New Directions for Clarinet

Phillip Rehfeldt has assembled here techniques of dealing with clarinet performances as they have evolved since 1950. He catalogs contemporary practices that differ from those formerly standardized, provides perspective on performance capabilities and limitations, and includes suggestions for performance based on his own experience. The new edition has been completely rewritten, corrected where necessary, and updated. Rehfeldt has added the complete list of William O. Smith’s clarinet compositions and recordings to the previous listing of his early multiphonic fingerings. The new edition also includes an appendix containing Eric Mandat’s quarter-tone fingerings; a second, extensive music bibliography, the “International Update”; and an updated and annotated bibliography of music literature.New Directions for Clarinet is written by Phillip Rehfeldt and published by Scarecrow Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for New Directions for Clarinet are 9781461664222, 1461664225 and the print ISBNs are 9780520033795, 0520033795.