The earliest known clarinets that have survived are by his son, Jacob Denner (1681-1735). Doppelmayr in his Historische Nachricht von den Nürnbergischen Mathematicis und Künstlern, that Johann Christoph Denner (1655-1707) invented the clarinet sometime after 1698 by modifying the chalumeau. It is generally agreed, based on a 1730 statement by J. The first written record of the term clarinet was in the record of the Nuremberg Town Band purchase of four clarinets from Jacob Denner. The clarinet mouthpiece was designed for the overblown register. The clarinet bell was larger and had a definite flare to its bore. The bore was larger than the chalumeau it was about the size of a modern Bb instrument. The clarinet had a key on the back that was higher and smaller than the chalumeau's and a register tube for the overblown register. The clarinet was designed for the "clarinet register," the higher overblown notes and had a poor lower "chalumeau register." The chalumeau was designed for the lower "chalumeau register" with an almost nonexistent high register. Composers of the early 18th century often confused the instruments. The 18th century two-key chalumeau and the contemporary two-key clarinet looked similar. Gregory Barrett ©1999 From the chalumeau to the clarinet
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