Music Research
Clarinet: A Starting Guide
Part I: Where to Find Clarinet Music in the UNLV Music Library
- Solo Clarinet: M70-74
- Clarinet with piano/keyboard: M248-252
- Chamber music including woodwinds (NOTE: Not all works in these areas will include clarinet):
- Duets: M288-291, M296-297
- Trios:
- Trios with keyboard: M315-324, M335-339
- Other trios: M356-364, M375-384
- Quartets:
- Quartets with keyboard: M419-424, M435-439
- Other quartets: M455-464, M475-484
- Quintets:
- Quintets with keyboard: M519-524, M535-539
- Other quintets: M555-564, M575-584
- Quintets:
- Quintets with keyboard: M519-524, M535-539
- Other quintets: M555-564, M575-584
- Sextets:
- Sextets with keyboard: M619-624, M635-639
- Other sextets: M655-664, M675-684
- Septets:
- Septets with keyboard: M719-724, M735-739
- Other septets: M755-764, M775-784
- Octets:
- Octets with keyboard: M819-824, M835-839
- Other octets: M855-864, M875-884
- Nonets:
- Nonets with keyboard: M919-924, M935-939
- Other nonets: M955-964, M975-984
- Clarinet with orchestra: M1024-1025
- Clarinet with string orchestra: M1124-1125
- Instruction and study:Clarinet: MT380-392 (Lied Library Stacks)
- Studies and exercises: MT380-392 (Music Library)
- Orchestra studies: MT386
- History of the clarinet: ML945 (Lied Library Stacks)
See also our list of Clarinet Compact Discs in the UNLV Music Library on this site.
Part II: Representative Subject Headings for Clarinet
Note: The headings below do not include the numerous chamber combinations of clarinet with other instruments. For more comprehensive results, perform a keyword search including the term "clarinet."
- Clarinet Music
- Concertos (Clarinet with string orchestra)
- Sonatas (Clarinet)
- Suites (Clarinet with string orchestra)
- Clarinet and piano music
- Clarinet--Instruction and study
- Sonatas (Clarinet and piano)
- Clarinet--Studies and exercises
- Concertos (Clarinet)
- Clarinet--Orchestra studies
- Clarinet with orchestra
- Clarinet--History
Part III: Useful Sources
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Online). London: Macmillan Reference; New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2001-
Internet Access
Clarinet Repertoire
Gee, Harry R. Clarinet solos de concours, 1897-1980: an annotated bibliography. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1981.
Music Ref. ML128.C58 G43
Gillespie, Jr., James E. Solos for unaccompanied clarinet: an annotated bibliography of published works. Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1973.
Music Ref. ML128.C58 G54
Lawson, Colin, ed. The Cambridge companion to the clarinet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Lied Book Stacks ML945 .C36 1995
Rice, Albert R. The clarinet in the classical period. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Lied Book Stacks ML945 .R52 2003
Wilkins, Wayne. The index of clarinet music. Magnolia, Ark.: Music Register, 1975.
Lied Book Stacks ML1238.C58 W54
____________. Supplement to The index of clarinet music. Magnolia, Ark.: Music Register, 1976-
Lied Book Stacks ML1238.C58 W54 Suppl. 1975-77
Ensemble Repertoire
Cobbett, Walter Willson. Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, c1963.
Music Ref. ML1100 .C7 1988
Cohn, Arthur. The Literature of Chamber Music. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Hinshaw, c1997.
Music Ref. ML1100 .C78 1997
Gillaspie, Jon A., Marshall Stoneham, David Lindsey Clark. Wind Ensemble Catalog. (Music reference collection ; no. 63) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Music Ref. ML128.W5 G52 1998
Part IV: Periodicals
The Clarinet
Lied Periodicals ML1.C787
The Woodwind Quarterly
Lied Periodicals ML929 .W66
Chamber Music
Lied Periodicals ML1 .C353