come
Row Your Boat
Never Mind It!
French Round
Ah, Poor Bird
Tallis' Canon
Challenge Round: Frère Jacques with Three Blind Mice