The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet

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Author: Colin Lawson

ISBN-10: 0521476682

ISBN-13: 9780521476683

Category: Musical Instruments

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This practical guide is an essential and stimulating reference book for all clarinet enthusiasts.

List of illustrationsNotes on the contributorsPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviations, fingering and notation1Single reeds before 175012The development of the clarinet163The clarinet familyIntroduction: clarinets in B and A33The C clarinet38The high clarinets43The basset horn57The bass clarinet664The development of the clarinet repertoire755Players and composers926The mechanics of playing the clarinet1077Teaching the clarinet1238Playing historical clarinets1349The professional clarinettist15010The contemporary clarinet16311The clarinet in jazz18412The clarinet on record199Notes213App. 1 Sources and tutors for the early clarinet in modern edition or facsimile219App. 2 A select list of tutors219App. 3 Recommended studies220App. 4 Orchestral excerpts and studies220Select bibliography222Index230