Dieter_Klöcker

Dieter Klöcker

Dieter Klöcker

German clarinetist

Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936, Wuppertal – 21 May 2011, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten composers of the 18th century.[1] Specifically forgotten music of the clarinet.[2]

From 1975 to 2002, Klöcker taught clarinet and chamber wind music at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.[2][3] He was the leader of Consortium Classicum with which he also rediscovered the repertoire for Harmonie, a form of historical small wind ensemble. With them in particular he has also amassed an impressive discography.[4]

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.

References

  1. [1]
    Cummings, Robert. "Biography: Dieter Klöcker". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Tod von Dieter Klöcker". Klassikinfo.de (in German). 14 May 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    Holger, Arnold (2016). "Klöcker, Dieter". In Lütteken, Laurenz (ed.). MGG Online. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
  4. [4]
    "Discography: Dieter Klöcker". CD Universe. Retrieved 29 October 2010.


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