Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936,

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-largest city of Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of the cities and tow ...

– 21 May 2011, Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten composers of the 18th century. Specifically forgotten music of the clarinet. From 1975 to 2002, Klöcker taught clarinet and chamber wind music at the

Hochschule für Musik Freiburg ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

. He was the leader of Consortium Classicum with which he also rediscovered the repertoire for

Harmonie is a German word that, in the context of the history of music, designates an ensemble of wind instruments (usually about five to eight players) employed by an aristocratic patron, particularly during the Classical era of the 18th century. The Harm ...

, a form of historical small wind ensemble. With them in particular he has also amassed an impressive discography.

Publications (selection)

* Musicological research articles in various journals on

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

Antonio Casimir Cartellieri Antonio Casimir Cartellieri (27 September 1772 – 2 September 1807) was a Polish-Austrian composer, violinist, conductor, and voice teacher. His reputation dissipated after his death, not to be resurrected until the late 20th century. One son w ...

, Joseph Haydn, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Giacomo Meyerbeer,

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

, 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

1936 births 2011 deaths German clarinetists Musicians from Wuppertal People from the Rhine Province Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold 20th-century German musicians 20th-century clarinetists {{clarinetist-stub