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Clarinet in B-flat

ca. 1830–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681
The clarinet is a comparatively recent member of the orchestral wind section. It gained popularity in the orchestra of Mannheim, Germany, in the later eighteenth century, and its warm, woody sound came into its own in the chamber and orchestral music of Mozart. This example was made in the United States, where colonists first established orchestras in theaters and pleasure gardens.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Clarinet in B-flat
  • Maker: Graves & Company
  • Date: ca. 1830–40
  • Geography: Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Boxwood, ebonite, ivory, brass
  • Dimensions: Total length : 660 mm.
    Bell diam.: 75 mm.
    Mouthpiece length: 91 mm.
    Barrel length: 56 mm.
    Upper body section: 231 mm.
    Middle body section: 123 mm.
    Lower body section: 146 mm.
    Bell: 121 mm.
  • Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.899
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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