Clarinet Candy

Leroy Anderson

General Info

Year: 1962
Duration: c. 3:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00 | Score Only - $7.50

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Clarinet Candy is a jazz inspired toe-tapping clarinet feature. The piece is scored for three solo clarinets and is written with a light-hearted band accompaniment that is typical of Anderson’s style.

- Program Note from Canaseraga (N.Y.) High School Band concert program, 11 April 2006

Media

Audio CD: Allentown Band (Ronald Demkee, conductor) - 2015

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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East Texas Symphonic Band (Longview) (James Snowden, conductor) - 6 February 2023
Allegheny College (Meadville, Penn.) Wind Symphony (Lowell Hepler, conductor) - 8 May 2022
Tri-Cities Community Band (Petersburg, Va.) (Iris Schwartz, conductor) – 26 January 2020
Corning Community Band (Elmira, N.Y.) (John Stranges, conductor) – 13 June 2019
Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (Terry S. Treuden, conductor) – 10 May 2019
Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) Wind Ensemble (Craig A. Hancock, conductor) – 14 April 2019
Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Ohio) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) - 19 August 2018
Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Robert Calonico, conductor) - 12 August 2018
Gold Coast Wind Ensemble (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (Michael Doty, conductor) – 21 January 2018
Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Michael Wirgler,conductor) – 11 June 2017
Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Texas) Honors Band (Robert T. Herrings, III, conductor; Mary Schani and Rachel A. Johnstone, clarinet) - 16 December 2016 (2016 Midwest Clinic)
Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band (Fayetteville) (Mike Ferguson, conductor) – 11 July 2016
United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Richard K. Henebry, conductor) – 16 June 2016
Clovis (Calif.) North Educational Center Wind Ensemble (Bobby Lambert, conductor) - 15 April 2016 (2016 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
Karl L. King Municipal Band (Fort Dodge, Iowa) (Jerrod P. Jimmerson, conductor) – 28 June 2015
Musikkapelle Villnöss (Italy) (Toni Profanter, conductor) - 2012
Seika Girls High School Band (Fukuoka City, Japan) (Richard Crain, conductor) – 18 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)\

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fernie) (1948/)
Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Torskangerpoll) (1948/2020)

All Wind Works

Belle of the Ball (1951)
Blue Tango (1951)
Blue Tango (arr. Ployhar) (1951/1980)
The Bluebells of Scotland (1954/1962)
Bugler's Holiday (arr. Edwards) (1954)
The Captains and Kings (1962)
China Doll (1951)
A Christmas Festival (1950)
A Christmas Festival (arr. Smith) (1950/2007)
Clarinet Candy (1962)
Concerto in C for Piano and Symphonic Wind Orchestra (arr. Murschinski) (1953/2008)
Fiddle-Faddle (arr. Lang) (1947)
Forgotten Dreams (1954)
The Girl I Left Behind Me. See: Irish Suite: The Girl I Left Behind Me
The Girl in Satin (1953)
The Golden Years (1962)
Home Stretch (1962)
Horse and Buggy (1951)
Irish Suite: The Girl I Left Behind Me (1949)
Irish Suite: The Irish Washerwoman (1947)
Irish Suite: The Last Rose of Summer (arr. Wagner) (1950/2010)
Irish Suite: The Minstrel Boy (as arranger) (1947/1952/2009)
Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow (1947)
Irish Suite: The Wearing of the Green (arr. Wagner) (1947/2009)
Jazz Pizzicato (arr. Lang) (1938)
The Last Rose of Summer. See: Irish Suite: The Last Rose of Summer
A Leroy Anderson Portrait (arr. Barnes) (1982/2006)
Lullaby of the Drums (1970)
March of the Two Left Feet (orch. Boyd) (1969/2008)
The Penny Whistle Song (1951)
The Phantom Regiment (1951)
Pirate Dance (1962)
Promenade (arr. Lang) (1945/1948)
Promenade (arr. Wagner) (1945/2017)
Pyramid Dance (1960)
The Rakes of Mallow. See: Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow
Sandpaper Ballet (1954)
Selections from Leroy Anderson's "Irish Suite" (arr. Wagner) (1947/2011)
Serenata (1947)
Sleigh Ride (1948)
Sleigh Ride (Brass Ensemble) (arr. Fernie) (1948/2010)
Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fernie) (1948/)
Sleigh Ride (arr. Mellema) (1948/)
Sleigh Ride (arr. Ployhar) (1948/1980)
Sleigh Ride (arr. Schwalgin) (1948/)
Sleigh Ride (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Torskangerpoll) (1948/2020)
Sleigh Ride (arr. Warner) (1948/2006)
Sleigh Ride (ed. Woodfield) (1948/)
Song of Jupiter (as arranger) (1952)
Song of the Bells (1953)
Suite of Carols for Brass (1955)
Suite of Carols for Woodwinds (1955)
Summer Skies (1953)
The Syncopated Clock (1945)
The Syncopated Clock (arr. Lang) (1946/1948)
The Syncopated Clock (arr. Schubert) (1946/1997)
Ticonderoga March (ed. Boyd) (1939)
A Trumpeter's Lullaby (arr. Lang) (1950/1978)
The Typewriter (arr. Heide) (1950/)
The Typewriter (arr. Werle) (1950)
The Waltzing Cat (arr. Lang) (1950)
The Wearing of the Green. See: Irish Suite: The Wearing of the Green

Resources

Anderson, L. (1962). Clarinet Candy [score]. Woodbury Music: [s.l.]
Leroy Anderson website Accessed 14 May 2021