

This site is home to Alea Publishing & Recording, specializing in music for the bass clarinet.
We offer a growing catalog of creative, artistic transcriptions and new works for bass clarinet solo & ensemble.
About the Music
The Unaccompanied Cello Suites of J.S. Bach (1685-1750), expertly arranged for solo bass clarinet by Michael Davenport. Transposed to sound in the original key. Original range maintained throughout. All double-stops are included (notated as grace-notes) to allow the performer to choose to include all, some, or none in performance.
We also publish Jeff Anderle's edition of the Bach Cello Suites, in the original written key.
Hard Copy Edition
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We also offer this publication via PDF download: click here to choose that option.
Extended-range instrument required. 63 pages, spiral bound.
Selections from this publication appear in the following syllabi/prescribed music lists:
Recordings of various movements from the Suites are posted regularly on YouTube by bass clarinetists from around the world - students and professionals alike! Whenever we find a new one, we add it to this playlist - enjoy, and get inspired!
Kim Davenport
President
Alea Publishing & Recording was founded in 1997 by Michael and Kim Davenport, the father-daughter bass clarinet/piano duo. As performers searching for new repertoire and teachers working with students eager to develop as performers, it quickly became clear that there was a need for more repertoire featuring the bass clarinet. Filling this need became the mission of Alea.
The Alea Publishing catalog has now grown to include over 400 titles. We pride ourselves on the accuracy and quality of our sheet music, as well as our ability to reach customers around the world with both hard copy scores and PDF downloads.
We are proud of the diversity of our catalog in terms of the inclusion of works by composers and arrangers from around the world. We are interested in continuing to expand this diversity, representing musical ideas from around the world.
Following Michael's passing in 2019, Kim has taken over solo management of Alea Publishing. In 2020, Alea established the Dolphy Prize, an annual award for Black musicians who are engaged in composing and performing works featuring the bass clarinet.
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