Dieter Klöcker
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Dieter Klöcker was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

ist known for rediscovering many forgotten masters of the 18th century. He had been tirelessly unearthing gems for the clarinet repertoire and has a huge discography to show for it.

He was the leader of Consortium Classicum
Consortium Classicum
The Consortium Classicum is a German Chamber Orchestra. In the early sixties the clarinetist Dieter Klöcker founded the Consortium Classicum, a German chamber-music ensemble to bring back to life rediscovered musical works. These works use only wind instruments as well as the combination of...

 with which he also rediscovered the repertoire for the harmoniemusik
Harmoniemusik
Harmoniemusik is a musical term denoting a form of 18th century chamber music similar to Tafelmusik, but almost exclusively for wind instruments. From 1780 until 1840 harmoniemusik flourished in the courts of Europe...

. With them in particular he has also amassed an impressive discography.

Publications (Selection)

  • Musicological research articles in various journals on Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Casimir Cartellieri, Joseph Haydn, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ignaz Pleyel and others.
  • Handbuch der Musikpädagogik, Bd.3 Bärenreiter 1994 Die Klarinette
  • Medizinische Probleme bei Instrumentalisten, Laaber Verlag 1995 Ursache und Wirkung
  • Kongreßbericht 1997 des Forschungsinstituts für Instrumental- und Gesangspädagogik, Schott 1998 Fehlgeleitete Musikerpotentiale
  • Konzertante Sinfonien, CD-Beiheft EMI 747 98 10 (CDF 671008), 1977/1995
  • Consortium Classicum: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Harmoniemusiken (3 CDs) - The CDs contain arrangements from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Die Zauberflöte, La Clemenza di Tito, Die Hochzeit des Figaro and Don Giovanni.

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