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Master of The secret life of the clarinet
maestro Classical Clarinet Evolution
Nuremberg to Vienna, Nuremberg to Vienna! We're overblowing up to the sky!
maestro A chart maps the clarinet's low chalumeau, middle clarion, and high altissimo registers
maestro Mozart holds a wooden clarinet against a painterly backdrop of historic Vienna.
maestro Assemble the clarinet's parts to learn how it produces its unique orchestral sound.
Trumpet cousin: The word clarinet comes from 'clarino,' a historical Italian trumpet, because its high register sounded so similar.
A single-reed woodwind instrument of the Baroque era with a cylindrical bore. Johann Christoph Denner modified this instrument in Nuremberg around 1700 to invent the clarinet.
In which German city did Johann Christoph Denner invent the first clarinet around 1700?
Which key system, adapted from the flute in 1839, is the standard for modern clarinets?
What custom low-range instrument did Anton Stadler use to play Mozart's clarinet concerto?
For which clarinet virtuoso did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart write his famous Clarinet Concerto?