Unbeaten Tracks for Clarinet: Clarinet & Piano Book

A kaleidoscope that respects your intelligence. These pieces span multiple musical languages and moods, from lyrical to rhythmically complex, without requiring you to play outside your technical range. The variety keeps rehearsals engaging while each piece holds up as a complete musical statement.

Intermediate clarinetists ready to encounter contemporary writing without the technical demands of advanced repertoire. Students preparing for competitions, recitals, or simply wanting to expand their musical vocabulary will find genuine musical substance here.

• Read each composer's 'Biopics' before rehearsing their piece. Understanding what inspired the writing often clarifies interpretive choices that might otherwise feel arbitrary.
• Balance the stylistic range across your preparation timeline. Learning one piece in a modern idiom, then shifting to something more traditional, keeps both from blurring together.
• Collaborate closely with your pianist on articulation and tone color matching. With eight different compositional voices, the clarinet-piano dialogue changes character from piece to piece.

Program individual pieces across different concerts rather than performing all eight in one recital. A single piece pairs naturally into chamber concerts or solo performance series, and the compositional diversity means you can match selections to the theme or mood of each event.

• Reading and interpreting contemporary compositional techniques at an accessible level
• Stylistic flexibility across multiple musical idioms and performance practices
• Collaborative chamber music communication with piano accompaniment
• Understanding composer intent through analytical and biographical information
• Intermediate clarinet technique in contexts beyond traditional classical repertoire