How was the clarinet invented?

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How was the clarinet invented? Can you help me?

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How was the clarinet invented? Can you help me?

The earliest predecessor was a folk instrument called the chalemeau- a sort of recorder like thing with the mouthpiece and reed carved all as one piece. (From this instrument comes the term for the lowest register of the modern clarinet.) It remained a folk instrument throughout the Baroque and early Classical era, and this is why there is no original music for clarinet from this time period.

In the mid 1700s, wind instrument makers began to make their own, early, non-advanced versions: these had few keys, some tone holes, and the reeds were separate from the mouthpiece. Clarinets were made in many keys (C, E flat, B flat, A) to accommodate the fact that few accidentals could be played on instruments with few keys. The "clarion" or middle register was added. (Clarion means "little trumpet")

By the mid 1800s, two main key systems emerged: Albert system (only a novelty in modern times) and Boehm system. (This is what we all play on today.)

This is only a short overview; the best book on clarinet history, repertoire, and playing is "The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing" by David Pino.

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theres plenty of info about clarinet on this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet