Clarinet in D
The clarinet was invented by J. C. Denner of Nuremberg around the year 1700. The first form of the instrument had two keys, like those found on this clarinet (which are modern replacements). The two-keyed version of the instrument survived until about 1770. Two-keyed clarinets are extraordinarily rare, and this is the only known example in the western hemisphere.
The body of this instrument is made of three boxwood sections, the mouthpiece and barrel, an undivided middle section, and the stock and bell. The instrument is unsigned, and the mouthpiece and barrel section are probably from another instrument though of the same period and were probably joined with the other sections at an early date.
The body of this instrument is made of three boxwood sections, the mouthpiece and barrel, an undivided middle section, and the stock and bell. The instrument is unsigned, and the mouthpiece and barrel section are probably from another instrument though of the same period and were probably joined with the other sections at an early date.
Artwork Details
- Title: Clarinet in D
- Date: 1750–70
- Geography: Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: Boxwood, brass
- Dimensions: L. 53.3 x Diam. 3 cm (21 x 1 3/16 in.)
Section L. 112 mm (barrel/ mouthpiece); 242 mm (middle section); 179 mm (stock/ bell) - Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
- Credit Line: Purchase, Barbara Kahn Gift, in memory of Richard S. Kahn, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.185
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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Georg Henrich Scherer
ca. 1750–57
Jacob Denner
before 1735
Hendrik Richters
before 1727
Johann Wilhelm Haas
late 17th century
Andreas Naeplaesnigg
1790
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