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From the clarinet d'amour to the contra bass : a history of large size clarinets, 1740-1860 /

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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 Musi...

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Main Author: Rice, Albert R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Clarinette d'amour > History.
Alto clarinet > History.
Basset horn > History.
Bass clarinet > History.
Contrabass clarinet > History.
Clarinette d'amour > Histoire.
Clarinette alto > Histoire.
Cor de basset > Histoire.
Clarinette basse > Histoire.
Clarinette contrebasse > Histoire.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Woodwinds.
Alto clarinet
Bass clarinet
Basset horn
Clarinette d'amour
Contrabass clarinet
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 463 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-448) and index.
ISBN:9780199711178
0199711178
9780199867813
019986781X
9786611998639
6611998632