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Popular 'outreach' pieces, by Paul Harvey, which appeal to the young at heart of all ages are The Three Billy Goats Gruff & the troll for narrator and clarinet or saxophone quartet or choir or woodwind quartet – the popular tale with singing Troll! - and saxopotamus in similar vein – a whimsical tale of the invention of the "hippophone" based on the true life story of Adolphe Sax.

Paul's latest, premiered at his 70^th Birthday Concert, June 2005, is Klos¾ -Chops and the 3 Berrs - all about a little girl clarinettist who works hard at her Klos¾ studies, and encounters 3 Bears, with Daddy Bear calling himself Fred. Berr after Klos¾ 's teacher - and they end up as a jazz quartet, Goldilicks and the 3 Berrs!

The young person's Guide to the Clarinet Choir (Variations on Hickory, Dickory, Dock) by Paul Harvey, with narrative, features each of the instruments of the clarinet choir in turn - Bb, Eb, Alto etc, with idiomatic tunes, ending with a big band style movement for the whole choir entitled "Hickory, Bickory, Bop!".

three diverse improvisations by Neville Favell for clarinet 4tet. These 3 movements are based on the traditional melodies: Tomorrow the fox will come to town (Ravenscroft), Balm in Gilead (a Spiritual), We are led by a glorious and clear shining star (a Nativity carol).

wedding present by Paul Harvey, for clarinet duet or trio, combines familiar wedding tunes by Mendelssohn and Wagner plus snippets by Grieg and Mozart to make a cheerful tribute to the happy couple.

the baermann adagio, well known as a Grade piece, previously ascribed to Wagner, was composed by Heinrich Joseph Baermann (Weber’s virtuoso ) as part of a work for clarinet and string orchestra. This version is for Solo Bb clarinet plus Clarinet or Sax 4tet with optional contra part.

The vulpes piano quintet was dedicated to the Reynards by its up and coming composer, Edmund Hunt – we expect to hear a lot more from him in future!

21 english Madrigals were transcribed by Gill Gosling for Clarinet 5tet of 3 x Bb, Alto and Bass. They start, ironically, with Thomas Bateson's "And must I needs depart, then?" and include pieces such as William Byrd's "Come, woeful Orpheus"; Michael East's "What doth my pretty darling?"; Orlando Gibbons' "Now each flowery bank of May" and Thomas Morley's "Now is the month of maying".

wedding present for clarinet duet or trio, combines familiar wedding tunes by Mendelssohn and Wagner plus snippets by Grieg and Mozart to make a cheerful tribute to the happy couple.

Fantasia is Paul's earliest work for clarinet quartet and demonstrates the wide variety of contrasts available.

Quartetto Quarantoli - Quarantoli near Modena in Northern Italy is the base of the Quartetto di Clarinetti Paul Harvey, so-called after the group's most popular composer, who accordingly composed this work in their honour. There are 4 movements: Rhapsodia, Scherzo, Marcia Funebre, and Galoppo.

Three Utterances in 3 movements, Harangue, (chains of major and minor thirds), Soliloquy, (a slow fugue with a chorale middle section), and Declamation, (an unresolved conflict between 6/8 and 2/4), was commissioned by the West Point Clarinet Quartet of the United States Military Academy.

Bubble 'n' Squeak and the pig ’n whistle for Eb and Contrabass clarinets duet with clarinet quartet or piano accompaniment are light-hearted demonstrations of the extremes of the clarinet range!

Sue McDowell wrote reflections for Bb clarinet and piano in 1993. The clarinet has a contemplative melody with a straightforward piano accompaniment.

Pastime with good company is a delightful Tudor romp for clarinet choir attributed to Henry VIII of Greensleeves fame. Includes a section of 3/4 against 4/4!

Foxy Lady for solo Bb clarinet and clarinet choir, also in quartet format, has a simple jazzy melody in standard AABA ballad format.

Royal Sequence - Fanfare and March was composed by Carey Blyton for the Ionian Clarinet Choir in North London, for the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Carey is known as a composer of music for two series of "Dr Who" on television, and for many works for the London Saxophone Quartet, including his arrangement of fugue in g minor by Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643), (also available for clarinet quartet) and suite carolina.

Two works for clarinet sextet, with extra parts to allow playing by full choir, are sextet for clarinets "for Hale Hambleton's students" and sinfonietta for clarinet sextet "for Professor Hambleton's students" both by Gordon Carr.

El Torneo (The Tournament) by Paul Harvey depicts the events of a mediaeval joust in four movements: Entrada de los Caballeros (The entry of the knights), La Justa (The joust), which features thundering hooves and shouts from the crowd, Lamento para los Heridos (Lament for the wounded), an evocative duet between solo Eb and Bb clarinets, and Triunfo de los Vencedores (Triumph of the victors), a merry romp for the whole choir, featuring the heavy brigade in a peasant dance. This c. 10 minute work was originally written in 1976 for La Banda de Cobla de Barcelona, a Spanish street band comprising an exotic combination of reed and brass instruments. The Clarinet Choir version was arranged by the Composer in 1999. A Saxophone Choir version is also available.

Paul's other major original composition for clarinet choir is Dances of Atlantis, commissioned by John Denman for the University of Arizona. The original idea of the title was to suggest "Mid-Atlantic" associations, but the folk dance style hints at a latterday Dances of Galanta, collected by a submarine Kodaly from a fabulous lost continent. The work is in 3 continuous sections, with the middle section featuring alternating trios of soloists - 3 Bb versus the exotic combination of alto, bass and contra..

Barnstormers' Rock, Happijazz, Jollipop, The Keel Rock and Rockabelly are all short, lively pieces to get the audience tapping their feet. Rockabelly was originally composed for the Clarinetwise playing day in Nottingham when a troupe of belly-dancers entertained the gathering - all behind Paul's back whilst conducting! Barnstormers' for the first World Bass Clarinet Convention in 2005.

• an exotic plot, but less exotic harmonies, appear in the overture to the caliph of baghdad by (François) Adrien Boieldieu (1775 - 1834), a 'classic' of the light orchestra repertoire (approx. 9 minutes)
• La Forza del Destino (Force of Destiny) overture by Giuseppe Verdi
• Russlan & Ludmilla overture by Michael Glinka
• finally, and most famously, Overture Guillaume Tell - the William Tell overture, for many inextricably intertwined with The Lone Ranger!

From the time of Weber comes an arrangement of Joseph Kò ffner's Introduction, Theme & Variations, which was originally his clarinet quintet Op. 32 published in 1815. The solo part is shared between first, second and third clarinets, but is also provided complete in transposition for the optional Eb clarinet. It consists of a 20-bar Adagio, a theme and 6 variations, and an Allegro assai, which commences as the seventh variation, but develops into a separate Finale by the introduction of new material.

Soprano Concertino, and Baritone Concertino for soprano and baritone saxophones respectively and clarinet choir were originally composed for Paul himself and for David Lawrence, soprano and baritone saxophone player in the London Saxophone Quartet which Paul lead for its 16 year existence.

College Counterpoint is based on fragemnts from Bach's two part invention number 4 in D minor. At the beginning the main fragment is repeated, building up a texture over slowly oscillating chords. During the piece there are many canonic and imitative passages, including the theme being played at two different speeds at one time.

urban fusion by Roger May was commissioned by SaxShades and was first performed in May 2004 in Halifax and has subsequently had extensive performances throughout Yorkshire. It opens with a jazz-funk main theme with aggressive syncopation, has a gentler central section, then brings back the opening theme over the second theme as accompaniment.

quar-tech by Daniel Eichenbaum is also a challenging work for players of a good standard.

Suite Carolina for sax 4tet (SATB) in 4 movements by Carey Blyton provides a wide range of moods with tuneful melodies. Carey also arranged the Fugue in G Minor by Giralomo Frescobaldi which offers all the challenge of the fugal form in an approachable and tuneful way. Also for clarinet quartet.

Swingin' About duets provide 9 catchy tunes in a jazzy idiom for light-hearted relief during grade 5-6 study. Claire Summerbell is a young composer from London. Available for either 2 equal clarinets or 2 equal saxophones or alto + tenor (or sopranino + soprano or baritone+bass).

Paul Harvey's Saxophone Spectrum was written for Kyle Horch and the Royal College of Music Saxophone Choir. It is in 12 parts, comprising sopranino, 2 Sopranos, 3 Altos, 3 Tenors, 2 Baritones And Bass. The clarinet choir version is for 2 Eb (Bb alternates), 5 Bb, 2 Alto (Bb & Bass alternates), 2 Basses and Eb plus Bb Contras (doubled part, but both preferred). The two versions can be combined for single reed choir. Paul's El Torneo is also available for saxophones.

quintet for wind by the late Paul Fenoulhet - worked with the BBC Radio Orchestra as conductor and arranger, and was the founder of the RAF Skyrockets. This work was written for Sylvia Fairley, and comprises an introduction followed by five contrasting sections, giving prominence to each of the instruments in turn, displaying their different tonal characteristics. The seventh section is an ensemble finale.

Gordon Carr, a widely known French horn player and former tutor at the Kerry Camden weekends at Benslow, wrote his sinfonietta 'in memory of Ruth Gipps' for.

three short pieces for string quartet by the late Paul Fenoulhet - worked with the BBC Radio Orchestra as conductor and arranger, and was the founder of the RAF Skyrockets. The pieces are entitled Allegretto, Andante and Vivace and last for about 5 minutes in total.

Handel's zadok the priest has been sung at every coronation since it was composed. Paul Harvey has arranged it for saxophones taking the vocal parts and clarinets the orchestral. An all clarinets version is also available. Similarly, the well known hallelujah chorus from Handel's Messiah.

Spectrum and El Torneo clarinet and saxophone versions can be played jointly by both sets of instruments, with judicious allocation of parts.

Sketches from the Great Wall by Roger May features the percussion section in an exciting work evoking both historic events and everyday life by China's Great Wall.

Concertante for 4 clarinets by Ludwig Schindlemeisser arranged for band by Frank Slack, professor of clarinet & saxophone at Kneller Hall.

Concertino Grosso by Paul Harvey for saxophone quartet (SATB) & a chamber orchestra made up of wind quintet (Fl, Ob, Cl, Hn & Bn), string quintet (Vn 1 & 2, Va, Vc & DB) and trumpet

Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis is written for 8 five part choirs plus "thorough bass" – a minimum of 47 players playing one to a part! Transcribed for clarinets and/or saxophones, its baroque "surround sound" has the music moving from choir to choir building to great climaxes when everyone plays. Also available: Giovanni Gabrieli, magnificat a 33, for massed clarinets or saxophones.

Using a number of well known tunes, in playing by ear, Paul Harvey provides guidance to playing without first seeing the notes written down. group staccato by Paul Harvey provides 34 individual and 12 whole choir in 4-part harmony warm-up exercises. Available as playing score for individuals or score + parts.

303 clarinet fingerings & 276 trills assembled by Alan Sim is a treasure trove for clarinettists at any level, small enough to slip into your clarinet case ready to check on that dodgy altissimo trill half way through band practice! Alan’s Foot-tappers offer clarinet and saxophone players a jazz idiom work-through of all major and minor scales, disguised as real music (specify version)!

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