Arranger/Composer
What people are saying.
“Michael Webster’s commitment to arranging works for the Webster Trio (flute, clarinet and piano) has progressed to the point that his contributions can justifiably serve as the core repertoire for this chamber genre. His arrangements, spanning from the classical era to the 20th century masterpieces, are thoughtfully conceived and satisfying to perform.”
— Osiris Molina, The Clarinet (June 2021)“Michael Webster’s contributions to the repertoire for flute, clarinet and piano are invaluable. Under his leadership with flutist Leone Buyse, the Flute/Clarinet Duos Consortium has commissioned original works from composers including Libby Larsen, Derek Bermel and Pierre Jalbert. Webster’s arrangements of works by Debussy, Bizet, Dvorák, Brahms and others showcase his insight of the music in its original form and also his deft understanding of tone color and timbre of each instrument making for effective adaptations to the flute, clarinet and piano medium.”
— Kip Franklin, The Clarinet (September 2018)Arrangements by Michael Webster
Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Composer
Brahms*
Fauré (Presser)
Grieg (Presser)
Schubert (Presser)
Webster (Presser)
Webster (Presser)
Bizet (IMC)
Brahms (IMC)
Debussy (IMC)
Debussy (IMC)
Dvorak (IMC)
Fauré (IMC)
L.M. Gottschalk (IMC)
L.M. Gottschalk (IMC)
Webster (IMC)
Karel Husa (Schott)
Title
Hungarian Dance Suite #2 (8 popular dances organized by keys and contrasting moods)
Pavane
Norwegian Dances (4 popular dances)
Hungarian March and Rondo
Magic Flute Fantasy (based on themes from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte)
Sonata Cho-Cho San (based on themes from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly)
Jeux d’enfants (12 short pieces from which a shorter group may also be excerpted)
Hungarian Dance Suite # 1 (7 popular dances organized by keys and contrasting moods)
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Petite Suite (4 contrasting movements)
Slavonic Dance Suite #1 (5 contrasting dances)
Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (6 movements alternating slow/fast)
La Jota Aragonesa / Souvenir de la Havane
Souvenir de Cuba / Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67
Carmen Rhapsody (based on themes from Bizet’s Carmen)
8 Bohemian Sketches
Timing
15
6
14
13
19
25
22
13
8
15
21
17
4 / 6
3 / 7
18
18
* soon to be published by Theodore Presser Company
IMC = International Music Company
Clarinet and Piano
Composer
Beethoven (G. Schirmer)
Mendelssohn (IMC)
Mozart (IMC)
Schubert
Schubert
Schumann
Schumann
Timing
8
8
20
13
15
15
15
Title
Sonata, Op. 6
Allegro Brillant, Op. 92
Sonata, K. 521
Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 617
Fantasy in F Minor, D. 940
Ballscenen I (5 characteristic pieces)
Ballscenen II (5 characteristic pieces)
Original Compositions by Michael Webster
Clarinet and Piano
Timing
14
Title
Sonata (one movement)
Solo Clarinet
Timing
7
7
Title
I Remember Lynn (two movements)
Five Pieces (G. Schirmer)
Chamber Orchestra
Timing
14
Title
Echoes and Reflections (Two Solo Clarinets, Strings, and Percussion)
Original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements by Michael Webster are published by the International Music Company, Theodore Presser, Schott, and G. Schirmer.