Introduction
With this research I hope to achieve, the revival of the forgotten clarinet works by the Dutch composer Ludovicus Mirandolle.
Firstly, I will give an introduction to Ludovicus Mirandolle as a person. I want to give an overview of his life and his achievements with a specific focus on his work as a composer. Getting information from people who knew him, but also looking at other materials like magazines that mention him. Also, his own notebooks and agenda’s have been a great source of information for this research as these were written down straight from the composer’s hand.
Secondly, getting the music to an audience has been the great focus during this research. I started by taken a closer look at the manuscripts of Ludovicus Mirandolle available at the Nederlands Muziek Instituut in The Hague. As only a few of his works have been published before, the rest of the manuscripts had to be digitalized and made into new editions. These new editions will be published and available for other clarinettists and chamber music ensembles including the clarinet.
Thirdly, to bring the music by Ludovicus Mirandolle to the listeners, instead of only the players. A big recording project started in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, and the Art of Sound Department, resulting in professional recordings of the music for clarinet/bassethorn, with and without supporting instruments. These recordings will be published on online music platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music etc…
Finally, as none of his music has been put in a catalogue before, and only Ludovicus Mirandolle himself had the knowledge of all the pieces that he wrote. The final part of this research will be the introduction of the Ludovicus Mirandolle Werken Catalogue (LMW).
Stefan Woudenberg, 2021
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