The Chronological Clarinet Method consists entirely of works of increasing difficulty, ranging from Baroque to contemporary, specifically arranged for clarinet.
Unlike methods that aim to be exhaustive and end up being long and tedious, it is divided into short volumes containing essential examples, allowing students to enjoy seeing their progress reflected in regular changes of booklet.
No performance instructions other than those of the composer accompany these scores, on the understanding that those of a teacher who listens to their student will always be the most appropriate. Thus, if they deem it useful, teachers will be free to devise small preparatory exercises tailored to the performance of each piece.
If our progress proves too rapid or if there is a need for greater stylistic and technical variety, it will be easy to supplement the repertoire in this collection with that of an equivalent level but different aesthetic, offered by another of the thematic methods available from STRADIVARIUS Editions.
For more in-depth technical work, corresponding scale and study books are also available.

Audio material

Each score – sometimes accompanied by a second clarinet part for the teacher – comes with three audio tracks:
a : Demonstration track to discover and familiarise yourself with the piece.
b : Track of the clarinet part alone for easy listening and study. Clicks are added to mark the empty bars and beats.
c : Accompaniment track for rehearsal preparation, practice at home or public performances.
Please note that all the scores for these instrumental accompaniments are available separately on our website.

Frédéric Cellier

Encouraged by Jean Françaix, who praised him as an “excellent musician and tireless arranger,” Frédéric Cellier is the founder and artistic director of STRADIVARIUS Editions.

He is the author of light music pieces played around the world and a considerable number of arrangements in all styles and for all instruments, acclaimed by many personalities in the music world, including Michèle Auric, Jean Françaix, Adrian Gershwin, Wynton Marsalis, Yehudi Menuhin, Madeleine Milhaud, Manuel Rosenthal, Gabriel Tacchino, and Ornella Volta.

A concert clarinetist and certified teacher at the National Conservatories of Nice, Marseille, and Avignon, Frédéric Cellier is a laureate of the Fondation de France and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation.