Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 1996/03

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Book on woodwind/clarinet origens
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 23:11:04 -0500

Scott,
You don't mention where you live but if you have access to a
large public library or a good university one, you should be able to find
the Harvard Dictionary of Music and the Groves Encyclopedia of Music.
Between these two you really should find enough to keep you quite busy.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Sun, 3 Mar 1996, Scott Lipcon wrote:

> Hi... I'm doing a paper for my Medieval + Renaissance Lit class (yes, I'm
> still in high school - we just have cool classes!) on the development of
> medieval and renaissance music. I have a few books, but their focus is
> on the development of music as part of the church service, into
> entertainment etc. There is a good deal of information on differnt
> styles of music and how theory changed, but I'm more interested in
> construction and use of woodwinds, especially the clarinet family. I
> know the modern clarinet wasn't invented till about 1700, which is after
> my time period, but I was wondering if anyone had any information about
> early reed and/or flute type instruments, from about 1000 - 1600, or even
> a bit later.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott
>
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