The five-keyed clarinet

Reproduced from typescript. --- Vita. --- Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Rochester.Images scanned in grayscale.The purpose of this dissertation is the examination of an authentic five-keyed clarinet, an instrument that enjoyed widespread use ca. 1770 to 1825. The clarinet was built by Ludwig Embach and Johann Nicolaus Jehring of Adorf, Germany around 1800, and is presently in the writer's possession. Certain conclusions are based on the writer's examination of approximately three hundred early clarinets in museums and private collections throughout Europe, Canada, and America, as well as on his correspondence with more than one hundred musical instrument collectors. Chapter I deals with the restoration process and those individuals involved. Chapter II contains a general description of the "Classic" clarinet along with measurements. The historical development of the five-keyed instrument, important tutors and makers, orchestral beginnings, and use on the concert stage are outlined in Chapter III. Chapter IV is an examination of performance problems. The final chapter is a summary with recommendations for further areas of research. Appendices include photographs of the clarinet before and after restoration, an analysis of the original clarinet mouthpiece, letters from collectors of early woodwind instruments, audio tapes of performances on the five-keyed clarinet with historic European keyboard instruments, excerpts of the music performed, photographs and a description of the keyboard instruments, and a selected list of literature dating from the time of the five-keyed clarinet