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Author: bahamutofskycon
Date: 2007-02-01 21:22
Hi all. I need to do a 15 page research paper for my graduate "Music of the Romantic Era" class. Being an avid bass clarinet player - I was thinking of doing it on "The history and development of the bass clarinet and its uses in Romantic music."
But first I need to know if I can get enough materials on it.
I've begun looking through the Clarinet magazine and will be ordering a doctoral dissertation by Thomas Carr Aber on the subject. Our school library has the Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet, Brymer's book and a handful of other "general" clarinet texts to reference.
Anyone have any recommendations of books/articles/dissertations on the subject.
All suggestions are appreciated. It is likely that I'll have to go another route for this paper though.
Thanks,
Steve Ballas
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2007-02-01 21:39
Friend of mine did his undergraduate senior project on the development of the contrabass clarinet. I imagine you can find enough on the bass.
-Alex
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Author: bahamutofskycon
Date: 2007-02-01 22:10
I wouldn't be worried except that I have to limit myself to approximately 1825-1900, because that's the subject of the class.
Grove's has the bass clarinet appearing in Meyerbeer's Les Hugunots and some settings of Psalm lxx with voice by Neukomm in 1836. But it doesn't really become a regular until later.
Steve
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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2007-02-01 23:48
Uh, ....Wagner?
leader of Houston's Sounds Of The South Dance Orchestra
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-02-02 00:47
I think you can find enough material to do a research paper. Begin with Grove, with special attention to the bibliography and source materials at the ends of the articles on the clarinet and bass clarinet.
Then go to books on the clarinet and its history -- Brymer, Rendall, etc., plus Baines, Carse (Musical Wind Instruments), materials from the Shrine to Music and the Smithsonian.
Search the archives on the Contrabass board and the Yahoo Early Clarinet board, no to mention woodwind.org. Al Rice, one of the great authorities on clarinet history, is a regular on Early Clarinet. He won't do your research, but if you show him you've done your best, he'll give you great ideas on where to look next.
Go to your school's music librarian, whose job is to help you find dissertations and other materials that aren't immediately obvious. You might also ask the clarinet prof.
In a graduate course, you'll need to do more than simply collect materials. You'll be expected (at least if you want an A in the course) to synthesize the material and say something new and original.
Ken Shaw
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Author: redwine
Date: 2007-02-03 13:18
Hello,
I returned from Spain about a month ago, where I taught with Omar Henderson, for the Canyes Xilema Encuentro. It was a blast, but to stay on topic, Pedro Rubio gave a very interesting class on the history of the bass clarinet. I recommend that you contact him regarding this topic. He's a great player, a great human being, professor of clarinet at a Madrid conservatory, and an expert on the bass clarinet. I also believe he is president of a new bass clarinet society. Please contact me directly and I'll give you his e-mail address. clarinet@redwinejazz.com
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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