The Clarinet and its Genre Universality In The Music of 20th century

The work deals with the genre versatility of the clarinet in the 20th century and focuses on the interpreters who are situated on the border of the classics and jazz. The first chapter mentions the general developement of the clarinet till nowadays. The second chapter describes the use of the clarinet in various musical groupings and in the non-artificial music. The third chapter focuses on the fundamental classical compositions for the clarinet composed by composers that were influenced by folklore. The fourth and the fifth chapters contain the most important interpreters of the world and Czech scene who occured between the classics and jazz thei whole lives. In the last chapter there are my own findings and experiences from the crossover music