List of Figures
Abbreviations, Conventions, Definitions, and Musical Notation
Introduction
1: Clarinet d'Amour and Alto Clarinet and Their Music
2: Basset Horn
3: Basset Horn Music
4: Bass Clarinet, Contra Bass and Contra Alto Clarinets
5: Bass Clarinet, Contra Bass, and Contra Alto Music
Appendix 1. Extant Clarinets d'Amour, ca. 1740-1850
Appendix 2. Extant Alto Clarinets, ca. 1740-1860
Appendix 3. Checklist of Extant Basset Horns, ca. 1760-1860
Appendix 4. Checklist of Extant Bass Clarinets, ca. 1750-1860
Notes
Bibliography
Index
An accomplished clarinetist, Albert R. Rice is also former curator of the Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont, California, a professional librarian, and author of The Baroque Clarinet (OUP, 1992) and The Clarinet in the Classical Period (OUP, 2003).
"In his latest volume on the history of the clarinet, Albert Rice
has once again given us a definitive reference work. His knowledge
of the instrument's organological development and repertoire is
encyclopedic. This book on the large-size clarinets is, as usual,
impeccably researched, providing thorough coverage of this
important but neglected topic. In addition to astonishing amounts
of detail on makers, designs, and music, the checklists of extant
instruments
are invaluable. Scholars and clarinetists alike owe Dr. Rice a debt
of gratitude for this superb book."--Jane Ellsworth, Assistant
Professor of Music, Eastern Washington University
"As in his previous two books, The Baroque Clarinet and The
Clarinet in the Classical Period, Dr. Rice provides an astounding
amount of material in From the Clarinet d'Amour to the Contrabass.
Here, in one source, is encyclopedic information about low
clarinets. The attention to detail is amazing. Everything is well
documented, too. Not only will this new book take its place with
the other two in being an essential compendium of
information, the documentation will serve to inspire additional
research and investigation. This is another 'must have' volume for
any serious study of early clarinet."--Deborah Check Reeves,
Curator of Education and Associate
Professor of Music, National Music Museum, The University of South
Dakota
"Albert Rice's new book is a veritable storehouse of information on
the history, makers, and music for these often overlooked
instruments. Much of the included materials has been previously
inaccessible, and the author has done a thorough job in searching
out and uncovering sources and then presenting this in a logical
and organized fashion. This book will be an essential addition to
the libraries of clarinet enthusiasts worldwide."--David Ross,
Professor,
University of Texas at El Paso, and noted clarinet historian
"This is a major contribution to the history of the clarinet,
having examined in detail many areas which have been lost from view
for years and certainly have never been assembled before."
-Clarinet & Saxophone
"This excellent account is succinct and exhaustive...One welcomes
this latest superb addition to the literature on the clarinet,
while wondering what Rice's next contribution might be." --Early
Music
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