" The wind carries away the yellow leaves fallen on the pavement, the cafes put tables and chairs in... I evoke here a fall tour that is difficult to do quietly in Paris. How to take your time in this city with so many streets to cross (musical phrases of 3 measures), cars or buses to avoid (musical phrases starts on the second time). While the chestnut vendors are on subway entrances, how not to hurry like others (theme B) to 'catch' the subway... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet from 3 years onwards

" This composition was created for young musicians (mostly teenagers), and will be played as a pop song. Indeed, its texture (silky and polished) is related to the use of triplets and harmonic series built on the principle of 'verse / chorus'. Its tempo (close to the human body beat) and duration (3 minutes) will make it the hit of the summer! " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 4 years onwards

" AABA form of Latin music which gives meaning to the work of opposed nuances. On the pedagogical side, some unusual rhythms at this level are proposed. " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 4 years onwards

" The purpose of this composition is to familiarize yourself with the unusual 5/4 metric, often associated to the famous jazz standard by Paul Desmond, Take Five. Rhythms and articulation are varied but without major difficulty. This piece is dedicated to the saxophonist "Michel Itier". " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 5 years onwards

" Original composition using the famous habanera rhythmic cell (dotted quarter/dotted quarter/quarter), without which there would not be any tango... " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 6 years onwards

A very nice composition for clarinet, brilliant and virtuoso

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarint for 2 years onwards

" As a fan of bossa-novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim (with complex and moving harmonies), I have created my samba jazz in order to motivate students to work on typical rhythms of this musical style  " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 5 years onwards

" A rythmic composition in which the cells "quaver / two semiquaver" and " two semiquaver / quaver " are like a leitmotiv until the end of the Piece. The numerous triplets are a wink of "Rhapsody in Blues" from George Gershwin. My goal was to facilitate the listening, the exchange and the mimicry betwenn the two associated players: no tandem ("Temps d'M") without that! " - Alain LOPEZ

A perfect Piece for exams or auditions - for students playing Clarinet for 6 years onwards

A Piece inspired by negro spriritual, for students playing clarinet for 2 years onwards.

" Easy little Piece (from 2 or 3 years onwards) in duet with a Piano having a nice romantic melody and pleasant harmonies " - Patrick NEBBULA

" Avant l'Exam is a simple melody for clarinet, in chalumeau's range, to dialog with piano and to hold a small concert before end of cycle's exams. " - Jean-Michel MAURY

" This waltz reminds us of diatonic accordion and will make listeners dance (and maybe the panel)! Its interpretation requires lightness and personality.  " - Jean-Michel MAURY

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing clarinet for 5-6 years onwards.

" A piece again the virus, the strain of which was found in estearn europe!  " - Jean-Michel MAURY

If you manage to play this piece with the energy and virtuosity it requires, there is little doubt that you are not getting the flu...

" This short piece fill young clarinettists with enthusiasm. It is ideally suited for end of year exam, and can as well accompany a circus sideshow during a school fair or a music school fair. Furthermore, several clarinettists can play it together (up to 4 or 5). " - Jean-Michel MAURY

" A piece for the first cycle to work subtlety, musicality and complicity with the accompanist. " - Jean-Michel MAURY

" A piece in the italian virtuosity vein.  " - Jean-Michel MAURY

A Piece for auditions for students playing clarinet for 7-8 years onwards.

" A little duet study to work fluidity, very nice for an exam without stress. " - Jean-Michel MAURY

" Pièce in Iberian vein, made of a rubato recitative and a moment for virtuosity.  " - Jean-Michel MAURY

A Piece for exams and auditions for students playing clarinet for 4 years onwards.