The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet

ISBN-13: 9780521476683 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 260 str.

Colin Lawson; Jonathan Cross

Opis

The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet is a practical guide to the world of the clarinet. It offers students and performers a composite survey of the history and repertory of the instrument from its origins to the present day, as well as practical guidance on teaching and playing from historical performance to contemporary techniques and jazz. Informed by the experience of distinguished professional players and teachers, this book makes an essential and stimulating reference book for all clarinet enthusiasts.

Recenzje

'A wealth of reading and information is presented in this Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet which should be on all our shelves before long ... a worthy addition to the technique improving repertoire.' Clarinet and Saxophone

Spis treści

1. Single reeds before 1750 Colin Lawson; 2. The development of the clarinet Nicholas Shackleton; 3. The clarinet family: clarinets in B flat and A, the C clarinet Colin Lawson; The high clarinets Basil Tschaikov; The basset horn Georgina Dobrée; The bass clarinet Michael Harris; 4. The development of the clarinet repertoire Jo Rees-Davis; 5. Players and composers Pamela Weston; 6. The mechanics of playing the clarinet Antony Pay; 7. Teaching the clarinet Paul Harris; 8. Playing historical clarinets Colin Lawson; 9. The professional clarinettist Nicholas Cox; 10. The contemporary clarinet Roger Heaton; 11. The clarinet in jazz John Robert Brown; 12. The clarinet on record Michael Bryant; Appendices.