#CLARINET February 10

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Today’s contribution to the 30-Day Musical Instrument Coach4aday Challenge is on the CLARINET.

Does not matter if the musical genre is classical, jazz, or swing the Clarinet has held a prominent role. Research has indicated that it first appeared around 1690. The inventor is said to have been Johann Denner from Nurenberg Germany. It is classified as woodwind instrument and was called a “mock trumpet” early on.

Surfing on Amazon I saw where beginner clarinets can cost about $100.00.

Clarinet musicians of note

Located several lists of the best players in the world.

Hello Music Theory had this one.

When I think of this instrument the first name that came to mind was Benny Goodman who was on just about every list I located. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. He earned the nickname “King of Swing“

Sounds of Mozart

Another name on the list of talented performers is Sharon Kam. She is someone that I had never heard of before and that is one of the gifts of these 30-Day Challenges it educates me on topics I know very little about. This is a a long YouTube Video (30 Minutes) but it has lots of Clarinet played on a level beyond most mortals.

Sing-Sing-Sing

From the Swing Music era one of the best-known tunes is Sing-Sing-Sing written by Louis Prima and recorded by Benny Goodman’s Orchestra. Lots of horns but you can hear Goodman on the Clarinet.