Sean's Repertoire and Sample Programs



I know over three-dozen concertos, scores of recital pieces, and hundreds of different chamber works. Below is a selected list. I am also a new music specialist, having presented world or regional premiers of pieces by John Corigliano, John Adams, Chen Yi, Chinary Ung, Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, Phillip Glass, Michael Daugherty, Michael Finnessy, Krzysztof Penderecki, Eric Mandat, and many others.



Concerto Repertoire



John Adams Gnarly Buttons
Luigi Bassi Fantasia on motives from Verdi's Opera "Rigoletto" for Clarinet and Orchestra
William Bolcom Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Eugene Bozza Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Aaron Copland Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Claude Debussy Premier Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
Daniel Dorff Summer Solstice for Clarinet and String Orchestra
Norman Dello Joio Concertante for Clarinet and Orchestra
Gerald Finzi Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Jean Francaix Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Scott McAllister X
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto K. 622 in A major
Carl Nielsen Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Ignaz Pleyel Concerto for C clarinet and Orchestra
Franz Pokorny Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major
Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major
Gioacchino Rossini Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto
Louis Spohr Concerto no. 1 in c minor, Op. 29
Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 57
Concerto No. 3 in f minor, WoO. 19
Cconerto No. 4 in e minor, WoO. 20
Johann Stamitz Concerto for Clarinet in B-flat major
Carl Stamitz Concerto No. 3 in B-flat major
Concerto No. 10 in Bb major
Henri Tomasi Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Carl Maria von Weber Concertino
Concerto No. 1 in F minor
Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major




Concerto Repertoire for Multiple Soloists and Orchestra



Franz Krommer Concertos for Two Clarinets and Orchestra in E-flat major, Op. 35 and 91
Felix Mendelssohn Concertpieces No. 1 and 2 for Clarinet and Basset Horn (or second clarinet) and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Orchestra
Almicare Ponchielli Quartetto for Flute, Oboe, E-flat Clarinet, B-flat Clarinet and Orchestra
Il Covegno for Two Clarinets and Orchestra

Concerto Repertoire for Band or Wind Ensemble



Victor Babin Hillandale Walzes
Ernesto Cavallini Adagio and Tarantella
Michael Daugherty Brooklyn Bridge
Claude Debussy Premier Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
Paul Jean-Jean Variations on "Au Claire de la Lune"
Scott McAllister X
Andre Messager Solo de Concours
Felix Mendelssohn Concertpieces No. 1 and 2 for Clarinet and Basset Horn (or second clarinet) and Band
Alfred Reed Serenade
Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto
Carl Maria von Weber Concertino
Concerto No. 1 in F minor
Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major
Fantasia and Rondo from Quintet for Clarinet and Strings

Recital Repertoire





Sonatas by

Malcolm Arnold
Leonard Bernstein
Easley Blackwood (both)
Johannes Brahms (both)
Aaron Copland
Arthur Frackenpohl
Paul Hindemith
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1-5)
Joseph Horovitz
Bohuslav Martinu
Sean Osborn
Francis Poulenc
Camille Saint-Saens
Gary Schocker (both)




Selected Other Pieces for Clarinet and Piano

Luigi Bassi Fantasia on Motives from "Rigoletto"
Fantasia on Motives from "I Puritani"
Eugene Bozza Bucolique
Claude Debussy Premier Rhapsodie
Gerald Finzi Five Bagatelles
Paul Jean-Jean Variations on "Au Claire de la Lune"
Arabesques
Fritz Kroepsch Down in the Deep Cellar Grand Fantasia
Witold Lutoslawski Dance Preludes
Andre Messager Solo de Concours
Darius Milhaud Duet Concertino
Henri Rabaud Solo de Concours
Peter Schickele Elegies
Robert Schumann Fantasy Pieces
Romanzen
Karen P. Thomas When Night Came
Ralph Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folk-Song
C.M. von Weber Grand Duo Concertante
Variations
Dan Welcher Dante Dances


Pieces for Clarinet Solo

Pierre-Max Dubois Sonata Breve
Gordon Jacob Five Pieces for Solo Clarinet
Eric Mandat Preludes, Book 1 for Solo B-flat Clarinet
Etude for Barney
Folk Songs
Paul Marquardt Two Worlds
Donald Martino A Set for Solo Clarinet
Olivier Messiaen Abyss of the Birds from Quartet for the End of Time
Sean Osborn Character Pieces
Willson Osborne Rhapsodie for Clarinet
Igor Stravinsky Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
Heinrich Sutermeister Capriccio
Joan Tower Wings

plus dozens of smaller works.

Major Chamber Music Repertoire



W. A. Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Trio for Cl, Viola and Piano "Keggelstadt"
Quartets for Clarinet and Strings No. 1,2 and 3
Serenades No 10 (Gran Partitta), 11 and 12
L. Beethoven Trios for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano Op. 11 and 38
Octet
Septet
Rondino
Sextet
Three Duets for Clarinet and Bassoon
Franz Schubert Octet
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
C.M. von Weber Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Gioacchino Rossini Quartets No. 1, 2, and 3 for Winds
Robert Schumann Fairy Tales for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Felix Mendelssohn Concertpieces for Clarinet, Basset Horn and Piano No. 1 and 2
Almicare Ponchielli Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet and Orchestra (or Piano)
Johannes Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Trio for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano
Max Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Max Reger Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Arthur Bliss Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Arnold Schönberg Pierro Lunaire
Alban Berg Adagio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Charles Ives Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Igor Stravinsky L'Hisotrie du Soldat (Original and Trio versions)
Octet
Carl Nielsen Wind Quintet
Aram Khachaturian Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Olivier Messiaen Quartour pour la fin du Temps
Samuel Barber Summer Music for Wind Quintet
Irving Fine Partita for Wind Quintet
Aaron Copland "As it Fell upon a Day" for Clarinet, Flute and Soprano
Sextet
Bela Bartok Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Paul Hindemith Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, ‘Cello and Piano
Kleine Kammermusic for Wind Quintet
Duet for Clarinet and Violin
Darius Milhaud Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
La Cheminée du roi René
Francis Poulenc Sonata for Two Clarinets
Sonata for Clarinet and Basson
Jean Francaix Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Quintet no. 1 for Winds
Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
Trio for Viola, Clarinet and Piano.
Elliot Carter Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for Woodwind Quartet
Robert Muszinsky Trio for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano
Peter Schickele Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano
Lowell Liebermann Quintet for Clarinet, String Trio and Piano
Ellen Taffe Zwillich Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Jennifer Higdon wissahickon poeTrees
and many other pieces

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