Studying Music History: Learning, Reasoning, and Writing About Music History and Literature (2nd Edition) by David Poultney

BOOKS

Clarinet

Art of Clarinet Playing by Keith Stein

Brahms : Clarinet Quintet (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Colin Lawson

The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet Cambridge Companions to Music, by Colin Lawson and others!

Clarinet and Clarinet Playing by David Pino

Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century, Book & Cassette, by Michael E. Richards

Complete Clarinet Player by Paul Harvey

Complete Clarinet Player, book 2 by Paul Harvey

Complete Clarinet Player, book 3 by Paul Harvey

Complete Clarinet Player, book 4 by Paul Harvey

Contemporary Clarinet Repertoire for Clarinet and Electronics by F. Gerard Errante

The Early Clarinet: A Practical Guide Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music by Colin Lawson

Jazz Clarinet by Bill Smith

Mozart : Clarinet Concerto(Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Colin J. Lawson

New Directions for Clarinet (New Instrumentation, Vol 4) by Phillip Rehfeldt Fantastic resource for contemporary clarinet techniques, includes W.O. Smith's card file of multiphonics.

The Orchestral Clarinet: A Study of Symphonic Repertoire, vol 1, by Kalman Bloch

The Orchestral Clarinet: A Study of Symphonic Repertoire, vol 2, by Kalman Bloch

The Orchestral Clarinet: A Study of Symphonic Repertoire, vol 3, by Kalman Bloch

Acoustics

Clarinet Acoustics by O. Lee Gibson

Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics by Arthur H. Benade Very in depth but well written and understandable.

Horns, Strings, and Harmony by Arthur H. Benade Not too technical but very interesting.

Sheet Music

Bach for Clarinet

Complete Chamber Music for Strings & Clarinet Quintet by Brahms

Dancing Solo for Solo Clarinet by Libby Larsen

Henry Lazarus' New Modern Method for Clarinet Book 1&2 by Phillip Rehfeldt

Composition & Theory

Counterpoint (4th Edition)by Kent Wheeler Kennan

Counterpoint by Walter Piston

Counterpoint in Composition by Felix Salzer, Carl Schachter

Counterpoint: The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth Century by Knud Jeppesen, Glen Haydon (Translator), Knud Jeppeson

Modal and Tonal Counterpoint: From Josquin to Stravinsky by Harold Owen

Study of Counterpoint by Johann Joseph Fux, Alfred Mann (Translator

Tonal Harmony, With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music by Stefan Kostka Audio CDs for use with Tonal Harmony by Kostka-Payne, Stefan Kostka, Dorothy Payne Student Workbook and CD for use with Tonal Harmony by Stefan Kostka, Dorothy Payne

< The Shaping Forces in Music: An Inquiry into the Nature of Harmony, Melody, Counterpoint, Form The Dover Series by Ernst Toch

Structural Hearing Tonal Coherence in Music (Two Volumes Bound As One) by Felix Salzer

Treatise on Harmony by Jean Philippe Rameau, Philip Gossett (Translator)

Music History

A History of Western Music (5th Ed.) by Donald Jay Grout, Claude V. Palisca (Contributor) A History of Western Music (6th Ed.) by Donald J. Grout, Claude V. Palisca   Recordings A History of Western Music(Vol 1) (6 Cassettes) by Donald J. Grout, Claude Palisca   Recordings A History of Western Music (vol 2) (6 cassettes) by Donald J. Grout, Claude Palisca

Norton Anthology of Western Music : Ancient to Baroque by Claude V. Palisca (Editor) (3rd Ed.)   Recordings Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music: Ancient to Baroque by Donald Jay Grout

Norton Anthology of Western Music : Classic to Modern by Claude V. Palisca (Editor) (3rd Ed.)   Recordings Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music: Classical to Modern by Donald Jay Grout

1791: Mozart's Last Year by H.C. Robbins Landon

Baroque Woodwind Instruments; A Guide to Their History, Repertoire and Basic Technique by Paul Carroll

Companion to Medieval and Renaissance Music ed. Tess Knighton and David Fallows

Historical Performance of Music : An Introduction Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music, by Colin Lawson & Robin Stowell

Reed Design for Early Woodwinds by David Hogan Smith

Woodwind Instruments and Their History by Anthony Baines   A fascinating book covering the history and evolution of our orchestral instruments as well as folk winds.

Orchestration

Orchestration by Cecil Forsyth, William Bolcom (Designer)

Orchestration by Walter Piston

Principles of Orchestration by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Study of Orchestration, Third Edition by Samuel Adler

The Technique of Orchestration by Kent Kennan, Donald Grantham (Contributor)

Treatise on Instrumentation by Hector Berlioz, Richard Strauss (Contributor)

Music Reference

Anthology for Musical Analysis 5th edition by Charles Burkhart I've still got my 4th edition and it was required for 5 semesters of theory courses!

Essential Dictionary of Music Notation: The Most Practical and Concise Source for Music Notation (The Essential Dictionary Series) by Tom Gerou, Linda Lusk

Music Notation by Gardner Read

Music Notation in the Twentieth Century: A Practical Guidebook by Kurt Stone

The New Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Michael Randel (Editor), Carmela M. Ciampa (Illustrator), Laszlo Meszoly (Illustrator)

Norton Manual of Music Notation by George Heussenstamm

The Oxford Dictionary of Music by Michael Kennedy, Joyce Bourne (Editor)

Preparing Traditional Music Manuscript: Including a Handbook of Instrumentation, Theory, and Musical Terms by Michael Mohn

On the Lighter Side!

Bach, Beethoven and the Boys: Music History As It Ought to Be Taught by David W. Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator), Anthony Burgess (Preface)

Better Than It Sounds: A Dictionary of Humorous Musical Quotations by David W. Barber

The Book of Musical Anecdotes/Hundreds of Classic and Little-Known Stories About the World's Greatest Composers and Performers by Norman Lebrecht

The Definitive Biography of P. D. Q. Bach, 1807-1742? by Peter. Schickele

Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven's Time by Nicolas Slonimsky, Peter Schickele

A Musician's Dictionary by David W. Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator)

Slonimsky's Book of Musical Anecdotes by by Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Bonotto (Illustrator)

Tenors, Tantrums and Trills: An Opera Dictionary from Aida to Zzzz by David W. Barber, Dave Donald (Illustrator)

WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS: Opera History As It Ought To Be Taught by David W. Barber, Anna Russell, Maureen Forrester (Preface), Dave Donald

Misc. Music Topics

The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker by Trevor Robinson, includes plans for a 2-key clarinet

The Art of Practicing : A Guide to Making Music from the Heart by Madeline Bruser, Yehudi Menuhin (Foreword)

Art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal

The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone Cambridge Companions to Music, Ed Richard Ingham

HTML goodies by Joe Burns   Not musical but a great introduction to HTML.

The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey (Contributor)   A musical application of The Inner Game of Tennis.

Musical Instrument Design : Practical Information for Instrument Making by Bart Hopkin, contains the fundamentals of acoustics and some practical design considerations.

A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique by Pedro De Alcantara

A Soprano on Her Head : Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad

RECORDINGS   I've listed several interesting recordings

Clarinet-centric

20th Century British Clarinet & Piano

20th Century Music for Unaccompanied Clarinet  Paul Meyer

Amber Waves- American Clarinet Music   Richard Stoltzman

American Clarinet Compositions: Reich, Sandroff, Carter, Adams, Performed by André Trouttet, Alain Damiens

American Masters- Martino with A Set for Clarinet and Strata

Benny Goodman Collectors Edition Composers Include: Stravinsky, Bartok, Copland, Bernstein, Gould

Beyond Noend with Errante F. Gerard Errante     I may be biased but I really like this one!

Bouffil, Mihalovich, Zonn, et al performed by the Chicago Clarinet Trio: Larry Combs, Julie DeRoche and John Bruce Yeh. Includes Concerto À Cinque by Alfred Prinz performed by the trio as well as Alfred and Maria Prinz.

Brahms: Sonatas for Clarinet & Piano Clarinet- Richard Stoltzman, Piano- Richard Goode

Clarinet Connection - The Great Concertos clarinetist Sabine Meyer includes Mozart K622, K361, Stamitz Concerto #10 and Weber Concerto #1

The Clarinet - Historical Recordings, Vol I Prominent clarinetists playing important pieces from the literature. Clarinetists include: Manuel Gomez, Charles Draper, Reginald Kell, Benny Goodman, Gaston Hamelin, and more.

The Clarinet - Historical Recordings, Vol II Some big names here playing some more staples of the literature. Clarinetists include: Frederick Thurston, Reginald Kell, Philip Dreisbach, Louis Cahuzac, Charles Draper and more.

Clarinet Passions Jazz Performed by David Hopkins

The Complete Prestige Recordings Performed by Eric Dolphy- Box Set-9cds

Copland, Nielsen: Clarinet Concerti, etc clarinetist Janet Hilton

Dialogues With My Shadow performed by John Bruce Yeh includes Martino's A Set for Clarinet

Dragon's Tongue Robert Spring

Electric Clarinet performed by Burton Beerman & F. Gerard Errante

Five American Clarinet Quintets David Shifrin Composed by: Corigliano, Zwilich, Tower, Sheng, Adolphe

Gnarly Buttons Compositions of John Adams, Michael Collins is the clarinetist. The CD also contains John's Book of Alleged Dances performed by the Kronos Quartet- my husband even likes this one!

Inner voices Richard Stoltzman with Judy Collins

Knitting on the Roof Klezmer

Martino: Notturno, Pianississimo Triple Concerto for Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Contrabass Clarinet

Moonflowers, Baby! performed by Jonathan Cohler includes Hindemith; Sonata, Honneger; Sonatina & Vaughan WIlliams; Six studies in English Folksong

Mozart: Flute Concertos, Clarinet Concerto with Robert Marcellus playing the Clarinet Concerto

Otiose Odalisque   4 Martinu Compositions Performed by Michele Zukovsky

Reich: New York Counterpoint, etc includes Bang on a Can, Evan Ziporyn is the clarinetist for New York Counterpoint

Shadows of Ancient Dreams F. Gerarde Errante Stretch your ears! Contemporary clarinet utilizing extended techniques and electronics.

Spasm - Works for Bass Clarinet performed by Michael Lowenstern If you think the Bass Clarinet is a lumbering instrument then you're in for a big surprise! Uses extended techniques and half the pieces incorporate electronics.

Tarantelle Robert Spring

Tausch: Double Clarinet Concertos; Süssmayr clarinetists Thea King and Nicholas Bucknall

Other

Around Bartók   Rumanian Folk Dances & More

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra directed by Barenboim

Caravan Kronos Quartet

Kronos Quartet - 25 Years

Pieces of Africa   Kronos Quartet

 

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