The James Gillespie Library, named in honor of Dr. James Gillespie, Editor Emeritus of The Clarinet, houses the complete collection of The Clarinet dating back to the first issue from 1973. There are over 2,000 articles in the collection, and you can use the Master Index to search by article or subject. Throughout the next few months, we will be featuring past articles on a wide variety of subjects in our weekly roundup, and members can access and read these (and many more!) in the James Gillespie Library.
This week, we’re sharing some articles about auxiliary clarinets. There are dozens of great articles about all members of the clarinet family, but here are just a few of the wonderful articles to get you started:
- Literature for the Basset Horn by Richard A. Shanley (Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 16-28)
- Unkinking the E-flat Clarinet by Peter Hadcock (Volume 9, Issue 2, pages 30-34)
- The Role of the Basset Horn in Middle Europe – 1770-1830 – A Short Survey by Graham Melville-Mason (Volume 10, Issue 1, pages 30-33)
- Beethoven and the Basset Horn by Graham Melville-Mason (Volume 10, Issue 1, pages 46-49)
- Orchestra Audition Repertoire Master Class for Bass Clarinet (This is a multi-part series, and you can find the subsequent parts by searching the Master Index) by Edward S. Palanker (Volume 20, Issue 4, pages 34-35)
- Some Remarks on the Bass Clarinet in A by Daniel L. Leeson (Volume 21, Issue 1, pages 52-56)
- A Bass Clarinet or a Basset Horn from Mayerhofer? – A Report on a Restoration by Rainer Weber, translated by Allan Ware (Volume 26, Issue 3, pages 52-55)
- The Basset Horn as a Solo Instrument, or Why Would I Want to Listen to That? by Frank Sidorfsky (Volume 29, Issue 3, pages 38-41, 44)
- Approaching the Bass Clarinet by Dennis Smylie (Volume 29, Issue 4, pages 40-41)
- Kandern, the City of Basset Horns? On How Many Clarinet Can Be Hidden in a Museum? by David Glenn (Volume 38, Issue 2, pages 34-39)
