Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Note to the Reader vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Clarinet Iconography 10
7. 2 The Chalumeau and Clarinet before Mozart 38
8. 3 From “Little Trumpet” to Unique Voice: The Clarinet in the Concert Orchestra 69
9. 4 The Clarinet in Opera before 1830: Instrument and Genre Come of Age 93
10. 5 The Clarinet in Nineteenth-Century Opera 120
11. 6 Innovation and Convention in the Golden Age of the Clarinet Concerto, ca. 1800–1830 146
12. 7 Joining the Conversation: The Clarinet Quintet in Classical and Romantic Chamber Music 178
13. 8 Important Clarinetists since 1900: A Concise Introduction 208
14. 9 Re-creating History? The Early Clarinet in Theory and Practice 228
15. 10 The Clarinet in Vernacular Music 255
16. Notes on Contributors 289
17. Index 291