Matt Johnston

This is a fairly difficult transcription of the overture from Danish composer Carl Nielsen's opera, Maskarade. Fun parts for everybody with this rewarding and challenging piece! Instrumentation: E-Fla...

A delightful polka originally written for piano duet and trumpet. The piece can be played entirely by the clarinet choir, though trumpet and tuba parts have been included as well. This is not your typ...

Deux mouvements de la suite de Ravel "Le Tombeau de Couperin". Un merveilleux ensemble de pièces avec l'inclusion des parties de harpe originales ; les deux mouvements peuvent être interprétés comme u...

Featuring a larger than usual clarinet choir (and percussion!), this popular work from the orchestra repertoire is sure to please any crowd. Plus, it's way easier to play some of these fanfares on the...

A great piece for Halloween, or just for whenever you want to play it. The devilish violin solo at the opening has been replace by a pair of clarinets to achieve that haunting tritone. Also, the origi...

Originally composed for piano four-hands (two people playing the same piano), this is a rollicking two-step halfway between a march and a polka. Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, A...

This popular dance taken from Smetana's opera, 'The Bartered Bride.' First performed at the Florida State University's annual PRISM concert, this transcription was created through a collaboration betw...

The most famous of all of Sousa's marches! Also included is a piccolo part, just in case you would like a piccolo player to rise out of the ensemble at just the right moment. Instrumentation: E-Flat C...

Another delightful and popular march by Sousa which is now most popularly associated with Monty Python's Flying Circus. Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet,4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn,...

One of Sousa's most famous marches. Great when paired with Fillmore's Rolling Thunder. Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarin...

Composed for The Washington Post newspaper in 1889. Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet/Contralto/String Bass

A huge arrangement of one of the most recognizable pieces in the history of opera. Slightly abridged, but still very difficult! Instrumentation: 2 E-Flat Clarinets, 10 B-Flat Clarinets, 2 Alto Clarine...

Though Charles-Marie Widor is more widely known for the Toccata from his Organ Symphony No. 5, the Symphony directly following it maintains the spirit and energy embodied in the Toccata. The first mov...

Written during Holst's time working at the St. Paul's Girls School, this influential piece originally written for string orchestra has been beautifully transcribed for clarinet choir. Matt Johnston ke...

This arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner was arranged for the Silverwood Clarinet Choir in Syracuse, New York. In its most basic form, can be performed as a solo, simply by using the Clarinet 1 pa...

The March to the Scaffold is the fourth movement of Hector Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique,' a programmatic work consisting of five movements. This movement depicts the central artist character poiso...

Arranged for Clarinet Fusion: a San Francisco/Bay Area clarinet choir under the direction of Dr. Lawrence E. Anderson. This work has always been a favorite of the arranger, however, being a fairly dif...

A Moorside Suite was originally composed by Holst for brass band in 1928. The homogeneity of the brass band sound is mirrored well by the clarinet choir and this arrangement in addition to the other H...

One of the cornerstones of the concert band repertoire, this three movement suite (March: Seventeen come Sunday; Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy; March: Folk Songs from Somerset) was composed in 1923 and rec...

This transcription consists of the first two movements (Praeludium; Intermezzo) of the Carl Nielsen's Little Suite, Opus 1. Composed at the age of 22 for string orchestra, the work translates over to...

The most famous composition of Norwegian composer Johannes Hanssen, Valdres (Valdres-Marsj) was composed in 1904, and was premiered by the band of the 2nd Regiment of Norway, with the composer playing...

Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet/Contralto/String Bass, Timpani (optional)

A transcription of The Sorcerer's Apprentice which is very challenging, yet rewarding! Unabridged and in the original key. Especially featured is the Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn part which plays the eve...

Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet/Contralto/String Bass, Timpani (optional)

A difficult overture with fun and challenging parts for everybody!