BOHUSLAV MARTINU: AN EXAMINATION OF SELECTED CHAMBER MUSIC INVOLVING THE CLARINET, WITH THREE RECITALS OF SELECTED WORKS BY ROSSINI, SUTERMEISTER,

The lecture was given on September 22,1997. The discussion dealt with stylistic influences, compositional techniques, and performance considerations of chamber music involving clarinet composed by Bohuslav Martinu and included a performance of three of his works: Quartet. for clarinet, horn, cello, and side drum, Madrigals for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, and Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, two bassoons, and piano. The selections performed and discussed in the lecture show compositional growth of the composer through the three periods of his life in which he composed chamber music which included winds. These three time periods are 1923-40 during his residency in Paris, 1941-56 during his residency in the United States, and 1957 until his death in 1959 when he returned permanently to Europe. In addition to the lecture recital, three other recitals were given. The first recital was given on December 11,1986 and included works of Rossini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Sutermeister, and Bozza. The second recital was given on April 6,1987 and included works by Vivaldi, Balentine, Bowen, and Bozza