The Clarinet History : Trumpet Valve Guard
The Clarinet History
- The clarinet is a musical instrument that is a part of the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et (meaning little) to the Italian word clarino (meaning a type of trumpet), as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet.
- A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube of dark wood with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys. The most common forms are tuned in B flat, A, and E flat
- An organ stop with a tone resembling that of a clarinet
- (clarinetist) a musician who plays the clarinet
- a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
- The study of past events, particularly in human affairs
- the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history"
- the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"
- The past considered as a whole
- The whole series of past events connected with someone or something
- a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
Jules HelznerTemple University Band 1937
Played clarinet in Temple University School marching band and also played solo in orchestra. 1936 picture. I was not a student at Temple but Morry was and he got me into the band as an extra.
Instrument Collection
Vacation 2011 continues - here are some shots from the Smithsonian Museum of American History - Washington D.C.
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