Clarinet
The modern wooden clarinet with a full chromatic
scale has been around since the mid 1800's, but a primitive version was originally invented by Johann Denner in 1690.
Today's "student" clarinets which are relatively easy to blow are made of a durable black composite resin plastic
with shiny nickle-silver keys. The top of the clarinet has a mouthpiece that you attach a thin wooden reed to. To make a sound
you put your mouth around the mouthpiece and blow.
The clarinet has enjoyed tremendous popularity over the years
because it has a playful tone that many people really enjoy and the clarinet very often plays the lead melody parts in band
and orchestral compositions. In fact, because of it's totally fun tone you will sometimes hear the sound of a clarinet
being played in cartoons!
