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The chalumeau (English: / ˈ ʃ æ l ə m oʊ /; French:; plural chalumeaux) is a single-reed woodwind instrument of the late baroque and early classical eras. The chalumeau is a folk instrument that is the predecessor to the modern-day clarinet.
The low (chalumeau) register of the clarinet spans a twelfth (an octave plus a perfect fifth) before overblowing, so the clarinet needs keys/holes to produce all nineteen notes in this range. This involves more keywork than on instruments that "overblow" at the octave— oboes , flutes, bassoons , and saxophones need only twelve notes before ...
The clarinet family is a woodwind instrument family of various sizes and types of clarinets, including the common soprano clarinet in B♭ and A, bass clarinet, and sopranino E♭ clarinet. Clarinets that aren't the standard B♭ or A clarinets are sometimes known as harmony clarinets.
On the basis of this passage, Denner has been credited by many with the improvement of the chalumeau and the invention of the clarinet. Despite the words "At the beginning of the current century" he is often said to have developed the clarinet in 1690; there is no evidence for this. [2] In fact, J. C. Denner may have built no clarinets at all.
Chalumeau; Clarinet. Piccolo (or sopranino, or octave) clarinet; Sopranino clarinet (including E-flat clarinet) Soprano clarinet; Saxonette; Basset clarinet; Clarinette d'amour; Basset horn; Alto clarinet; Bass clarinet; Contra-alto clarinet (E♭ contrabass clarinet) Contrabass clarinet; Octocontra-alto clarinet; Octocontrabass clarinet ...
Also known as a "folk clarinet" or hornpipe. The zhaleika was eventually incorporated into the balalaika band, the Hungarian tarogato, and may have contributed to the development of the chalumeau, a predecessor of the clarinet. [2]
The modern clarinet did not exist before about 1700. There are, however, a number of concertos written for its antecedent, the chalumeau.. The discovery of six clarinet concertos by Johann Melchior Molter (1696–1765) — the first of which may date from 1743 [5] — and three concerti grossi for clarinet and oboe written by Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) as far back as 1711 [6] have led music ...
18th century recorders by Denner et al. from Das Germanische Nationalmuseum Nürnberg. Jacob Denner (1681 – 1735) was a woodwind instrument maker of Nuremberg.. He was the son of Johann Christoph Denner, improver of the chalumeau and credited with the invention of the clarinet.