Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2007/01

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: Looking for articles in old issues of Clarinet
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:24:18 -0500

If you are researching the clarinet I hope you have not neglected the
Galpin Society Journal,. I believe the index is on line and articles
therein are thoroughly researched.
Martin

On 14 Jan 2007, at 16:15, dnleeson wrote:

> 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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