{"id":347,"date":"2016-03-12T11:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T11:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariclarinet.wordpress.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2016-03-12T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T11:59:08","slug":"the-complexity-of-the-clarinet-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariclari.net\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"The Complexity Of The Clarinet Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

As mentioned in my previous post, the clarinet family is quite extensive and therefore it requires a bit more explanation. Clarinet manufacturing has been developing throughout history trying to achieve the most perfect and refined instruments.<\/p>\n

In the early days clarinets were manufactured in many different keys, much more than we have today, the main reason being the restricted amount of keys those early clarinets had (only two keys to start with). In this way clarinettists could cover all the chromatic notes of the scale and play pieces in different key signatures by just changing from one clarinet to another. The following link states all the existing clarinets from the early 18th century up-to-date. I have taken the liberty of highlighting the ones that are still in use today.<\/p>\n

Click here to view my chart: Chronological chart of clarinet origins<\/a><\/p>\n

This chart is merely a chronological description of each clarinet invention. However, we should bear in mind that each of these instruments had its own evolutionary process. In order to get a clearer picture of this I have created galleries below. The first one shows Eb, Bb and A clarinets, second one bass clarinets and contra-bass clarinets. Then finally a version of these clarinets as how they are known today.<\/p>\n

Click each image for a full description.<\/p>\n