40 Studies, Book 1 - Clarinet

The music for Rose's 40 Studies was originally composed for the violin by Dancla, Fiorillo, Kreutzer, Mazas, Ries, and others. While maintaining the basic melodic structure by these composers, Rose transposed etudes to different keys and adjusted octaves to include the lower notes of the clarinet. Additionally, Rose changed some of the original articulation and technical requirements to avoid idiomatic string techniques. Although not originally for the clarinet, these etudes have become a major staple in the clarinet pedagogy.

This new edition, edited by John Anderson, offers several "suggestions" for interpretation and practice of these etudes.