yes, I'm playing it this year for a competition :)
Carl Stamitz was born in 1745.
Carl Stamitz died in 1801.
Before the classical era Georg Friedrich Händel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Stamitz composed for the clarinet. The baroque era ended in 1750.
Carl Stamitz had 4 children with wife Marie Josepha Pilz. Unfortunately none of the kids survived infancy.(early childhood)
Carl Stamitz and Alessandro Rolla
Gyunsil Kim has written: 'Carl Stamitz' Quartette' -- subject(s): Analysis, appreciation, String quartets
Five pieces of music written for the clarinet include Time Pieces for Clarinet and Piano by Robert Muczynski, Clarinet Concerto in A by Mozart, 3 Clarinet Concerta but Cruseel, 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solo by Igor Stravinsky and Clarinet Concerto No., 1 by Carl Maria von Weber,.
Some major composers of the Classical Period were Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Luigi Boccherini
Some comporsers from the classical era were Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn, Johann Christian Bach, Antonio Salieri, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Luigi Boccherini, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Gerald Finzi
Well, that depends on what you mean by popular. One popular song today is Acker Bilk's Stranger on the Shore. Here are some very popular works of the clarinet's CLASSICAL repertoire: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations Carl Maria Von Weber: Clarinet Concertino, Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Grand Duo Concertant From the JAZZ repertoire: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (only the intro, but it is one of the most well known clarinet excerpts EVER) Artie Shaw: Clarinet Concerto pretty much anything by Benny Goodman Jérome Thomas: Moonlight Serenade And CONTEMPORARY repertoire (a very odd genre of music, in my opinion, but whatever floats your boat): Donald Martino: A Set for Clarinet (arguably the hardest song written for Clarinet) Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Clarinet Smith's 5 pieces for Clarinet Berio: Sequenza for Clarinet Nielsen Clarinet Concerto (This is also considered classical, but many contemporary elements as well) Copland Clarinet Concerto ( This has a few jazz elements, but ultimately Copland's effort to write a "Jazz Concerto" for Benny Goodman was a failure, and while it is popular, it is definitely not jazz, although it contains a few jazz and classical elements)
There are many well known compositions, but undoubtedly the most famous is the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. Some other well known works include the Weber Concertos, Premiere Rhapsody by Debussy, and Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Clarinet. I also really enjoy the Krommer double clarinet concertos.