Clarinet Music by Women Composers:
Clarinet and Strings
The following women composed chamber music for clarinet and string instruments. Composers are alphabetized by last name and grouped by century. Composers may appear in two tables. Click a composer’s name to read her biography, listen to musical examples of her clarinet compositions, and find purchase or download links for scores and parts.
18th Century
| Last, First Name | Title | Instruments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amalia, Anna | Divertimento in B-flat Major | Clarinet, viola, cello, piano | 1780 |
19th Century
| Last, First Name | Title | Instrumentation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottini, Marianna | Quadriglia | Clarinet, two violins, double bass | c. 1800-1830 |
| Farrenc, Louise | Nonet in E♭, Op. 38 | String quartet, wind quintet | 1849 |
| Trio in E♭, Op. 44 | Clarinet, cello, piano | 1854-56 | |
| Kralik, Mathilde | Nonet | Clarinet, 2 horns, bassoon, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet), | |
| Vier Ländliche Szenen | 2 Clarinets, viola, viola | ||
| Deutsche Tänze aus der Ostmark | 2 Clarinets, viola, cello |
20th Century
| Last, First Name | Title | Instrumentation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Marion | Concertino | Clarinet, oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet) | 1944 |
| Beach, Amy | Pastorale, Op. 151 | Clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, horn (woodwind quintet) | 1945 |
| Bonis, Mel | Suite dans le style ancien | Clarinet, flute, violin, piano | 1928 |
| Clark, Rebecca | Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale | Clarinet, viola | 1941 |
| Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale; | Clarinet, viola, piano | 1941 | |
| Fromm-Michaels, Ilse | Musica larga | Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello (clarinet-string quintet) | 1944 |
| Gideon, Miriam | Trio | Clarinet in A, cello, piano | 1978 |
| Gotkovsky, Ida | Trio | Clarinet, violin, piano | |
| Kern, Frida | Octet Op. 3/11 | Clarinet, oboe, horn, two violins, viola, cello, double bass | 1926 |
| Quintet | Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello | 1933 | |
| Larsen, Libby | Black Roller | Clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, piano, violin, viola and cello | 1981 |
| Slang | Clarinet, violin, piano | 1994 | |
| Bally Deux | 2 Clarinets, 2 Violins, viola, cello | 2001 | |
| Lucas, Mary | Trio | Clarinet, viola, piano | 1939 |
| Duo | Clarinet, viola | 1941 | |
| Mamlok, Ursula | When Summer Sang | Clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano | 1984 |
| Rhapsody | Clarinet, viola, piano | ||
| Mulsant, Florentine | Quatuor in Jubilo | Clarinet, violin, cello, piano | |
| Sehested, Hilda | Fynske Billeder | Clarinet, cello, piano | 1920 |
| Tailleferre, Germaine | Image | Clarinet, flute, 2 violins, viola, cello, celesta and piano | 1918 |
| Walker, Gwyneth | Craftsbury Trio | Clarinet, cello, piano | |
| An Adventure at Grannie’s | Clarinet, cello, narrator | ||
| Salem Reel | Clarinet, cello, piano | ||
| The Peacemakers | Clarinet, violin, cello |
21st Century
| Last, First Name | Title | Instrumentation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feigin, Sarah | Concerto, arr. for clarinet and string quartet | Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello | 2001 |
| Fantasia, arr. for clarinet and string quartet | Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello | 2009 |
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