Clarinet Connection
Muller system is the system Oehler based is clarinet system on…. Ivan Müller, sometimes spelled Iwan Mueller (1786 in Revel, Estonia – 1854 in Buckenberg), was a clarinetist, composer and inventor who at the beginning of the 19th century was responsible for a major step forward in the development of the clarinet, the air-tight pad. Biography Müller was … Read more
The Oehler system (also spelled Öhler) is a system for clarinet keys developed by Oskar Oehler. Based on the Muller System (Ivan Muller) clarinet, the system adds tone holes to correct intonation and acoustic deficiencies, notably of the alternately-fingered notes B♭ and F. The system has more keys than the Boehm system, up to 27 in the Voll-Oehler … Read more
A clarinet: is 1 half step in pitch below the B-Flat clarinet Standard orchestral instrument used alongside the B♭ soprano. Because the strings play in keys that makes the B-Flat clarinet work very hard and use a lot of cross fingerings…. Playing the A clarinet for EXAMPLE: When the B-Flat clarinet has 7 sharps (the key … Read more
The word clarinet may have entered the English language via the French clarinette (the feminine diminutive of Old French clarin or clarion), or from Provencal clarin, “oboe”. It is ultimately from the Latin root clarus (“clear”). It would seem, however, that its real roots are to be found among some of the various names for trumpets used around the Renaissance and Baroque eras. … Read more
B-Flat Clarinet: Considered to be the primary member of the clarinet family is the most common type of clarinet. In the US it is used in schools, concert bands, military bands, Jazz, orchestras and is the most common clarinet used in Movie & TV scores…
Albert system The Albert system refers to a system of clarinet keywork and fingering developed by Eugene Albert. In the United Kingdom it is known as the simple system. It has been largely replaced in United States by the Boehm System.. The Oehler System is used mostly by Germans & Austrian clarinetists… Big Band musician Jimmy Dorsey used … Read more
C clarinet This instrument became practically obsolete in the orchestras of Europe and the United States in the early twentieth century. The inclusion of the C clarinet, however was not unusual in orchestral scores from the era of Haydn and Mozart right through to the early 20th century. Mahler certainly included them up until his … Read more
D clarinet Rare in the United States and western Europe. Orchestra E-Flat clarinet players often use the D clarinet for parts that are very hard on the E-Flat…. Required in Molter’s very early clarinet concertos. D clarinets are commonly called piccolo clarinets in eastern Europe and Russia.
E-Flat Clarinet / E-Flat Sopranino Clarinet Used in Orchestras, Concert Bands and Clarinet Choirs in the United States and western Europe.. Less common in eastern Europe. Referred to as the soprano in Commonwealth countries. Resurgence in popularity due to the production of affordable instruments in China. E-Flat is commonly called piccolo clarinets in eastern Europe … Read more
Introducing the Plateau Clarinet. Plateau simply means the tone holes are cover with key without holes…. A covered hole clarinet is a huge help for players with smaller hands or with finger problems such as arthritis, but it is also recommended for any player who simply wants a clarinet that is easier to play! On … Read more