Editing Contra-alto clarinet (section)

== Repertoire ==
[[File:Clarinette metal CAlt CBas.jpg|thumb|A 352 Leblanc contra-alto clarinet (right) compared to a 342 Leblanc [[contrabass clarinet]].]]
As the contra-alto clarinet is a relatively young instrument, its repertoire is limited and much smaller than that of the contrabass clarinet. It is represented in all musical styles that emerged after the end of the 19th century, from [[neoclassicism]], [[Neue Musik|New Music]], jazz and contemporary music to experimental [[rock music|rock]]. {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In the mid-1960s, pieces in which contra-alto clarinets were also used were said to be heard even from the loudspeakers of small television sets.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} The instrument was also in Hollywood: early episodes of [[The Twilight Zone]], [[Star Trek]] {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Given the limited written repertoire in orchestras and ensembles, contra-alto clarinets can play in unison with other low wind instruments or provide a foundation in the lower octave to the woodwinds playing higher (organ pedal effect).

Parts for baritone saxophone in E♭ for wind bands can also be used for contra-alto clarinet. There are also transcriptions and transpositions of pieces written for low instruments in C, such as double bass, bass guitar, bassoon, and tuba.

In the publishing houses, part of the repertoire of the contra-alto clarinet is shared with that of the contrabass clarinet.

=== Neoclassicism ===
* Lien, Fantastic Scherzo with Piano.
* Siennicki, Nocturne with piano.
* Bret Newton, Three Songs for Contra Alto Clarinet and Piano.

=== Contemporary solo and chamber music ===
* Zeno Baldi: ''copia carbone'' for ensemble incl. contralto clarinet and electronics
* [[Chris Dench]]: ''Funk'' for contralto clarinet and percussion
* Davide Ianni: ''Dedalo Nero'' for contralto clarinet solo
* [[Bernhard Lang]]: ''Das Hirn'' for soprano and ensemble incl. ossia part for contralto clarinet

=== Clarinet ensemble ===
* [[Dick Hyman]], ''Sextet for Clarinets''.

=== Wind orchestra ===
* [[Lucien Cailliet]] is known for his arrangements for [[wind orchestra]] and clarinet ensemble, combining over 6 octaves of different clarinets from the [[E-flat clarinet|E♭ sopranino]] to the contra-alto clarinet.<ref>{{citation|surname1=Friedrich K. Pfatschbacher|editor-surname1=Tredition GmbH|title=Der Klarinettenchor, eine spezielle Ensembleform erobert die internationalen Konzertbühnen (The Clarinet Choir: A Special Ensemble Form Conquers the International Concert Stages)|year=2017|publisher=Tredition |at=p. &nbsp;148|isbn=978-3-7439-4241-7|language=German|
url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Pfatschbacher+Der+Klarinettenchor&ref=nb_sb_noss}}</ref> The contra-alto clarinet is regularly used in professional wind orchestras.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/943753|title=[Letter from Eric A. McGavin]|author=McGavin, Eric A.|year=1956|journal=Tempo|issue=41|pages=35–36|doi=10.1017/S0040298200053109 |jstor=943753 |accessdate=2 October 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Americans became aware of the importance of instrumentation during the 20th century to give instruments such as the contra-alto clarinet a place in the brass band (in [[English language|English]] ''military band'' or ''concert band'').<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3389765|title=The Instrumentation of the Band|author=Reed, Alfred|year=1962|journal=Music Educators Journal|volume=49|issue=1|pages=56–61|accessdate=2 October 2021|doi=10.2307/3389765|jstor=3389765 |s2cid=143760887 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

=== Arrangements ===
There are arrangements for this instrument drawn from the repertoire for other low wind instruments (tuba, bassoon, ...).
* Andrea Catozzi, ''Beelzebub'' (Varied programme for tuba solo).