From the Clarinet d'Amour to the Contra Bass : A History of Large Size Clarinets, 1740-1860.
Albert R. Rice
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press , c2009
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (486 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations, Conventions, Definitions, and Musical Notation -- Introduction -- 1. Clarinet d'Amour and Alto Clarinet and Their Music -- 2. Basset Horn -- 3. Basset Horn Music -- 4. Bass, Contra Bass, and Contra Alto Clarinets -- 5. Bass Clarinet, Contra Bass, and Contra Alto Music -- Appendix 1. Extant Clarinets d'Amour, ca. 1740-1850 -- Appendix 2. Extant Alto Clarinets, ca. 1740-1860 -- Appendix 3. Checklist of Extant Basset Horns, ca. 1760-1860 -- Appendix 4. Checklist of Extant Bass Clarinets and Contra Bass Clarinets, ca. 1750-1860 -- Bibliography -- Index of Instrument Makers and Dealers -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.. - This book is the first detailed study of the history and development of six large size clarinets: clarinet d'amour, alto clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet, and contra bass clarinet from 1740 to 1860. The majority of extant instruments are described and discussed, along with extant music of the period. Some of the most memorable and important music written includes Mozart's Serenade in B for thirteen instruments, Beethoven's basset horn solo in The Creatures of Prometheus, and Meyerbeer's bass clarinet solo in Les Huguenots.
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| Emner | Alto clarinet -- History.
Bass clarinet -- History. Basset horn -- History. Clarinette d'amour -- History. Vis mer... Contrabass clarinet -- History.
enkle rørbladinstrumenter klarinetter altklarinett bassetthorn bass klarinett kontrabassklarinett kontraaltklarinett |
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| ISBN | 019534328X. - 9780195343281
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