Klarinet Archive - Posting 000127.txt from 2007/01
From: "K S" <krsmav@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] RE: Looking for articles in old issues of Clarinet
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:28:19 -0500
Lorraine -
I have the complete first series of Clarinet Magazine, which I got on
eBay from a clarinetist's widow. They appear from time to time. Many
libraries have at least photocopies of these. I've seen them at the
Oberlin Conservatory Library. I'll send you a PDF of the Cerminara
article when I get to my office scanner on Tuesday.
If you're doing graduate work, you can't afford to use limited
versions of research tools. Your librarian will be able to find
full-power sites for JSTOR and many other research tools and will give
you a letter of introduction that will let you use them. I was at the
Oberlin library last summer and looked for old issues of Woodwind,
Symphony, etc., with JSTOR and other resources but couldn't find old
issues. James Gillespie might know of a source.
I assume you know about Woodwind World, which came out from the
mid-50s through the 70s and had many excellent articles, at least in
the early years. Symphony Magazine also carried articles from various
wind players from time to time. Some or all of these came out as a
supplement to the first series of Clarinet. I have that also.
I don't know the nature of your dissertation or the extent of your
research, but you might want to look in old issues of The
Instrumentalist, which had (and may still have) a monthly clarinet
column. Leblanc periodically puts out a magazine called The Bell,
which is mostly information for dealers but which has had some
excellent articles. Yamaha does too. Selmer has a site with
articles. Wind Player Magazine has a small amouht of clarinet
material. James Gholson at the University of Memphis has several
excellent interviews with prominent players and teachers, only a
couple of which have been published, but which he can supply at a
modest price if you contact him directly. The Australian Clarinet
Society publishes a great journal and has put several articles on
line. You should get at least a copy of the historical table of
contents of The Journal of The Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great
Britain. There's also Clariperu, a Japanese society and many more.
See Mark's home page for www.woodwind.org for groups and links.
Finally, libraries often have uncatalogued material. A music
librarian's letter of introduction will let you do research at most of
them. For leads, look through old issues of Clarinet Magazine for
articles on well known players, which will usually tell you which
library has their collections.
Ken Shaw
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