Dieter Klöcker (13 April 1936,

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, with a population of 355,000. Wuppertal is the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and List of cities in Germany by population, 17th-largest in Germany. It ...

– 21 May 2011,

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) was a German

clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore (wind instruments), bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a Family (musical instruments), family of instrume ...

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 The Hochschule für Musik Freiburg ("University of Music Freiburg or Freiburg Conservatory of Music") is a public music academy subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg for academic research and artistic and pedagogical training in music. ...

. He was the founder and leader of Consortium Classicum.

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. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

, 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 Franz Anton Hoffmeister (12 May 1754 – 9 February 1812) was a German and Austrian composer and music publisher. Early years Franz Anton Hoffmeister was born in Rottenburg am Neckar, Further Austria, on 12 May 1754. At the age of fourteen ...

Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart and Richard Wa ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

Ignaz Pleyel Ignaz (Ignace) Joseph Pleyel (; ; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period. He grew up in Austria (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), and was educated there; in his ...

and others. * ''Handbuch der Musikpädagogik'', vol. 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 booklet 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 Musicians from the Rhine Province Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold 20th-century German musicians 20th-century clarinetists {{clarinetist-stub