A clarinet sonata is piece of music in

sonata Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...

form for

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

, often with piano accompaniment. The Clarinet Sonatas by Brahms are of special significance in the development of the clarinet repertoire. Several important transcriptions are also possible, including sonatas by

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

, Schubert,

Reinecke Reinecke is a surname. Notable people with the name include * Carl Reinecke (1824–1910), German composer, pianist and conductor * Edwin Reinecke (1924– 2016), former Lieutenant Governor of California * Hans-Peter Reinecke, actor * Hermann Rein ...

, Copland, and Prokofiev.

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:''This list is approximately in chronological order.'' * François Devienne: Clarinet sonata no.1 (1798), Clarinet sonata no.2 (1798) * Ferdinand Ries:

Clarinet Sonata A clarinet sonata is piece of music in sonata form for clarinet, often with piano accompaniment. The Clarinet Sonatas by Brahms are of special significance in the development of the clarinet repertoire. Several important transcriptions are also p ...

, Op. 29 (1808) * Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48 (1816) *

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

(1824) * Charles Swinnerton Heap: Clarinet Sonata (1879) *

Theodore Gouvy Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Saskatche ...

: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 76 (1882) * Felix Draeseke:

(1887), which also can be played by a violin * Josef Rheinberger:

, Op. 105a (1893) *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: ** Clarinet Sonata No. 1 and Clarinet Sonata No. 2 (both 1894), which can also be played by a viola *

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University ...

: ** Clarinet Sonata No. 1 (1900) ** Clarinet Sonata No. 2 (1900) ** Clarinet Sonata No. 3 (1909) * Charles Villiers Stanford:

, Op. 129 (1912), which can also be played by a viola *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

(1921)Sabina Teller Ratner, "Saint-Saëns, Camille: Works", ''

Grove Music Online ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and theo ...

'', ed. L. Macy (accessed 18 December 2006)
grovemusic.com
(subscription access). * Darius Milhaud: Sonatina for Clarinet (1927) *

John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading fi ...

: Sonata for Solo Clarinet (1933) * Arnold Bax:

(1934) *

Antoni Szalowski Antoni Szałowski (21 April 1907, in Warsaw – 21 March 1973, in Paris) was a Polish composer. In his youth he studied violin but soon became more interested in piano, conducting, and composition. Szałowski studied with Paweł Lewiecki and Kazim ...

: Clarinet Sonatina (1936) * Paul Hindemith:

(1939) *

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942) * Aaron Copland: Sonata for Clarinet (Violin) and Piano (1943) * York Bowen: Clarinet sonata (1943) * John Ireland: Fantasy Sonata (1943) * Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op.94 (1943), originally for flute, also arranged for violin * Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 128 (1945) * Nino Rota: Sonata in D major for Clarinet and Piano (1945) * Mieczysław Weinberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 28 (1945) * Herbert Howells:

(1946) * Marga Richter: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1948) * Malcolm Arnold: Clarinet Sonatina (1951) *

Bohuslav Martinů Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He bec ...

: Clarinet Sonatina, H. 356 (1956) *

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kno ...

: ** Sonata for two clarinets, Op. 7 (1918/1945) ** Sonata for clarinet and bassoon, Op. 32 (1922/1945) **

(1962) *

Carlos Guastavino Carlos Guastavino (5 April 1912 – 29 October 2000) was an Argentine composer, considered one of the foremost composers of his country. His production amounted to over 500 works, most of them songs for piano and voice, many still unpublished. Hi ...

: Clarinet sonata (1970) *

Vyacheslav Artyomov Vyacheslav Petrovich Artyomov (russian: Вячесла́в Петро́вич Артё́мов, link=no; born on June 29, 1940, in Moscow) is a Russian and Soviet composer. Biography Artyomov was preparing to become a physicist, studying mus ...

: ** Sonata for clarinet solo (1966) ** Confession, clarinet solo (1971) * Jack Cooper: Sonata for Clarinet (1999)''The Clarinet'', International Clarinet Association, William Nichols review, Dec. 2010, Vol. 38, #1 * Peter Klatzow: Sonata (2007) * Octavio Vazquez: Clarinet Sonata (2009) * Dieter Lehnhoff: Sonata Urbana for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 30 (2010) *

Jennifer Higdon Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She has received many awards, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto and three Grammy Award for Best Contempora ...

: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano (2011) *

Hendrik Hofmeyr Hendrik Pienaar Hofmeyr (born 20 November 1957) is a South African composer. Born in Cape Town, he furthered his studies in Italy during 10 years of self-imposed exile as a conscientious objector. While there, he won the South African Opera Co ...

: Clarinet Sonata (2013) * Bruno Vlahek: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 42 (2015) * David Conte: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2019)

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