
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD/SCARECROW PR. - 8108
A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist
Author: Jane Ellsworth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist
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A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist
Juilliard Store
144 West 66th Street
New York NY 10023
United States
A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist
Juilliard Store
144 West 66th Street
New York NY 10023
United States
The clarinet has played an important role in all kinds of music, ranging from classical to jazz to the traditional music of varying ethnicities and traditions. A beloved band instrument to thousands of school children, the clarinet is also capable of capturing some of the most sublime musical moments in the hands of professional artists. It has found a home in any number of venues, from the great symphonic concert halls to local jazz clubs, from the streets of New Orleans to the film studios of Hollywood.
In A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinet, scholar and musician Jane Ellsworth offers lovers of the clarinet the premiere reference book for information about this remarkable instrument. Containing over 400 terms, Ellsworth covers the clarinet's history (including both modern and historical instruments, common and rare), acoustics, construction, fingering systems and mechanisms, and techniques, as well as its more important performers, makers, and scholars.
A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist will delight clarinet aficionados at all levels. For knowledgeable professionals it will serve as a quick and handy reference guide, useful in the high school or college library and the home teaching studio alike; students and amateurs will find it accessible and full of fascinating information about the world of the clarinet.
