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Publications is the publishing company of Mark Buckingham. You will
find information on the Jammin' the Blues series of books designed for
young and beginner musicians to learn to improvise. This site also includes
a Resources page for teachers to help their pupils, including short
extracts. The clarinet sound world of Mark Buckingham, where you can
hear the unique tones and timbres created using alternative playing
techniques for the Bb clarinet, bass clarinet and contra alto clarinet.
A massive number of varied CDs are available. A page where technical
details are presented for clarinetists to attempt to create some of
the sounds.
Scores of Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major arranged
for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Flute Quartet and by special
arrangement instrumentation of your choice. An arrangement of Schoenberg’s
transfigured Night for Clarinet Choir Eb, 2xBb, 2x Alto 2x Bass, Contra
Alto or Contra Bass Clarinets. I have recorded both of these works to
prove the accuracy of the score and to give prospective purchasers an
opportunity to hear it. You hear a short section as an mp3 or the complete
work on CD, the Schoenberg recording will be completed soon up to bar
277 is ready. No more arrangements are planned but commissions maybe
undertaken. The first page of all the parts for the clarinet quartet
and the saxophone quartet are available as PDF files, for you to print
off and have a go. The Schoenberg pages will be made available soon.
The shop has purchasing details
Paganini's 24 Caprices arranged for Solo Saxophone and
Solo Clarinet avaliable from the shop. Also avaliable from the Richmond
Music Shop 02083326220.
On the technical page for the Alternative Sound World
you will find details on how to play some of the same sounds that can
be found on the CDs, Sacred Site Improvisations, Improvised Solo’s,
Duo’s and Trio’s, Improvised Quartets etc. Fingering guides,
lip pressure, air pressure, position etc. Please print off and practice.
A book will be produced soon of all the techniques I have learnt and
developed.
The resource page has been designed to give support to teachers who
may have had Jammin’ The Blues brought to a lesson, or has decided
to understand the art of creative music making. Jazz and improvisation
has become so important in today’s curriculum that many teachers
‘fear’ improvisation. This page along with using the book
will help teachers overcome the ‘block’ and then be able
to support an interested pupil with confidence.
Information has been presented on all the currently available CDs of
MB Publications. More will be added as they are completed. In the editing
stage at present are The Cathedral Recordings, Improvised Duets with
Theo Buckingham on drums, M and the 3 P’s, the percussionists
Paul Marshall, Paddy Craig and Phil Smith. In the recording stage is
16 Finishing Studies by Giuseppe Ruggiero for solo alto saxophone, Bach
Suites arranged by Giampieri for solo clarinet, (1-4 is available on
Solo Classical Clarinet), Preliminary Studies to the Accomplished Clarinetist,
Book 1 by Rudolf Jettel.
MB publications is a sister company to GruntProductions.
