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History of the Clarinet and Clarinetists and Related Titles
 
G17: The Book of Klezmer by Yale Strom. A Cappella Books, Chicago, 2002, HB, 381 pages. This book by klezmer musician and author Yale Strom covers the entire history of klezmer and is based on both written sources and more than 50 research trips the author made to Eastern Europe between 1981 and 1999. The chapters are: From King David to Duvid the Klezmer, From the Enlightenment to the Holocaust, Klezmer in the New World 1880-1960, and From Zev to Zorn: The Masters of Culture (the klezmer revival). Appendices are Klezmer Memories in the Memorial Books, Klezmer Slang, and Klezmer Tunes. The book includes photographs, both old and taken during the author's research trips. 24.95
C004: Brahms: The Clarinet Quintet (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Colin Lawson. Cambridge University Press, PB, 124 pages. A very interesting book which examines the technical aspects of the quintet and places it in the context of the times. Chapters include: The nineteenth-century clarinet and its music, Brahms and the orchestral clarinet, Brahm's chamber music before 1891, The genesis and reception of the Clarinet Quintet, Design and structure, Performance practice, The legacy of Brahm's clarinet music. Hardbound edition available for $44.95.  (List price is $50.00.) 17.95
C033: Clarinet by Jack Brymer. Kahn & Averill, London, PB, 259 pages. The book which was originally published in the late 1970s is now available again in the US. Chapters include: The Clarinet Today, History and Development, Acoustic Characteristics, The Practical Clarinettist, The Artistic Approach, and Teaching the Clarinet. The book also includes a number of photos and other illustrations.
19.95
C006: Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet, The edited by Colin Lawson. Cambridge University Press, PB, 240 pages. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Main sections include Single reeds before 1750 (Colin Lawson), The Development of the clarinet (Nicholas Shackleton), The clarinet family (five chapters), The development of the clarinet repertoire (Jo Rees-Davies), Players and Composers (Pamela Weston), The mechanics of playing the clarinet (Antony Pay), Teaching the clarinet (Paul Harris), Playing historical clarinets (Colin Lawson), The professional clarinetist (Nicholas Cox), The contemporary clarinet (Roger Heaton), The clarinet in jazz (John Robert Brown), The clarinet on record (Michael Bryant), plus a useful list of tutors and studies and a bibliography.  Should be in every clarinetist's library. Hardbound edition available for $64.95.  (Special Order) 23.95
C011: Clarinet and Clarinet Playing by David Pino. Dover Publications, PB, 320 pages. The author, Professor of Clarinet at Southwest Texas State University, studied with Keith Stein at Michigan State University, starting at the age of eight, for fifteen years. He graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's degree in Theory and Composition, then earned a Master's degree in Woodwind Performance, and later, a Doctorate in Clarinet Performance.  The book covers the technical aspects of clarinet playing, musicianship, teaching the clarinet, and reeds. It also includes significant chapters on clarinet history and literature.
8.95
C048: Clarinet, A Cultural History, The by Kirk Birsak, translated into English by Gail Schamberger. Druck und Verlag Obermayer GmbH, HB, 165 pages. A very attractive book printed on excellent paper with extensive black and white and some color illustrations. Part I, The Development includes: In praise of the clarinet, The invention of the clarinet and its baroque history, The cantabile style and the clarinet as an amateur instrument, The hurdles in the clarinettist's path, The practical and ideal values of the various systems of fingerings, and "Offshoots": the low-pitched clarinets. Part II, A Spectrum includes Clarinet virtuosi, Varieties of clarinet-playing, and the various ways of learning the clarinet.  An excellent book for every clarinetist's library and a wonderful gift 32.95
C020: Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past by Pamela Weston. Emerson Edition, U.K. 1971, reprint of 2002. PB, 292 pages. Pamela Weston's famous book on legendary clarinetists of the past including Stadler, Crusell, Baermann, Mühlfeld, Klosé and many more. It includes a bibliography and detailed index. Interesting reading and a valuable reference. 38.95
C021: More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past by Pamela Weston. Emerson Edition, U.K. 1977, reprint of 2002. PB, 392 pages. (OK we cheated on our alphabetical order because we didn't want you to miss this book.) While the first clarinet virtuosi book concentrated on detailed accounts of the elite of the clarinet world, the author casts a wider net here with biographical information on many many more clarinetists. The format is inclusive covering Abel to Zwicker with citations running from two lines to several pages. It includes list of players by city, compositions with dates of performance and clarinetist, bibliography and index. A very useful source for program notes on works composed by clarinetists. This book belongs in every clarinetist's library. 38.95
C067: Yesterday's Clarinettists: a sequel by Pamela Weston. Emerson Edition, 2002. PB, 314 pages. This book is a sequel to More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past and follows the same format of entries of a single paragraph to several pages. There are about a thousand, of which about 600 are new, and the rest contain additional or corrected information. Many clarinetists of recent memory are included such as Daniel Bonade, Yona Ettlinger, Rudolf Jettel, Reginald Kell, Gustave Langenus, Robert Marcellus, Robert McGinnis, and Aage Oxenvad. Also included are a list of orchestras and their clarinetists (not especially up to date) and compositions with their first performance.  38.95
C045: Daniel Bonade: A Founder of the American Style of Clarinet Playing by Carol Anne Kycia. Captiva Publishing, 1999, PB, 218 pages. Daniel Bonade (1896-1976) distinguished himself from other teachers of his time by having more prominent students and writing more articles. Despite his fame little had been written about him until now.  This book is based on interviews with Bonade's students and other who knew him and on his writings. The chapters include: Bonade's Influence, Bonade's Teaching Method, Lessons and Students, Bonade's Opinions and Personality, and Logistics (history of Bonade and his students). The book also includes a number of illustrations (include advertisements showing Bonade and his students) 35.95
C025: The Early Clarinete - A Practical Guide by Colin Lawson. Cambridge University Press, 2000, PB, 128 pages. This practical guide is intended for all clarinetists with a desire to investigate music of earlier periods. It contains help on both the acquisition and the playing of historical clarinets with much advice on style, approach, and technique which combine to make up a well grounded interpretation. "Early" in the context of this book is not limited to the Baroque clarinet, but extends through the nineteenth century to include the music of Brahms. Hardbound edition available for $49.95.  (List price is $60.00.) 21.95
G10: The Historical Performance of Music, An Introductionby Colin Lawson and Robin Stowell. Cambridge University Press, PB, 219 pages. This book offers students and performers a concise overview of historical performance. Chapters include: Music as History, The application of primary sources, Changes in Musical Styles, Conditions and Practices, Case Studies in Ensemble Music (Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244, Mozart: Serenade for 13 Instruments K361, Berlioz: Episode de la vie d'un Artiste, Symphonie Fantastique en cinq parties Op. 14, Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D. major Op. 73), and The Continuing Debate. 21.95
C076: A Life in the Golden Age of Jazz, A Biography of Buddy DeFranco by Fabrice Zammarchi and Sylvie Mas. Parkside Publications, 2002, BB, 383 pages. A large, lavishly illustrated book on the life of Buddy DeFranco. Born in 1923, Buddy has lived through almost the entire history of jazz. He began a career "on the road" at the age of only 16, playing in many of the big bands which became the hallmarks of the Swing Era: Gene Krupa, Charlie Bamet, Tommy Dorsey and Boyd Raebum. He participated in the origins of the Bebop Revolution in New York in the 1940s, playing with Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano, Dizzy Gillespie and all the greats. He also was featured with the legendary Count Basie Septet in 1950 and then led his own big band in 1951. From 1952 to 1956, Buddy led his own Quartet and then he lead the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1966 to 1974. Subsequently he resumed his career as a soloist and leader of small ensembles and is still performing today. This book includes six transcribed solos, a complete discography and additional end notes. 64.95
C087: Messiaen - Quatour pour la fin du Temps by Anthony Pople. Cambridge University Press, 1998, PB, 115 pages. This book is a comprehensive guide to the Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen (1908-92). It covers the origin of the work in a prisoner-of-war camp in 1940-41 and has an in depth assessment of each of its eight movements. 17.95
C030: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Colin Lawson. Cambridge University Press, PB, 111 pages. There are a number of special problems surrounding the Mozart clarinet concerto since the autograph has been lost and the unique instrument for which it was written has not survived. This text presents a wealth of background information, an analysis of the concerto, and as well as details of surviving relevant instruments. Hardbound edition available for $44.95.  (List price is $50.00.) 17.95
G47: Musical Wind Instruments by Adam Carse. Dover, 2002, PB, 381 pages. An unabridged republication of this work originally published in London in 1939. A comprehensive guide to wind instruments used in European orchestras and in military and other wind bands during the preceding 400 years. Includes flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, cornets, horns, trombones, bugles, and related instruments. Illustrated with photos and drawings.
15.95
C065: Swing, Swing, Swing - The Life & Times of Benny Goodman by Ross Firestone. Norton, PB, 522 pages. An extended biography of Benny Goodman, from his childhood in the Maxwell Street ghetto in Chicago through his long and successful career. A valuable account of the life of a key figure during the period when jazz was America's popular music but who was also a complicated and difficult man. 14.95
C051: The Trouble With Cinderella : An Outline of Identity by Artie Shaw. Fithian Press, PB, 394 pages. The autobiography of band leader and clarinetist Artie Shaw. This book is about Shaw's childhood and his years in the music business.  It is packed with detail and includes some photos.  15.95
WW06: Woodwind Instruments and Their History by Anthony C. Baines. Dover, PB, 384 pages. By  the author of Musical Instruments Through the Ages. The definitive book on woodwind history, fully illustrated. The book is divided into two parts, Part One, The Woodwind Today, includes a general introduction, the flute, piccolo, reeds and reed-making, the oboe, the clarinet, and the bassoon. Part Two, History, has chapters on The Primitive Flute World, Early Reed Instruments and Double-piping, Medieval Wind Music, The Sixteenth Century and the Consorts, The Eighteenth Century and the Classical Woodwind, and Mechanization. The book also includes three appendices, bibliography, glossary of terms, and an index. 12.95
Bindings:  HB: Hard Bound,  PB: Perfect Bound (paperback with square spine),  SS: Saddle Stitch (paper, folded and stapled),  LB: Library Tape Bound (perfect binding finished with library tape),  SB: Spiral Bound (plastic or metal)