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  • All Right!

    All Right!

    Solo Clarinet, 6-7’

    $8.00

  • Bad Reed Day Shirt

    Bad Reed Day
    Don’t Bother Me…

    100% Cotton

    Humidity, temperature, dust in the air, a looming audition… all can wreak havoc on the suitability of reeds for the discerning clarinetist, oboist, bassoonist, saxophonist, english-hornist, contrabassoonist, shawmist, sarussophonist, bagpiper, crumhorner, tarogator, xaphoonier, hornpiper, chalumeautist, or phone-heckler. Let the world know you need some personal space today… such frustration is an order of magnitude greater than unmanageable hair.

    White text on Navy Blue

    Our stock includes Bad Reed Day shirts with and without tags. If you prefer one or another, please specify at checkout, and we will honor your request if we have it in your size.

    $15.00

  • Bad Weed Day Shirt

    Bad Weed Day
    Don’t Bother Me…

    100% Cotton, Tagless

    Inspired by the Bad Reed Day shirt, this… gardening-themed… variation is sure to be a conversation starter among all your… gardening… friends.

    White text on Forest Green

    $15.00

  • Bass Clarinet Shirt

    Bass Clarinet Shirt!


    For players, aficionados, and fans of one of the most awesome musical instruments on the planet!


    White graphic on denim blue shirt, tagless, 100% cotton.

    $15.00

  • Clarinet Shirt

    Clarinet Shirt

    100% Cotton, Tagless

    No catchy phrases or silly puns on this classy clarinet T. A silhouette of white on black or black on light blue, this clarinet is proportionally and technically accurate, allowing the detail-oriented clarinetist to wear it proudly, without fearing retribution from equally-detail-oriented peers, constantly deriding the now-mentally-scarred musician for the lack of a side Ab key on his shirt. It was a gift from Grandma! She meant well, she didn’t know any better!

    Modeled after a Boehm system Bb soprano clarinet. (if you play Albert, Oehler, or other system and cannot deal with the humiliation of wearing a Boehm-based shirt, let us know. If demand is high enough, it could happen…)

    Graphic has been scaled down to fit nicely on the shirt. The clarinet on the shirt is not as large as an actual clarinet.

    Shirt has “mostlydifferent.com” in small letters on the left sleeve. Still want to advertise the site, but it seemed a shame to plaster the logo directly next to the clarinet.

    Art by Daniel Taylor

    $15.00

  • Contrabass Clarinet Shirt

    Contrabass Clarinet Shirt!

    For the bottom-feeder in your life, a shirt commemorating the epic contrabass clarinet, which comes a single note shy of matching the bottom range of the piano.  You don't have to be a contrabass clarinetist to proudly display your undying love for this mesmerizing beast.


    White graphic on solid (not heathered) smoke gray shirt, tagless (4X-6X have tags), 100% cotton.


    ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CONTRABASS CLARINET ONLY:  SIZES UP TO 6XL (XXXXXXL).  A BIG SHIRT FOR A BIG INSTRUMENT!

     

    Art by Daniel Taylor 

    $20.00

  • Contrabassoon Shirt

    Contrabassoon shirt.

    An instrument intimately familiar with the term "brown note," the contrabassoon makes a fitting graphic for a brown shirt.


    Tagless, 100% cotton, white graphic on dark chocolate (i.e. brown) shirt.


    Art by Daniel Taylor

    $15.00

  • Melícapë

    Melícapë

    by Alex Sramek
    Saxophone Trio, 4’

    See http://www.mostlydifferent.com/music/melicape

    A funky little trio written to commemorate the heroic exploits of the legend that is Melícapë. For further details on his great deeds, consult the program notes.

    Includes:
    1 – Score
    1 – Alto Sax
    1 – Tenor Sax
    1 – Baritone Sax

    Score: 7 pages, 8.5×11, stapled booklet (12 pages including covers)
    Parts: 2 pages each, 8.5×11 folded booklet (4 pages including covers)

    $10.00

  • Movement

    for Clarinet and piano.

    6'

    See http://www.mostlydifferent.com/music/movement

    9x12", 4 page clarinet part, 12 page piano score.

     


    $15.00

  • SLQF3: Mobile Edition

    Clarinet Choir, 6'

    See http://www.mostlydifferent.com/music/slqf3

    This is the abridged “Mobile Edition” of Super Legend Quest Fantasy III, for concerts short in duration and/or rehearsal time.

    Set of Score and Parts Includes:
    1 – Conductor Score
    1 – Eb Clarinet Part
    1 – 1st Bb Clarinet Part
    1 – 2nd Bb Clarinet Part
    1 – 3rd Bb Clarinet Part
    1 – Eb Alto Clarinet Part
    1 – Bb Bass Clarinet Part
    1 – Eb Contraalto Clarinet Part
    1 – Bb Contrabass Clarinet Part (same as contraalto)
    1 – "Bb 4" part (alternate for alto)
    1 – "Bass 0" part (alternate for alto)
    1 – "Bass 2" part (alternate for contra)


    Purchasing a set of score and parts grants permission to copy parts as necessary for all members of your ensemble.  Alternatively, I offer individual parts for sale.  Saves you time, and they look nice.  If you order individual parts, please specify which at checkout.

    Additionally, to accommodate your ensemble, as my schedule allows, I may be available to create additional alternate parts.  Please contact shop@mostlydifferent.com with any such requests.

    $30.00

  • Super Legend Quest Fantasy III

    Clarinet Choir, 12’

    Inspired by video game music of the 80s and 90s, Super Legend Quest Fantasy III is a playful (and slightly insane) adventure for clarinet choir.

    See http://www.mostlydifferent.com/music/slqf3 for detailed info, program notes, and media samples.

    Set of Score and Parts Includes:
    1 – Conductor Score
    1 – Eb Clarinet Part
    2 – 1st Bb Clarinet Part
    2 – 2nd Bb Clarinet Part
    2 – 3rd Bb Clarinet Part
    1 – Eb Alto Clarinet Part
    2 – Bb Bass Clarinet Part
    1 – BBb Contrabass Clarinet Part
    1 – "Bb 0" (alternate for Eb)
    1 – "Bb 4" (alternate for Alto)
    1 – "Basset Horn in F" (alternate for Alto)
    1 – "Bass 0" (alternate for Alto)
    1 – "Bass 2" (alternate for Contrabass)
    1 – "Eb Contralto" (alternate for Contrabass)


    Purchasing a set of score and parts grants permission to copy parts as necessary for all members of your ensemble.  Alternatively, I offer individual parts for sale.  Saves you time, and they look nice.  If you order individual parts, please specify which at checkout.

    Additionally, to accommodate your ensemble, as my schedule allows, I may be available to create additional alternate parts.  Please contact shop@mostlydifferent.com with any such requests.

    Score is 40 pages not including covers and introduction, 8.5″×11″ comb-bound.
    Parts are 7-8 pages each, 9″×12″ stapled booklets.

    This piece has not been rated according to any of the handful of grading systems in existence. It has been performed successfully by multiple college-level ensembles, and could probably be handled by less-experienced ensembles as well. In my experience, the primary difficulty in putting this piece together is in ensemble coordination, rather than in the difficulty of any given part. A few sections featuring frequent changes in meter and offset rhythms (variably intended to convey malfunction or confusion or disarray) tend to be the trickiest bit, mainly in regards to the ensemble achieving an adequate comfort level. See http://www.mostlydifferent.com/music/slqf3 for full-length recordings of multiple performances of Super Legend Quest Fantasy III.

    If you must have a number, I'd wager Grade 5-6.

    $50.00

  • The Cage of the Different People

    The Cage of the Different People

    by Benjamin Valdivia, illustrated by Andrea Gabriel

    44 pages

    Alex is an eight-year old boy in California. Living in a busy city, he often sees airplanes in the skies, buses and cars on the roads, and people strolling on the sidewalks. He notices that just like the fascinating planes and cars, persons come in different forms. In school there are children who are very different from him. The children there have different colors of hair, skin, and eyes. There is even a variety of heights and personalities. But in a way they are all just like Alex. They have bright smiles and they are all fond of playing.

    When Alex’s little sister Carla enters school, she ends up feeling sad and left out. Since she does not move as fast as the others do, children are putting her aside. Instead of helping her, they separate her from the games. Soon, she is forced to stay in a cage built by the school to keep her safe from the running and playing on the playground. This only makes Carla feel even more left out and different. But if all of us are different, why keep Carla apart? Can Alex make the other children see that everyone is different in his own way? Bond with your kids as you discover the answer in The Cage of the Different People: A Story of Brotherly Love.

    11" wide, 8.5" tall.

    For more info, see http://www.differentpeople.us/

    Spanish version, La Jaula de los Diferentes, also available.

    Reviews:

    “I learned that everybody is different.” — Rahul, age 7

    “This book in a valuable resource for parents and educators who want to develop schools as caring communities where students succeed both academically and socially. At the end of the day, this book is about our shared diversity and interdependence.” — Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Ph.D., Dean, College of Education, CSULB

    “It speaks for all of us in this world. We have so many fences to tear down.” — Marsha Thicksten, Ph.D., Professor, CSULB

    “I absolutely love your book! This simple but profound tool will not only open the eyes of many, it will touch the hearts and enlighten the minds of both young and older readers alike. It will facilitate chande through its beautiful depiction of appreciation for all; that is why we must get your masterpiece into the hands of every teacher and every home in the nation. I can’t wait to share it with my students and their families.” — Terri Wargo, Transition Teacher, LBUSD Adult Community Transition Program

    $25.00