Clarke wrote Cousins, a cornet and trombone duet with band accompaniment for himself as the cornet soloist and Leo Zimmerman as the trombone soloist. This arrangement of Cousins for 6 trumpets features another pair of cousins: cornet and flugel horn It offers the opportunity to perform Cousins without a concert band or pianist in a variety of settings such as school master classes, recitals and outdoor park concerts.