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Clarinets in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

Contents

Introduction
  • Structure
  • Mouthpiece
  • Barrel
  • Bell
Clarinets in our collection
  • Early 5-key clarinets
  • The first 6-key clarinets
  • Even more keys

 

 

Technical development in detail
Progress in key mounting
  • Instrument making in Britain and on the continent
  • The Müller System
The heritage of English clarinet virtuosi

 

 

Albert and Buffet capture Britain

 

Sources in our collection

 

High clarinets and other members of the family

 

 

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A new Catalogue of the Clarinets in the Collection has been published as part of Volume 2 :: The Descriptions.

Acknowledgements

Author of Clarinets in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments Web Guide :: Heike Fricke

The Clarinets in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments Web Guide was made with the support of a grant from the Scottish Museums Council.

Still photography of instruments by Raymond Parks

Video and audio by the University of Edinburgh Media and Learning Technology Service ( MALTS ).

The recordings were made with the support of a grant from the University of Edinburgh Collections Committee.


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