Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936, Wuppertal – 21 May 2011,

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

) was a German

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

ist 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. He was the leader of

Consortium Classicum The Consortium Classicum is a German chamber orchestra. In the early 1960s, German clarinetist Dieter Klöcker founded the Consortium Classicum, a German chamber music ensemble to bring back to life rediscovered musical works. These works use o ...

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.

Publications (selection)

* Musicological research articles in various journals on Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Casimir Cartellieri,

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, Franz Anton Hoffmeister,

Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera ''Robert le di ...

, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,

Ignaz Pleyel Ignace Joseph Pleyel (; ; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian-born French composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period. Life Early years He was born in in Lower Austria, the son of a schoolmaster named Ma ...

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