Klose (Anderson): Foundation Studies for Clarinet

Code: JP7044
ISMN: 979-0-3019-0075-8

Hyacinthe Klose (1808-1880) was a French clarinet player, professor at the Paris Conservatory, and composer. Klose studied clarinet with Frederic Berr at the Paris Conservatory and, beginning in 1836, played second clarinet to Berr at the Theatre Italien. Following Berr's death in 1838, Klose continued as second clarinet to Iwan Muller. When Muller left in 1841, Klose became solo clarinet and retained that position until his retirement.

Klose taught at the Paris Conservatory from 1838-1868. In addition, Klose worked with Buffet-Crampon during the years 1839-1843 to make design improvements to the clarinet using the principles established by Theobald Boehm for the flute. This resulted in what is known today as the Boehm system clarinet. In 1844, Klose wrote his Complete Method for use in his teaching at the Paris Conservatory and especially to provide material for the new Boehm system clarinet fingerings. These same etudes, in various editions, have remained a staple of the clarinet pedagogy ever since their first introduction. The current edition is based on the 1879 and 1882 editions of the Complete Method for Clarinet. Etudes have been selected that will develop a strong technical foundation for the clarinet. In addition to correcting printing errors, the etudes have been re-arranged to take into account a student's normal technical progression. Some material from the Complete Method has been published in separate editions to keep the present volume more compact with the most advanced etudes reserved for later study. Included in this edition are

• Exercises for Mechanism (2 different sets)
• Exercises on Low Notes
• Exercises Using Different Combinations of Articulation
• Exercises for Scales
• Twelve Studies in the Different Registers of the Instrument