A few bibliographies of writings on the clarinet devote research to periodical articles. These bibliographies are now outdated and a concentrated effort has not been made to update periodical information since 1979. The purpose of this study was to compile, categorize and annotate selected periodical material relating to the clarinet and published in the United States from January 1, 1979 to December 31, 1990. This is the first comprehensive study devoted solely to the research of periodical literature relating to the clarinet.Citations from 1520 articles in fifty-seven music and non-music publications were organized by subject and author. The subject listing has five major subject headings and seventy-four subheadings. Major subject headings include "Soloists and Ensembles," "Competitions, Societies, Workshops," "Performance and Pedagogy," "Repertoire" and "Equipment." An article citation may appear under more than one subject or subheading. Over twelve-hundred citations are annotated.The type and number of articles in each of the major subject headings and subheadings revealed recent trends in clarinet research such as the preoccupation with clarinet personalities promoted in popular magazines. Foremost writers of the period were also identified, including Lee Gibson, Jerry Pierce, Norman Heim and F. Gerard Errante. / School of Music