Clarke Studies

Clarke Studies
AuthorHerbert L. Clarke
Original titleClarke's Elementary Studies for Cornet; Clarke's Technical Studies for Cornet; Clarke's Characteristic Studies for Cornet
CountryUnited States
SubjectMusical Instruments: Studies and exercises, Cornet music, Trumpet music
Genresheet music
Published1909-1915
PublisherL. B. Clarke, Carl Fischer

The Clarke Studies are a series of pedagogical method books written by Herbert L. Clarke for students of cornet, trumpet, clarinet, and other wind instruments published from 1909 to 1915. Initially intended as a 3-volume series of increasing difficulty, the middle volume titled Clarke's Technical Studies (1912) would gain a following independent of the other volumes, becoming "one of the most widely used trumpet method books" and drawing comparisons to the Arban Method. The Technical Studies were preceded by Elementary Studies (1909) and followed by Characteristic Studies (1915), all originally published by L. B. Clarke of Elkhart, Indiana, later passing to Carl Fischer and other publishers. A fourth work published in 1929 called Setting Up Drills is sometimes considered part of the series.

Elementary Studies

The first volume, intended for beginners, was published in 1909 as Clarke's Elementary Studies for Cornet. It includes the author's discussions of the positioning of the mouthpiece on the lips, tone, breathing, musical terms, 30 graded lessons, and 160 exercises, with the first 35 exercises limited to a single octave.

Technical Studies

The second volume, published in 1912 as Clarke's Technical Studies for Cornet, includes 190 exercises divided into 10 studies with notes from the author suggesting how to practice them. Carl Fischer revised and applied a new copyright to the work in 1984, simplifying the text and adding German and French translations alongside which have been criticized for losing some of the author's philosophy for playing brass.

Characteristic Studies

The third volume, published in 1915 as Clarke's Characteristic Studies for Cornet, contains a "Treatise on Tongueing" about single, double, and triple tongue technique, 24 studies in major and minor keys, and 15 solos. It is considered a parallel to the "Characteristic Studies" portion of Arban's Method.


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