A methodical approach to learning and playing the historical clarinet and its usage in historical performance practice

Evgeni Orkin, Nicola Schröter

• Publisher: Orkin Manuskript Laboratory
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9783966103763
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music

This 'methodical introduction' by Evgeni Orkin is designed for players wishing to play and experiment with the historical clarinet. It contains a summarised history of the clarinets, fingering charts for 5-6 key, 7-14 key and late romantic instruments (such as the Ottensteiner), exercises and studies, which focus especially on the so-called problem zones of the historical clarinet, a repertoire guide as well as tips concerning the choice of instrument and the selection and preservation of materials, and further information, which should help to answer numerous questions of those curious to know more.

Index

1. Preface
2. Chapter 1
   1. History
      1. The chalumeau
      2. The clarinets with 2-3 keys
      3. The clarinets with 5-(6) keys
      4. The clarinets with 7-14 keys
      5. The Müller Clarinet
      6. The Boehm Clarinet
      7. "German" Clarinets
      8. The Albert Clarinet
3. Chapter 2
   1. The usage of the systems
   2. Table of useful guidelines
   3. Instruments
   4. The search for originals
      1. Where to look -
      2. The condition of the instrument -
      3. Tuning -
      4. Cleaning -
      5. After restoration -
   5. Replicas of the originals
   6. Maintenance
      1. The Mouthpiece
      2. The tenon connections
      3. Intonation
      4. Tuning
      5. The thumb rest
      6. The pads
      7. The keys
      8. Storage
      9. Oiling
4. Chapter 3
   1. Fingering charts
   2. 5-(6) - Key Clarinet
   3. 7-14 - Key Clarinet
   4. Baermann-Ottensteiner-Clarinet
5. Chapter 4
   1. Finger exercises and studies
   2. Studies
6. Chapter 5
   1. Repertoire
      1. Schools and Methods
      2. Solo
      3. Concertos
      4. Concertos for clarinet and other solo instruments
      5. Clarinet and Piano
      6. Duos
      7. Trios
      8. Clarinet and Voice
      9. Quartets
      10. Clarinet Quintets
      11. Quintets (mixed)
      12. Sextets and more
      13. In the Orchestra (fraction)

Author:

Evgeni Orkin was born in 1977 in Ukraine. He studied clarinet, composition and conducting at the Conservatories in Kiev, Utrecht and Mannheim and now teaches at the Conservatory in Mannheim. His passion is the discovery and preservation of original instruments. Using the contemporary works of the corresponding historical era, he has recorded the tones of these instruments on numerous CDs.

Translation:

Nicola Schröter studied English Literature and German at the universities in Southampton, England, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany, before moving to Germany. She also studied Business Management in Travel and Tourism at the university in Worms. Aside from working in the tourism industry, she has spent many years teaching Marketing and Management subjects as well as English, including translation.

Imprint

A METHODICAL APPROACH

A methodical approach to learning and playing the historical clarinet and its usage in historical performance practice

by Evgeni Orkin

© 2019 Evgeni Orkin

Author: Evgeni Orkin

For information email:

[email protected]

www.evgeniorkin.de

ISBN: 9783966103763

The author holds all rights to the concept, musical works, ideas and implementation.

Copying or reprinting by unauthorized third parties is strictly prohibited.

A METHODICAL APPROACH

to learning and playing the historical clarinet and its usage in historical performance practice

Preface

This book is designed for players wishing to play and experiment with the historical clarinet.

It contains fingering charts for 5-6 key, 7-14 key and late romantic instruments, such as the Ottensteiner.

Furthermore, there are technical exercises and studies, which focus especially on the so-called problem zones of the historical clarinet, as these cause the most difficulties for clarinet players used to playing modern instruments.

In addition, this book offers information on trill, tuning and alternative fingering as well as tips concerning the selection and preservation of materials, and further information, which should help to answer numerous questions of those curious to know more.

In this book my concentration lies exclusively on the method of playing the instrument and its technical aspects and it is not intended as a stylistic or interpretive analysis.

Chapter 1

Instruments, their differences and usage in historical performance practice.

History

A whole book is required to cover the entire history of the manufacture of the clarinet. Numerous books have already been written on this subject and it is well worth reading them to be able to understand how the clarinet has developed. I shall take the opportunity here to briefly mention the main characteristics.

The chalumeau

Although the chalumeau counts as the predecessor of the clarinet, it is not considerably older than its successor and was first documented at the end of the seventeenth century.

T...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Index