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Quartets for Clarinet & Saxophone
and for Brass, edited or arranged by John Kilpatrick
(and the odd Trio & Quintet)
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Bass clarinet transpositions | Various Links |
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Music for quartets - clarinet/sax
and brass - all of which is in the
public domain and may be freely used; please preserve any copyright notices.
PLEASE NOTE: I may not liberally add expression, slurs, etc., especially to
early music. Absence of these does not mean play unmusically!
Mostly originally set in
Overture, but a number of pieces are now available in
MuseScore ( 
), which is a free notation program downloadable
from
here .
Generally the older uploads are in Overture, and the more recent in MuseScore.
The 
symbol
represents MIDI.
| Quartet Music (+ trio + quintet) | for clarinets: S = Bb clarinet; A = Eb Alto clarinet; B = Bb bass clarinet for saxophones: S = soprano sax; A = alto sax; T = tenor sax; B = baritone sax |
HANDEL |
Largo from Xerxes |
Clarinet quartet SSSB or SSAB Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB |
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The solo line (Xerxes) is given to instrument 1, while the upper line from the short orchestral sections is given to instrument 2, as indicated in the parts. |
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Lascia Ch'io Piango |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB Brass quartet 2 x Trp, Hn, Tbn |
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MOZART |
Rondo from K298 |
Clarinet quartet SSSB or SSAB |
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Transposed down a third to concert F. Alto clarinet recommended for 3rd part. |
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Voi Che Sapete |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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From Act II of Le nozze di Figaro; some adjustment of approach to the underlying arpeggios to make them more suitable for clarinet. | |
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J S BACH |
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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Transposed to C major (concert) |
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GILES FARNABY |
Farnaby Suite |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB |
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Arranged from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book: Farnaby's Conceit / Giles Farnaby's Dream / His Rest / His Humour |
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LOUIS COUPERIN |
La Piemontoise |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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Originally for harpsichord. |
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JOHN KILPATRICK |
Conceits for Tarogato |
Clarinet quartet or solo Bb instrument with clarinet trio SSSB or Tg/SSB |
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Composed originally for tarogato and piano, but converted to
solo Tarogato and clarinet trio (SSB), but equally valid for clarinet quartet, or
with soprano sax as the solo instrument. A 5-minute suite of 6 short pieces. |
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Come Live with Me |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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An instrumental version of a choral piece written for a wedding on words by Christopher Marlow: "Come live with me and be my love". | |
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Gone are the Days |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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A piece suitable for a funeral or other time of memory - secular or sacred. | |
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The Knave of Hearts |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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An instrumental version of a choral piece on words by Gelett Burgess: a clever poem based on features of the card game Euchre. | |
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Antique Suite |
Trombone trio TTT or TTB Saxophones AAT or AATB |
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A suite of 4
movements loosely modelled on Susato. About 4 minutes. Trombones: 3-part in Bb. Saxophones: 4-part in F; for 3-part omit the baritone part. |
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PERCY SNOWDON |
Betelgeuse |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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A haunting piece arranged from a composition for mixed choir, based on a poem by Humbert Wolfe. Please see Percy Snowdon's page. |
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MADRIGALS |
"Fair Phyllis" |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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Fair Phyllis - John Farmer Phyllis, Farewell - Thomas Bateson Amyntas with this Phyllis fair - Francis Pilkington |
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Four English Madrigals |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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April is in my mistress' face - Thomas Morley Weep, O mine eyes - John Bennet Adieu, swet Amaryllis - John Wilbye Construe my meaning - Giles Farbnaby |
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PURCELL |
Dido's Lament & Chorus |
Clarinet quartet SSSB or SSAB Saxophone quartet SATB Clarinet quintet SSSSB |
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From Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneus. Thy hand, Belinda (recit.) When I am laid in earth (air) With drooping wings (chorus) [not in quintet version] |
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3 tunes from King Arthur |
Clarinet quartet SSSB or SSAB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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From Purcell's opera King Arthur: Come if you dare / How blest are shepherds / Fairest Isle | |
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Passacaglia from King Arthur |
Clarinet quartet SSSB or SSAB |
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"How happy the lover" from the fourth act. Violin & Oboe phrases generally represented by swapping between 1st & 2nd clarinet; solo tenor given to 3rd/Alto clarinet; some phrases added to represent continuo. | |
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Rondeau & Air from Abdelazar |
Clarinet quartet: SSSB - original pitch - down one tone Saxophone quartet SATB |
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The famous Rondeau from Purcell's Abdelazar Suite, and the air that follows it - numbers II and III in the suite. | |
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Thou Knowest, Lord |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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Anthem; words included in the parts. | |
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If Music be the Food of Love |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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4-part arrangement allowing for either one verse or two. | |
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BUXTEHUDE |
Canzonetta in G |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB |
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This 2-section fugal canzonetta for organ is here transposed up one semitone (thereby allowing Bb clarinet to play the 3rd part). |
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XMAS |
Jingle Bells |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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original composer James Lord Pierpont arrangement by John Kilpatrick |
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VICTORIA |
Two Motets |
Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB |
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Ave Maria & O Vos Omnes Transposed down a fifth |
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VIVALDI |
Pastorale from "Spring" |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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Transposed down from E to concert C (i.e. clarinet D); some harmonies are added where the solo part would have been backed by continuo. |
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VIVALDI-BACH |
Concerto in D major |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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Vivaldi's original (op.3 no.9) for solo violin and string quartet in 3 movements was transcribed by Bach for harpsichord (BWV972). Much was faithfully represented with necessary allowances for the keyboard, while other parts were embellished, notably the running bass lines in the 3rd movement. This clarinet quartet arrangement is based on a combination of the two versions, with some further tweaks by John Kilpatrick. |
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SUSATO |
DANSERYE - COMPLETE |
"For all musical instruments" Superius / Contra-tenor / Tenor / Bassus |
(large file) |
"Het derde musyck boexken" (1551), also known as Danserye, in an urtext edition as described here. |
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Basse Dance No.8 |
Clarinet quartet SSSB or SSAB Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB |
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Original
pitch (transposed for the instruments). Clarinet and Sax parts interchangeable. Parts are 1 page each. |
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Basse Dance 7 & Rondo 7 |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB/AATB/STTB |
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Original
pitch (transposed for the instruments). Clarinet and Sax parts interchangeable. Parts are 1 page each. |
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Basse Dance & Reprise (nos 10,11) |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB |
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Danserye no.10 transposed
up a forth; no.11 transposed down a tone. Clarinet and Sax parts interchangeable. Parts 2 pages each. |
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Danserye Selection |
Brass quartet Trp, Hn, Tbn, Bass Saxophone quartet SATB/AATB/STTB Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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All or a subset may
be played as a suite. The pieces have been transposed to lie within the
range of the instruments. For the brass, the bass part is best played on bass
trombone or euphonium (rather than at tuba pitch, say). The brass
& sax parts are interchangeable, but the clarinet parts for the
galliards are a 4th higher. (Please add your own dynamics & expression.) |
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Further Danserye Selection |
Brass quartet or quintet Trp, Hn, Tbn, Bass, [BG] Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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Similar to above. In the
brass version an optional extra part (BG) has been added. The first 3 pieces are on the same theme "Mille ducas en vostre bource". |
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Pavane no. 1 "Mille Regretz" |
Clarinet quartet SSSS or SSSB |
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This one can be played on 4 x Bb clarinet. Transposed up a 5th. | |
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Pavane & Galliarde "La Dona" |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet SATB or AATB |
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Clarinets: transposed up a 4th Saxophones: untransposed |
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Basse Danses & Morisque |
Clarinet quartet SSSB Saxophone quartet ATTB or TTTB |
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Le Ioly Boys - Le Grand Dolours - La Morisque transposed up a 4th |
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MENDELSSOHN |
Zwei geistliche Choere |
Saxophone quartet ATTB or TTTB Trombone quartet TTBB |
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Two male-voice (TTBB) unaccompanied motets:
Beati mortui & Periti autem. Set in the original key. |
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PACHELBEL |
Canon |
Clarinet quartet SSSB |
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The bass clarinet is in bass clef transposing to avoid ledger lines; as there are only 8 notes repeated, this should not be difficult to learn. Low D required. |