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The clarinet in the classical period / Albert R. Rice.
LIBRA ML945 .R52 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rice, Albert R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clarinet--History--18th century.
- Clarinet.
- Clarinet--History--19th century.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 316 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- A comprehensive study of the clarinet in use through the classical period, 1760 to 1830, a period of intensive musical experimentation. The book provides a detailed review and analysis of construction, design, materials, and makers of clarinets. Rice also explores how clarinet construction and performance practice developed in tandem with the musical styles of the period.
- Contents:
- General design and construction characteristics
- Historical development
- Playing techniques
- Music for the classical clarinet
- The clarinet in performing groups.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-302) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 019514483X
- OCLC:
- 52514349
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