Clarinet I

Jacques Jules

BOUFFIL
(1783 - 1868)

Six Clarinet Trios

Opus 7, Nos. 1-3
Opus 8, Nos. 1-3

Jacques Jules BOUFIL (or BOUFFIL) (1783-1868) was a Parisian clarinetist and composer whose career
spanned the reign of Napoleon, the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, the Revolution of 1830 and the
formation of the Second Republic. He studied under Lefvre at the Conservatoire de Musique where he won
first prize in 1806 and was awarded a pair of French-made Bb and C clarinets, an award which remained in
place until 1817. From 1807 to 1830 he was solo clarinetist of the Opera-Comique de Paris and for a number
of years performed with a celebrated wind quintet the members of which included Louis Franois Dauprat
(Horn), Joseph Guillou (flute), Antoine Henry (bassoon) and August Georges Gustave Vogt (oboe).
Bouffils compositions were almost exclusively for the clarinet. His six trios, within Opuses 7 and 8, represent
a major contribution to the clarinet literature of any time trios for all seasons, if you will and although clearly
intended for professionals in a concert setting their melodies and musical conversations are a delight and
challenge to all amateurs. For those players who have mastered the art of circular breathing, these trios will
offer a particular pleasure, because there is no convenient place in the fast movements for mere mortals to
breathe, notwithstanding an occasional , to suggest least inconvenient points where one might inhale quickly
without ruining a phrase.
Until the emergence of library catalogs of the world at ones fingertips on the internet, I was unaware of any
of the trios past Opus 7, No. 1, which I played routinely in my teachers clarinet trio. At this writing, the six
scores are freely available for downloading (in Finale 3.7 format) at the web site
http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/clarmusi/clarmusi.htm
I have dedicated this edition to my late teacher Ralph Sarber who throughout his career wanted nothing more
than for young people to learn to play the clarinet, to bask in its literature and to love its versatility.
Happy playing all!
Oliver Seely
Lakewood, CA
April 21, 2012

Clarinet I

Jacques Jules

BOUFFIL
(1783 - 1868)

Six Clarinet Trios

Opus 7, Nos. 1-3
Opus 8, Nos. 1-3

Clarinet I
Trio for Clarinets

Clarinet I

en dehors

Opus 7, No. 1

Allegro Moderato

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

crescendo

cantabile

dolce

brillante

11

17

22

27

31

37

41

cantabile
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1.
2.

50

55

60

66

71

poco

poco crescendo

77

84

90

96

102

crescendo

sub. mais en dehors

108

crescendo

cantabile

dolce

brillante

cantabile

114

121

126

131

137

143

146

151

156

161

167

173

Menuetto
1.

2.

Allegro (q=152)

poco crescendo

2.
1.

grazioso
Trio
1. 2.

poco pesante

183

192

202

210

crescendo

Reprise (q=152)

219

225

232

239

poco
grazioso
1.

poco pesante

249

258

267

Andante

poco crescendo
bien chant

subito

crescendo
Poco pi mosso (dq=50)
a Tempo

Poco rit.

sostenuto

274

Andante (e=117)

280

287

293

299

304

310

315

320

325

331

336

crescendo

crescendo

a
Tempo
Poco rit.

(q=88)

meno

dolce en dehors

dolce
crescendo
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3

3
3 3

3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3 3

crescendo
338

Allegro Moderato

344

351

356

362

369

373

379

385

leggiero

390

397

404

dolce en dehors

411

418

425

431

crescendo

dolce

dolce
3
en dehors 3

3 3 3 3 3

crescendo

leggiero

438

445

10

Clarinet I

Second Trio for Clarinets

Opus 7, No. 2
Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

Jacques
Allegro non troppo (q=132)

Clarinet I

poco
appassionato

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

crescendo
3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3

3

3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3

3

3

crescendo

3
3
3
3
3

3
3

3
3

crescendo

1. 2.

11
1

17

26

32

39

49

56

63

69

78

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96

102

diminuendo

123

130

137

144

150

156

162

168

crescendo

poco appassionato

3
3
3

3
3

3

leggiero
3
3
3
3

crescendo

109

116

leggiero
12

3
3 3

3
3
3 3 3 3

174

180

186

3 3
3

3
3
3

192

198

204

210

216

crescendo

3
3
3
3
3

leggiero
3
3
3
3
3

3

crescendo

Adagio cantabile (e=72)

espressivo sostenuto

219

226

232

237

13

243

a Tempo
Poco rit.

espressivo sostenuto

pi

247

253

259

espressivo

263

268

274

278

282

Rall.

morendo

14

2.

286

295

Minuetto - Allegro (q=144)

1.

sostenuto

diminuendo

Trio (q=130)
1. 2.

dolce cantabile

1.

2.

dolce cantabile
Reprise (q=144)

1.
2.

sostenuto

304

318

329

338

346

355

364

371

diminuendo

381

393

15

sostenuto

energico

Allegro non troppo

(h=104)

405

411

417

espressivo

crescendo

3
3
3
3
3
3

3

423

430

438

444

451

456

461

3
3
3

3

467

473

16

crescendo

3

3 3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3

3
3

3 3
3

3
3

1.
2.

crescendo

478

483

489

494

500

508

517

524

530

536

542

come prima
crescendo

crescendo

548

17


556

subito

560

566

571

577

583

588

594

600

606

611

616

3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3

crescendo
3
3
3

3
3
3

3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

18

3
3

620

625

sempre

Alternative ending
3
3

3
3
3

631

636

3
3

19

Bb Clarinet I
Trio for Clarinets

Opus 7, No. 3

Moderato (q=120)

Bb Clarinet I

14

cres.

19

24

28

33

40

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

44

49

54

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58

62

65

68

73

78

83

87

93

99

104

110

21

119

130

141

145

150

155

159

164

167

170

175

181

22

2.
1.

cres.

Minuet

187

200

209

cres.

1.
2.

TRIO
1.

a tempo
2.

Reprise

1.
2.

215

224

233

243

252

263

275

285

296

23

Fugue simple

306

315

320

325

331

337

343

348

352

356

24

Allegretto

360

368

376

390

398

404

410

3
3

3
3

3

3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3 3

414

423

431

439

446

3 3

25

453

460

465

3
3
3

476

471

482

489

496

502

3
3
3

507

26

3
3

3 3

3
3

Clarinet I

Fourth Trio for Clarinets

Opus 8, No. 1

(The Grand Trio)

Andante

Clarinet I

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

Allegro

12

18

25

32

39

46

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27

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

59

73

80

86

93

98

105

112

118

125

132

139

28

146

155

164

173

181

188

195

202

209

216

223

230

29

239

244

3
3

3 3

251

257

263

270

276

283

Allegretto

287

293

299

305

3 3 3

dolce

30

311

3 3

Major

dolce

316

322

329

Minor

335

341

347

353

359

365

31



378

398

405

411

425

432

440

447

454

2.
1.

384

391

MENUET

372

cresc.

Trio

Reprise

32

460

467

478

487

495

501

Allegro-2
3
3 3 3
3
3

3
3
3

3 3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3 3

3
3
3
3

3 3 3 3

506

509

514

3
3
3

3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3

521

526

531

33

3 3

3
3
3 3 3 3

3
3
3
3

3 3 3

535

540

546

552

557

562

567

571

3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3

3
3 3
3

3
3
3
3
3

3
3

3
3

3 3

3
3
3 3

3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3

578

584

3
3

3 3 3

3
3
3

590

596

34

3 3 3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3

3
3
3
3 3

601

604

610

616

3 3 3 3

3
3
3
3
3

3
3

3
3

3 3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3

621

627

632

637

3
3
3
3

3
3

3
3

643

649

654

35

Clarinet I

Fifth Trio for Clarinets

Opus 8, No. 2
Jacques Bouffil
Allegro Moderato (q=112)

I

Clarinet I

Legg.

14

22

27

32

38

44

48

52

56

61

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64

67

1.

2.

73

79

88

95

cresc.

100

105

111

119

125

132

37

139

147

152

157

161

166

169

173

38

Clarinet I
Fifth Trio for Clarinets

Clarinet I

Moderato (q=132)

Opus 8, No. 2
II

1.

12

18

25

32

Jacques Bouffil

2.

3

1.
2.

cresc.

TRIO

dolce

dim.

39

45

1. 2.

51

57

1.
2.

Reprise (q=132)

64

39

71

75

88

81

dim.

95

102

40

cresc.

Clarinet I
Fifth Trio for Clarinets
Opus 8, No. 2

Andante Varie (e=100)

Clarinet I

III

12

18

Jacques Bouffil

3
3
3
3
3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

dolce

23

3
3
3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

28

33

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3 3 3 3 3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

37

41

46

52

41

56

63

71

75

79

84

89

sub.

poco poco rall.

92

95

99

104

113

42

Clarinet I
Fifth Trio for Clarinets
Opus 8, No. 2
IV

Clarinet I

Allegro agitato (h=112)

Jacques Bouffil

11

17

23

29

34

dolce esp.

41

48

sempre

sub.

54

60

43


66

71

77

83

88

dim

cresc

93

99

104

109

115

121

126

44

dolce esp.
dim
131

137

143

149

esp.

sub.

155

160

165

45

Clarinet I

Sixth Trio for Clarinets

Opus 8, No. 3

Clarinet I

12

17

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

Allegro (q.=64)

22

28

33

38

esp.

43

48

53

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60

65

1.

2.

Sost.

70

73

80

86

97

cresc.

dim.
103

109

115

47

121

Sost.
cresc.

dim.

127

133

140

146

152

158

163

169

sub.

esp.

175

180

185

48


190

196

201

206

211

216

220

226

231

esp.

49

Clarinet I

Sixth Trio for Clarinets

Opus 8, No. 3

II

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

Clarinet I

esp.

Andante poco Adagio

1

13

staccatissimo

staccatissimo

19

23

27

30

34

39

44

49

50

esp.

53

57

60

65

72

staccatissimo

staccatissimo

77

81

85

88

92

99

103

dim

51

calando

Clarinet I
Sixth Trio for Clarinets
Opus 8, No. 3
III

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

Clarinet I

1. 2.

cresc.

1. 2.

Trio

1.

2.

Allegro (q=144)

12

18

25

32

38

44

50

56

62

52

1.

68

74

80

86

93

Reprise
2.

99

105

53

cresc.

Clarinet I
Sixth Trio for Clarinets
Opus 8, No. 3

IV

Allegro non troppo

Clarinet I

(q=126)

13

19

26

56

63

76

69

33

40

Jacques Bouffil (1783 - 1868)

54

89

96

103

110

124

137

143

152

sub.

131

117

82

cresc.

sub.

cresc.
161

55


173

sub.

cresc.

182

191

200

207

215

221

228

235

242

249

256

56