Adding to the Bass Clarinet Repertoire Through Informed Transcription
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Popis: | The bass clarinet, developed almost a century after the soprano clarinet, isrelatively young compared to many modern instruments and consequently possesses a comparatively small repertoire. Until the mid-20th century, composers did not view the bass clarinet as a solo instrument and instead perceived it as cumbersome due to its low pitch and predominant use as an accompaniment instrument, resulting in a dearth of solo repertory for the bass clarinet before this time. Bass clarinetists desiring to perform repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods must then appropriate music from other instruments. Through this study, I identify and detail a process for creating informed transcriptions of music for the bass clarinet to increase its body of solo and chamber literature. I examine the original scores and existing transcriptions of Concerto in C minor by Henri Casadesus (attributed to Johann Christian Bach) for cello, Bassoon Concerto Op. 75 by Carl Maria von Weber, Trios, Hob. IV:1-4 “London Trios” by Joseph Haydn, Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 by Max Bruch, and Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to identify methods for the transcription process. I compare this to the transcription process for other instruments through examination of the Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120, Nos. 1 and 2 by Johannes Brahms, which were transcribed from clarinet to viola by the composer himself. In this document, I discuss the historical background of the selected pieces, the selection process, editing considerations, performance practice, and the usage of transcriptions as a pedagogical tool. Although transcriptions for the bass clarinet already exist, appropriation of music from other instruments will continue to supplement and diversify its repertoire. These pieces serve to develop important technical and musical skills and allow the bass clarinetist to play music across various style periods. In this project, I select and transcribe three pieces for the bass clarinet: Sonata for Cello No. 1 in F Major by Benedetto Marcello, Grand Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and Serenade in F minor, Op. 73, by Robert Kahn. The transcribed scores are included in the appendices of this document. Dissertation/Thesis Doctoral Dissertation Music 2020 |
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