Clarinet Listening List

Clarinet Meadow View Listening List

Listening to great musicians is an essential part of learning how to be a great musician. In the Meadow View Band, you will have the opportunity to listen to some professionals on your instrument throughout the year. It is the hope this will inspire you to be a better musician yourself and will allow you to discover other great musicians who you enjoy listening to. You can listen to these musicians any way you choose. Many students will simply listen to recordings of a particular musician using YouTube, but you might consider other services such as Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Prime Music if they are available. Of course, many professional musicians have music for sale on CD or digitally. Some of the suggested performers on the list below may be difficult to find a recording of, but there are plenty of options. If you are not sure which one to listen to, just pick one! Please be sure to listen to an artist from the list on the back. When listening to ensembles that have clarinets in them, you may find quite a few excellent ensembles that are not on the suggested list. Feel free to listen to groups that are not listed. Listening Assignments

Listening Assignment #1: Listen to a Classical Clarinet Player from the list below Listening Assignment #2: Listen to a Classical Clarinet Player from the list below Listening Assignment #3: Listen to an ensemble from the list below Listening Assignment #4: Listen to a Classical Clarinet Player from the list below Listening Assignment #5: Listen to a clarinet player from the Jazz or Klezmer/World Music list below Listening Assignment #6: Listen to a Classical Clarinet Player from the list below Listening Assignment #7: Listen to an ensemble from the list below Listening Assignment #8: Listen to recordings of your band pieces Listening Assignment #9: Listen to a clarinet player from the Jazz or Klezmer/World Music list below Listening Assignment #10: Listen to a Classical Clarinet Player from the list below Listening Assignment #11: Listen to recordings of your band pieces Listening Assignment #12: Listen to a Classical Clarinet Player from the list below Clarinet

Suggested Performers

Classical Clarinet Players: Sabine Meyer, Martin Fröst, Richard Stoltzman, Julian Bliss, Larry Combs, Karl Leister, Ricardo Morales, Anton Stadler, Richard Muhlfeld, H. Klose, C. Rose, Ralph McLane, Jonathan Cohler, Stanley Drucker, Thea King, Mitchell Lurie, Johann Simon Hermstedt, Heinrich Baermann, Carl Baermann, Jack Brymer, Dieter Klocker, Jost Michaels, Harold Wright, Charles Neidich, Sharon Kam, Harry Sparnaay (bass clarinet), Henri Bok (bass clarinet)

Jazz Clarinet Players: Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Sidney Bechet, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Don Byron, Eddie Daniels, Paquito D’Rivera, Buddy DeFranco, Pete Fountain, Anat Cohen, Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet), John Carter, Frank Glover, Jimmy Guiffre, Bob Mintzer (bass clarinet), Art Pepper, Chris Potter (bass clarinet), Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell, Tony Scott, Phil Woods Klezmer and World Music Clarinet Players: Giora Feidman, Dave Tarras, Andy Statman, Janfie Van Strien, Ivo Papazov, Petroloukas Chalkias, Tale Ognenovski, Husnu Senlendirici, Vasilios Saleas

Notable Clarinet Ensembles: Carolina Clarinet Quartet, Chicago Clarinet Ensemble, Clarinetes Ad Libitum, Ensemble 54, Farallon Quintet, Duo Gurfinkel Notable Woodwind Quartets (Usually Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon): Tetrawind, BHS Wind Quartet Notable Wind Quintets (Usually Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, and Bassoon): Amsterdam Wind Quintet, Arabesque Winds, Artecombo, Bergen Wind Quintet, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Blythwood Winds, Carion, Cinque Elementi Wind Quintet, The City of Tomorrow, Coreopsis Quintet, Danzi Quintet, Dorian Wind Quintet, Farkas Quintet Amsterdam, Fifth Inversion, Galliard Ensemble, Imani Winds, LutosAir Quintet, New London Chamber Ensemble, New York Woodwind Quintet, Pentaedre, Pennsylvania Quintet, Quintet of the Americas, Quintette Aquilon, Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet, Vancouver Woodwind Quintet, Vento Chiaro