Klarinet Archive - Posting 000129.txt from 2007/01

From: "Lorraine" <lorraine@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] RE: Looking for articles in old issues of Clarinet
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:55:22 -0500

Yes this was very helpful information, thank you Ken.

I certainly can't rely on playing experience alone LOL, so will be making as
thorough an investigation as is possible with all the resources (and
finances) available. There has been a suggestion from my tutor that I
include (i.e edit) a performance edition of one of Cavallini's works, and as
such I am going to also have to research into copyright issues etc...
another whole new ball game I think.

I have had a couple of very kind offers of help as well for which I am very
grateful.

It is all very interesting and exciting though. Sure beats moving buckets
and buckets of sewage overflow that has been flooding our garden this
afternoon from a neighbours, as poor hubby has been doing!

Lorraine

-----Original Message-----
From: dnleeson [mailto:dnleeson@-----.net]
Sent: 14 January 2007 16:15
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] RE: Looking for articles in old issues of Clarinet

This is a wonderful and helpful note Ken Shaw wrote to Lorrained
about researching old issues of clarinet-oriented journals. I
would only add that some of the articles are insufficiently
researched (and even technically/historically inaccurate), partly
because many clarinetists felt that such pieces could be written
from playing experience alone, rather than from investigation.
But on the other hand, many are as thoroughly researched as it is
possible for anyone to do.

I only say this so that the readers recognize that not all
publications are equal. Like "Animal Farm," which maintained
that "All animals are equal," some are a lot more equal than
others.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: K S [mailto:krsmav@-----.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:28 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] RE: Looking for articles in old issues of Clarinet

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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