Brahms

Clarinet Quintet

Colin Lawson (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

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English

Cambridge University Press
09 March 1998

Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Chamber ensembles

Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks

On its first appearance in 1891, Brahms' Clarinet Quintet was immediately recognised as a remarkable achievement, and a century later it still has the power to claim the hearts and minds of players and audiences alike. Widely regarded as Brahms' supreme achievement in the field of chamber music, the Clarinet Quintet is here placed in the context of the history of the clarinet and its repertory, and of Brahms' own compositions before 1891. The influence of the Meiningen clarinet virtuoso Richard Mühlfeld unleashed a new vein of creativity in Brahms, and this forms a basis for discussion, together with questions of performance practice (in relation to both clarinet and string quartet) and the legacy of Brahms' clarinet music. These chapters are complemented by a comprehensive analysis of the music.

By: Colin Lawson (Goldsmiths College University of London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 265g
ISBN: 9780521581936
ISBN 10: 0521581931
Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 09 March 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations; Preface; 1. The nineteenth-century clarinet and its music; 2. Brahms and the orchestral clarinet; 3. Brahms's chamber music before 1891; 4. The genesis and reception of the clarinet quintet; 5. Design and structure; 6. Performance practice; 7. The legacy of Brahms's clarinet music; Appendix; Select bibliography; Notes; Index.