Brief History Of The Clarinet

There are many instruments that have been made, played, and altered. One of these instruments would be the clarinet. From experience, this instrument makes a beautiful sound when played. The clarinet has progressed and been evolutionized throughout hundreds of years. Though it has changed many times, many different musicians have mastered the clarinet and made beautiful music. Mastering the clarinet is a difficult task with all of the work put into it and the many different pieces added to it. This piece of art has many interesting details about it. The clarinet was first invented in 1690 by Johann Christoph Denner. It was mostly known for being a larger version of a recorder. It only had two keys while today, it is around seventeen or eighteen on average. Along with the small amount of keys, it was usually made of brass with springs to play. Denner was from Germany which was influenced heavily by music at the time. Many people have mastered the clarinet with its’ beautiful tunes and melodies. Anton Standler started playing because of Mozart. While Standler was amazing with the clarinet, only because Mozart needed someone to learn it, he was a heavy gambler and drinker. Whenever he died, he still owed Mozart money. Another great musician that specialized in the

The clarinet belongs to the woodwind family and the aerophone category. This is because you blow air through the instrument and it is usually made out of wood. To make sound, you moisten a single reed, usually made out of bamboo. The reed is attached to the mouthpiece which is made of hard rubber or plastic. After having the right embouchure, you blow air through it to make the reed vibrate. To play the clarinet, you must have your left hand over your right. There are, on average, seventeen or eighteen keys and holes to hold on release to make the beautiful sound of a