26 pieces, rated by the hardest part

Chamber music for clarinet by difficulty

Clarinettists have some of the best chamber music there is: the Mozart and Brahms quintets, trios with viola or cello, sonatas and wind quintets.

Approachable

1 piece
Readable by most amateur players; good for a first session together.
Mozart · Five Divertimenti, K. 439b
For 2 clarinets and bassoon. Also for basset horns.

Intermediate

3 pieces
Needs a confident amateur on every part, and some practice beforehand.
Beethoven · Three Duos, WoO 27
For clarinet and bassoon
Danzi · Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Farkas · Early Hungarian Dances from the 17th Century
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Advanced

12 pieces
Standard repertoire with real technical demands. Prepare your part.
Beethoven · Clarinet Trio in B-flat, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”
For clarinet, cello and piano. Also with violin instead of clarinet.
Beethoven · Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Op. 16
For oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
Beethoven · Septet in E-flat, Op. 20
For clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Bruch · Eight Pieces, Op. 83
For clarinet, viola and piano
Ibert · Trois pièces brèves Part by part, tips →
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello
Mozart · Trio in E-flat, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”
For clarinet, viola and piano
Mozart · Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, K. 452
For oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
Poulenc · Clarinet Sonata
For clarinet and piano
Reicha · Wind Quintet in E-flat, Op. 88 No. 2
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Saint-Saëns · Clarinet Sonata in E-flat, Op. 167
For clarinet and piano
For clarinet and piano. Also for cello, viola or violin.

Very demanding

10 pieces
Conservatory or professional level for at least one part.
Barber · Summer Music, Op. 31
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Brahms · Two Sonatas, Op. 120
For clarinet and piano. Also for viola.
For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello
Brahms · Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
For clarinet, cello and piano. Also with viola instead of clarinet.
Nielsen · Wind Quintet, Op. 43
For flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Poulenc · Sextet for Piano and Winds
For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano
Ravel · Introduction and Allegro
For harp, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello
Schubert · Octet in F, D. 803
For clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
Schubert · Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965 “The Shepherd on the Rock”
For voice, clarinet and piano. For soprano.
Weber · Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, Op. 34
For clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello

How we rate difficulty

Each piece is rated by its hardest part, so a trio with an easy cello part and a very hard piano part counts as very demanding. Pieces with a link have their own page, with a level for each part and tips for reading it together. It’s our own rough guide; see the full list to filter by instrument and level together.

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