Important Events in Clarinet History by Date Flashcards
1600’s
Female students at Venetian conservatories play the violin, flute, organ, oboe,
bassoon, cello, double basses, French horn, and harpsichord.
1700
Denner invents clarinet
1704
M.A. Ziani’s “Caio Pompilio” uses the chalameau.
1700’s
Women play piano, harp, and guitar for domestic entertainment.
1713
The clarinet is mentioned by Mattheson in his “Newly Organized Orchestra.”
1720
The chalameau is used in J. A. J. Faber’s Mass “Maria Assumpta.”
1721
By this date the instrument is already known in Italy as “Clarone”
1728
A concerto for chalameau is played in Paris.
1738
J.T. Eisel in the “Musicus Autodidactus” states that the speaker key gives Bb
instead of B, as before.
1740
1740: Handel’s Overture in D for two clarinets and horn.
1740’s
Molter’s clarinet concertos
1742
Mr. Charles, “the Hungarian,” plays a clarinet concerto in Dublin. (He was one of
the first traveling clarinet soloists.)
1749
Rameau’s “Zoroastre” uses clarinets
1750
Clarinets now begin to make real progress in the orchestra. The clarinet uses
barrels of different lengths. Approximate date of the Stamitz’s Clarinet Concerto
1751
Rameau’s “Acante and Cephis” uses clarinets. Haydn’s first used of the clarinet in
his “First Mass.”
1762
Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emile on education – underlined the importance of
women to be entirely subordinate and dependent on their husbands.
1762
Thomas Arne’s Artaxeres uses clarinets. J.C. Bach’s Orione uses D and Bb
clarinets
1764
Gluck’s Orfeo uses clarinets. Mozart makes a copy of Abel’s Symphony Op. 8,
No. 6, in which clarinets replace the more usual oboes.
1767
Diderot and Alembert’s “Enclopedie” shows a two-piece chalameau with eight
finger holes, a detachable mouthpiece, and a single reed.
1769
Gluck’s Alceste uses clarinets.
1770
Five-key clarinet.
1772
Joseph Beer plays a clarinet concerto by Stamitz in Paris. The bass clarinet is
invented by Giles Lot in Paris
1776
Diderot and Alembert’s “Encyclopedie” describes a six-key clarinet
1776-78
Clarinets are used by Haydn in the Estherhazy orchestra.
1777
Mozart hears the clarinet in Mannheim.
1778
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante.
1779
Gluck’s Iphegenie en Tauride uses clarinets.
1781
Mozart’s Serenade for Thirteen Wind Instruments.
1782
Mozart’s Serenade for Winds in C Minor
1783
Mozart’s Five Divertimenti for Two Clarinets and Bassoon.
1784
Mozart’s Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Piano.
1786
Mozart’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in Eb. Theodore Lotz invented the
basset-clarinet for Anton Stadler in Vienna.
1789
Mozart’s Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Sting Quartet.
1790
Jean-Jacues Baumann developed six-key clarinet with Leférvre in Paris.
1791
Mozart’s Concerto for Clarinet in A Major (begun in 1789 and completed in
1791).
1797
Beethoven’s Quintet in Eb for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon, op. 16.
Beethoven’s Trio for Clarinet, Piano, and Cello, op. 11.
1800-1810
Ivan Müller introduces in metal ligature for the clarinet.
1800
Six-key clarinet now fairly common, although the five-key clarinet is more
popular.
1805
The Schleichers Trio, family trio with the father on bassoon and two daughters on clarinets, tours Germany and Switzerland.
1807
Milan Conservatory is founded
1808
Rev. Frederick Nolan of Colchester introduces ring keys. Dumas invents the
contrabass. J. H. G. Streitwolf developed his eleven-key clarinet in Göttingen for
Hermstedt, for whom Spohr wrote his clarinet concertos.
1809
Iwan Müller invented Müller system clarinet in Paris. A. Reicha’s clarinetist,
Boufil used Müller-system clarinet. Hermstedt uses a gold mouthpiece with a
silver lay, a silver facing. Rossini’s Introduction, Theme and Variation
1810
Beethoven’s Sextet in Eb for two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons, op. 71.
In Berlin, Griessling & Scholott sold his ten-key clarinet to Heinrich Baermann,
for whom Weber wrote his Concertino and Concerto No. 1 & 2.
1811
Weber’s Concertino in Eb, op. 26, Weber’s Concerto No. 1, op. 73 & No. 2, op.
74. Heinrich Grenser developed his eleven-key clarinet for Crusell in Dresden
1817
Vienna Conservatory is founded
1812
In France the reed is being played on the bottom instead of the top of the
mouthpiece. Ivan Mueller appears in Paris with a thirteen-keyed clarinet. Cordula
Ostiggenberg (née Schleicher) is the first woman appointed as salaried principal
clarinetist.
1814
Spohr’s Octet Op. 32.
1815
Beethoven’s Three Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon. Weber’s Introduction, Theme,
and Variations, Op. 33. Weber’s Quintet for clarinet and strings Op. 34.
1816
Weber’s Grand Duo Concertante for clarinet and piano. Op. 48. Woman
clarinetist, Margaret Knittel appeared in a concert in Germany; she is also the first
woman clarinetist to appear in the US.
1818
First report of a metal clarinet (made in brass).
1821
Donizetti’ Studio Primo for solo clarinet.
1823
The Royal Academy of Music in London is founded. Rollers for the left-hand
little finger developed by C. Janssen.
1824
Schubert’s Octet in F Major.
1825
Caroline Krähmer (née Schleicher)’s Sonatine pour Piano avec Clarinette ou
Violon Oblige. Now the clarinet has eleven keys. German silver begins to replace
brass for the key and metal work on the clarinet.
1828
G. Streitwolf of Goettingen invents the basset horn. Schubert’s The Shepherd on
the Rock for soprano, clarinet, and piano.
1832
Brussels Conservatory is founded
1833
R. Wagner’s Adagio for Clarinet.
1834
Beethoven’s Octet for two oboes, two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons, Op.
103.
1835
Ernst Krähmer’s Duo Concertant for Oboe and Clarinet, for him and his wife.
Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer with the famous bass clarinet solo.