The Baroque Clarinet

ISBN13: 9780195169546ISBN10: 0195169549 Paperback, 216 pages
Sep 2003,  In Stock

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Description

The Baroque Clarinet is a sourcebook for the historical study of the European clarinet during the first half of the eighteenth century. The book is based on a comprehensive study of the theoretical, musical, and iconographical evidence, and many conclusions are presented here for the first time.

Reviews

"Will serve for some time as the standard guide for a general audience as well as for musicologists."--Notes

"This much-needed study traces the clarinet from its origins shortly before 1700 to about 1760....An essential sourcebook recommended for all libraries."--Choice

Product Details

216 pages; 38 halftones & 34 music examples; 6-1/2 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-516954-6ISBN10: 0-19-516954-9

About the Author(s)

Albert R. Rice, Curator, the Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont, California

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