Alea Publishing & Recording

09/01/2025

At Low Clarinet Fest? Stop by our table Thursday, 12:30-2:30, to meet Erin Cameron and learn about her new method book for bass clarinet, Bass Camp!

Playing demonstrations, author signatures, a limited number of copies for sale - we can’t wait!

02/01/2025

We are pleased to announce the 2024 winner of the Dolphy Prize, Micah Ballard. Ballard is pursuing a double major in Music Composition and Game Design at Miami University (class of 2025).

His winning work, Forest Fantasie, is scored for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion, guitar and piano. It was described by one Dolphy Prize reviewer as “evocative, catchy, and conceived with considerable imagination.”

The piece will be available for purchase in the Alea Publishing catalog in 2025.

26/12/2024

Pleasure to partner with Clarinet & Saxophone Magazine for the free sheet music feature in their Winter 2024 issue!

Visit our website - www.bassclarinet.org - to learn more about the many works by Mónica Cárdenas which we are proud to publish.

Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain

21/12/2024

We are delighted to announce the release of "Bass Camp," a new method book for bass clarinet, by Dr. Erin Cameron. This method is intended for high school and collegiate players, or those who are new to the bass clarinet. All of the exercises can be played on a low E-flat instrument. The goal of this method is to deepen the musicianship of the bass clarinetist.

Jump over to our website to learn more and buy the music!

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Cameron-Bass-Camp-PDF-p716034061

21/12/2024

We thank Dr. Timothy Bonenfant for sharing the following notes about his arrangement of the cello sonata Op.46 by Louise Farrenc for bass clarinet and piano, which we've just added to the catalog!

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) had an incredible career for a woman of her era as a performer, teacher, and composer. She studied at the Paris Conservatoire, despite not being allowed to officially join classes. In 1842, she became the only woman faculty member at the Conservatoire as Professor of Piano, where she remained until just before her death.

This cello sonata suits the bass clarinet incredibly well. It treats the cello as a single-line melodic instrument, eschewing the possibilities of multiple stops and pizzicato passages. This is music that is all about a long melodic line, making its transfer to a wind instrument a smooth one. Its range also fits easily into that of the bass clarinet, although I have given the bass clarinetist the option of using the low C in a few select spots if the player’s instrument has an extended lower range.

Jump over to our website to listen to the work in its original instrumentation and buy the music!

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Farrenc-Sonata-PDF-p716312224

21/12/2024

We are delighted to welcome American composer Joseph Hallman to our catalog with the publication of his Concerto for bass clarinet - with more of his bass clarinet works to come in 2025! We thank the composer for sharing this program note about the work, which is scored for solo bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, and bass:

I wrote this Bass Clarinet Concerto in 2007 for Calvin Falwell, who premiered it with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The work is neoclassical, featuring three movements in a traditional fast-slow-fast structure. The fast movements highlight the bass clarinet's virtuosic range, while the slow movement explores its melodic and expressive capabilities in the high register. This concerto, along with similar works for English Horn and Tuba, was composed during a period of intensive chamber music writing, all written for/premiered by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Jump over to our website to listen to a recording and buy the music!

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Hallman-Concerto-for-bass-clarinet-Hard-Copy-p716026366

21/12/2024

We are delighted to welcome Dutch-American composer Vanessa Lann to our catalog with the publication of this piece for four bass clarinets, and thank our friend Fie Schouten for connecting us with the composer!

Lather. Rinse. Repeat. for four bass clarinets was premiered by Fie Schouten, Marij van Gorkom, Petra Stump-Linshalm and Laura Carmichael on January 26, 2016, in Lantaren / Venster, Rotterdam, during Basklarinet Festijn # 2. It was written with support of the Dutch Performing Arts Foundation (Fonds Podiumkunsten).

Jump over to our website to listen to a recording and buy the music: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Lann-Lather-Rinse-Repeat-PDF-p716035545

21/12/2024

We thank Dr. David Cook for sharing this note about his transcription of Hindemith's Kanonische Sonatine for two clarinets.

Paul Hindemith composed his Kanonische Sonatine (Sonatine in Canon Style), op. 31 no. 3 for two flutes in 1923. As the title implies, the three movements rely heavily on canonic imitation between the two clarinets. In the first movement, Hindemith has the second voice enter at the interval of a major third, with the second and third movements featuring the interval of a major second and perfect fifth, respectively. In this transcription, I have retained the tonal centers from Hindemith’s original, making it possible to perform the Kanonische Sonatine as a flute-clarinet duo by combining this publication with the original version for flute and adjusting appropriately for balance between the different instruments.

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Hindemith-Kanonische-Sonatine-Op-31-No-3-PDF-p716034041

14/12/2024

Such a pleasure to see FOUR of our recent publications reviewed in the most recent issue of The Clarinet! Thank you to the reviewers, the composers/arrangers, and the entire global clarinet community for allowing us to keep doing what we love - making more music for bass clarinet available to more people!

13/12/2024

Another busy day in the office for Sammy, Alea’s unofficial mascot and self-appointed publishing manager.

Can’t wait to announce several exciting new publications in the last few weeks of 2024 - we’ll be reaching our 400th title soon!

07/12/2024

Check out the latest addition to our catalog: the Overture from Georg Philipp Telemann’s Suite for Flute and Strings in A Minor, expertly arranged for a variety of instrumentation options by Peter J. Pecora, Jr. The Overture presents a challenging, yet accessible, experience for its performers in the baroque style. The arrangement works well for advanced high school, college, or professional performers.

Clarinet ensemble (4 b-flat clarinets, bass clarinet): https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Telemann-Overture-for-clarinet-ensemble-PDF-p712292857

Flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Telemann-Overture-for-mixed-wind-quintet-PDF-p712287972

Flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, and optional bassoon: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Telemann-Overture-for-mixed-wind-quintet-PDF-p712287973

Flute, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Telemann-Overture-for-mixed-wind-quintet-PDF-p712293141

About the Music Georg Philipp Telemann’s Suite for Flute and Strings in A Minor consists of seven movements: Overture, Les Plaisirs, Air à l’Italien, Menuet 1/Menuet 2, Réjouissance, Passepied 1/Passepied 2, and Polonaise. The Overture presented here presents a challenging, yet accessible, exp...

03/12/2024

Great to see this review of David Cook's transcription of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's violin sonata in the latest issue of The Clarinet! We agree - David's work to bring this work into the clarinet repertoire is tremendous!

Follow the link below to learn more and buy the music:

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Coleridge-Taylor-Sonata-Op-28-PDF-p674777101

19/11/2024

Deadline alert: November 30

The Dolphy Prize, founded in 2020, is an annual award for Black musicians who are engaged in composing and performing works featuring the bass clarinet. Submissions are now being accepted for 2024, with a final deadline of November 30, 2024. Please help us spread the word!

The composition prize is now in its fourth year. If you are a black composer with an original work for bass clarinet solo or small ensemble, we welcome your submission in either the professional or student category!

NEW this year: the Young Artist Prize! Black clarinetists are invited to submit a video recording of their performance of a complete solo or chamber piece featuring the bass clarinet selected from the Alea Publishing catalog.

Complete details are available on the Dolphy Prize website: aleapublishing.org

09/11/2024

We’re delighted to announce the latest addition to our catalog - Dr. Timothy Bonenfant’s brand new transcriptions of a set of works by French composer Cecile Chaminade for bass clarinet and piano!

Jump on over to our website to learn more about the pieces and listen to the recordings Tim used as reference for the transcriptions. And stay tuned for more releases coming your way which highlight underrepresented voices, including more women composers!

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Chaminade-Songs-without-Words-PDF-p708140727

08/11/2024

New shipment of paper = new opportunity for Sammy to help.

21/10/2024

Celebrate the Christmas season with a jazz-infused medley of It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for clarinet quartet (3 b-flat clarinets, bass clarinet) by American composer Pete Pecora. The medley begins with a traditional arrangement of Midnight Clear with hints of the jazz flavors to come. Things really get going with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen which bounces back and forth between 3/4 and 5/4 with jazz harmonies and rhythms. Music for a December Evening brings a fresh interpretation of these beloved hymns for your Christmas concerts.

https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Pecora-Music-for-a-December-Evening-PDF-p704171210

26/09/2024

We are delighted to welcome another piece by bass clarinetist and composer Sebastian Tozzola to our catalog! His new piece for bass clarinet duo, “Interrupciones,” is now available.

This dramatic single-movement work features intense give-and-take between two equal parts, with both players exploring the full range of the instrument, many challenging technical passages, and exciting rhythms.

As soon as a recording is available, we will share it. Learn more here: https://bassclarinet.ecwid.com/Tozzola-Interrupciones-PDF-p698284796