Clarinet
device · 1700 · Early modern era
A woodwind instrument with a reed (Denner).
Inventor: Johann Christoph Denner.
What it is made of
- Clarinet mouthpiece with reed — has part. The reed vibrates in the airflow.
- Clarinet body — has part. A cylindrical resonator tube.
- Woodwind key mechanism — has part. Keys close the holes.
Principles and materials it uses
- Resonance — uses. Resonance.
- Wood — is made of. A clarinet is made of blackwood.
- Reed — is made of. A cane reed produces the sound.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Saxophone — evolved into. A clarinet reed on a metal body.