“Clarinetto” is the romantic diminutive, or minor, of “clarion.” The Clarin trumpet (named after Clarino Blasen) of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The “clarinetto” of this period, due to its sound, was related primarily with the upper register of the trumpet. Ancient Clarinet Instruments using single reeds with a cylindrical tube-shaped bore can be discovered… Continue reading BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLARINET
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When was the Clarinet Invented?
Clarinets were first introduced during the Renaissance period. In 1690, Johann Cristoph Denner invented the clarinet. Of course, it looked very different than modern clarinets.
