Inspiration and influence : the role of external forces in the writing of six works for clarinet
James Taaffe Parkinson · California State University ScholarWorks (system-wide DSpace) · 2009
Master of Music in PerformanceSince the clarinet was invented in approximately 1692, it has become one of the most important wind instruments in history.Composers quickly and enthusiastically began composing music for the new instrument and throughout the last three centuries, the clarinet has acquired a large repertoire of quality solo works written for it by many composers.This may lead one to investigate the reasons that prompted composers to write for the instrument.There are many possible reasons a composer may write for an instrument: He or she may simply like the sound, or there may have been a monetary influence.It may have been a spontaneous decision.The factors may be either internal or external in any case.Six compositions were selected to be studied and performed for this masters recital program: Claude Debussy's Premiere Rhapsody,