The Clarinet
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2021
308 pages
978-1-80010-350-4 (ISBN)
Description
Offers unique perspectives on the clarinet's historical role in various styles, genres, and ensembles, from jazz and ethnic traditions to classical chamber music, concertos, opera, and symphony orchestras.
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The Clarinet
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Persons
Ellsworth Jane:
JANE ELLSWORTH is professor of music history at Eastern Washington University. She is also a professional clarinetist, and has performed nationally and internationally on modern and historical clarinets. She is the author of A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015).Rushton Julian:
JULIAN RUSHTON is Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Leeds, UK.
JANE ELLSWORTH is professor of music history at Eastern Washington University. She is also a professional clarinetist, and has performed nationally and internationally on modern and historical clarinets. She is the author of A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015).Rushton Julian:
JULIAN RUSHTON is Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Leeds, UK.
Content
List of Illustrations
Notes to the Reader
Acknowledgements
Introduction (Jane Ellsworth)
1. Clarinet Iconography (Eric Hoeprich)
2. The Chalumeau and Clarinet Before Mozart (Albert R. Rice)
3. From "Little Trumpet" to Unique Voice: The Clarinet in the Concert Orchestra (Jane Ellsworth)
4. The Clarinet in Opera Before 1830: Instrument and Genre Come of Age (Ingrid Pearson)
5. The Clarinet in Nineteenth-Century Opera (Julian Rushton)
6. Innovation and Convention in the "Golden Age" of the Clarinet Concerto, ca. 1800-1830 (David Schneider)
7. Joining the Conversation: The Clarinet Quintet in Classical and Romantic Chamber Music (Marie Sumner Lott)
8. Important Clarinetists Since 1900: A Concise Introduction (Jane Ellsworth)
9. Recreating History? The Early Clarinet in Theory and Practice (Colin Lawson)
10.The Clarinet in Vernacular Music (S. Frederick Starr)
Index
Contributors
Notes to the Reader
Acknowledgements
Introduction (Jane Ellsworth)
1. Clarinet Iconography (Eric Hoeprich)
2. The Chalumeau and Clarinet Before Mozart (Albert R. Rice)
3. From "Little Trumpet" to Unique Voice: The Clarinet in the Concert Orchestra (Jane Ellsworth)
4. The Clarinet in Opera Before 1830: Instrument and Genre Come of Age (Ingrid Pearson)
5. The Clarinet in Nineteenth-Century Opera (Julian Rushton)
6. Innovation and Convention in the "Golden Age" of the Clarinet Concerto, ca. 1800-1830 (David Schneider)
7. Joining the Conversation: The Clarinet Quintet in Classical and Romantic Chamber Music (Marie Sumner Lott)
8. Important Clarinetists Since 1900: A Concise Introduction (Jane Ellsworth)
9. Recreating History? The Early Clarinet in Theory and Practice (Colin Lawson)
10.The Clarinet in Vernacular Music (S. Frederick Starr)
Index
Contributors
