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Women and Feminism in Classical and Jazz History: Katherine Hoover’s Clarinet Concerto in Context

Valladares, Gabrielle Alissa
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-3684
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1650587410929853

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2022, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
The following document discusses Katherine Hoover’s Clarinet Concerto (1987), while setting the Concerto in context with the rich history of women in classical music, jazz, and feminist theory. It traces the intersection of history, feminism, and genre, discussing feminist theory and its application to music. Flutist and composer Katherine Hoover (1937-2018) was a world-renowned composer, known for her elegant and intense style for wind instruments, primarily the flute. Her repertoire for clarinet is not only versatile, but virtuosic, and explores a wide variety of genres, from jazz to Greek folk song. The Clarinet Concerto (1987), written for jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels, is a powerful work, which presents challenges both with traditional performance and jazz-based improvisation. An in-depth biographical sketch of Katherine Hoover is provided, documenting her development from a young student with limited music education, into a world-renowned artist and composer. Also included is a brief history of women composers and performers in both classical music and in jazz, along with biographical sketches of historic jazz clarinetists and their impact on the genre. Finally, the Clarinet Concerto is explored as a performance guide, including tips on improvisation for those who might be uncomfortable with the medium. The Clarinet Concerto is promoted herein for clarinetists, not only for its invaluable musical elements that blend jazz and classical sounds, but for its reflection of a feminist work that has helped to shape music today.
Caroline Hartig (Advisor)
Russel Mikkelson (Committee Member)
Karen Pierson (Committee Member)
Graeme Boone (Committee Member)
181 p.
Music; Womens Studies
Clarinet Concerto; Katherine Hoover; Musical Feminism; Jazz feminism; Improvisation for clarinet; History of women composers in music; Hoover Clarinet Concerto

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  • Valladares, G. A. (2022). Women and Feminism in Classical and Jazz History: Katherine Hoover’s Clarinet Concerto in Context [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1650587410929853

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Valladares, Gabrielle. Women and Feminism in Classical and Jazz History: Katherine Hoover’s Clarinet Concerto in Context . 2022. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1650587410929853.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Valladares, Gabrielle. "Women and Feminism in Classical and Jazz History: Katherine Hoover’s Clarinet Concerto in Context ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1650587410929853

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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