LibGuides: Clarinet: Scores & Parts

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Most common clarinet call numbers:

Call Number	Genre
M248 – M252	Solo clarinet with piano
M455 – M459	Wind quartets
M1025	Clarinet concertos (clarinet part + piano reduction)

Full list:

Call Number	Genre/Instruments
M70 – M74	Solo clarinet
M248 – M252	Clarinet + piano
M288 – M289	Duets: Two wind instruments
M290 – M291	Duets: String + wind
M296 – M297	Duets: Wind + plucked
M315 – M319	Trios: Wind + piano
M320 – M324	Trios: Wind + piano + string
M335 – M339	Trios: Wind + piano + plucked
M355 – M359	Trios: All winds
M357.2	All woodwinds
M360 – M364	Trios: Wind + string
M375 – M379	Trios: Wind + plucked
*see note	Quartets through nonets
M1024 – M1025	Concertos with orchestra
M1124 – M1125	Concertos with string orchestra

* Quartets (400s), quintets (500s), through nonets (900s) follow a pattern similar to trios, for example:
M355–M359=Wind trios
M455–M459=Wind quartets

Use a Repertoire Guide

Repertoire Guide: A list of music for a specific instrument or group. Often describes style, difficulty, or musical features.
Here are a few selected guides online and in the Allen Library:

Online Guides

Clarinet Music by Black Composers (ICD)
A sampling of works from the Institute for Composer Diversity
Clarinet Music by Black Composers (Rowan)
Over 350 works for clarinet solo or with ensemble. By clarinetist Kyle Rowan.
Clarinet Repertoire
Works by women and gender-marginalized composers.
Music for Clarinet by Women Composers
A list of works ranging from unaccompanied clarinet to large ensemble works.
No Broken Links
Solo and chamber repertoire for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, and horn. Focuses on work by BIPOC, women, transgender, & gender non-conforming individuals.

Guides in the Library

Solos for Unaccompanied Clarinet by James E. Gillespie
Call Number: ML128 C6 G [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 1973
Also available online.
Lists over 130 pieces with their duration, brief history, and commentary.
Wind Chamber Music by Barbera Secrist-Schmedes
Call Number: ML128 W5 S43 2002 [Allen reference]
Describes more than 2,500 works for wind chamber ensembles of two to sixteen instruments.
Woodwind Music in Print by Harry B. Peters
Call Number: ML128 W5 P48 1997 [Allen reference]
Organized by instrumentation. Lists tens of thousands of works with at least one woodwind instrument. Covers works for solo instruments through large chamber ensembles, plus works for solo instruments with large ensembles.
Woodwind Music of Black Composers by Aaron Horne
Call Number: ML128 W5 H67 [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 1990
Biographies of 90 Black composers, plus an index of over 400 works for solo and chamber ensembles, grouped by number and type of instruments.

Find more repertoire guides

Browse the Reference shelves by call number:

Call Number	Topic
ML128 C4	Chamber music guides
ML128 C6	Clarinet music guides
ML128 W5	Wind music guides

Browse the catalog by subject:
Clarinet music > Bibliography
Wind ensembles > Bibliography
Woodwind ensembles > Bibliography
Woodwind instrument music > Bibliography

Browse the Catalog for Music

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You can find even more subjects in individual catalog records. Find a piece of your desired ensemble/genre, then click on a subject to find more materials with that subject:

How do I choose the right format?

Here are some of the most common formats for printed music:

Score
Shows all instruments

Miniscore/study score
Small version of the full score

Vocal score
Piano and vocal line(s) only

Parts
Individual pieces for each instrument

You can determine the format by looking at the catalog record, in the Subjects or Description section: