Clarinet in B-flat

Clementi & Co.

ca. 1805 · Boxwood, ivory, brass · Musical Instruments

The composer and pianist Muzio Clementi (born Rome, Italy 23 January 1752, died Evesham/Worcestershire 10 March 1832) established in 1802 a piano manufacture in London. He also sold woodwind instruments (Waterhouse, NLI, 65). Overall size: 665 Bore: c-hole 13.6; f-hole 13.6. Conical part: 198. Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Long-tenon English-style ebony mouthpiece grooved for cord. Waisted English-style barrel. Rudiments of square wooden rings. Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of the bore. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Zig-zag F♯3/C♯5 lever guided in a rudiment of a square wooden ring. Bevelled G♯3 touchpiece. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5. R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯3/E♭5. Keyhead type: flat round. Keymount type: blocks and swelling. Inscribed on all pieces except for the unstamped mouthpiece "CLEMENTI & Co. / LONDON" (Heike Fricke, 2014)

Artist

Clementi & Co.

Date

ca. 1805

Medium

Boxwood, ivory, brass

Culture

British

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of William J. Maynard, 1997