Klarinet Archive - Posting 000767.txt from 2000/07

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Metronome (was enthused musings upon Mozart Concerto)
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 23:10:34 -0400

METRONOME, musician's device, usually pyramidal in shape, that clicks
audibly at exactly timed intervals as an aid to keeping correct tempo.
Functionally, it is an upside-down pendulum, the upright, oscillating hand
bearing a small counterweight that can be raised or lowered vertically
according to the tempo desired. This adjustment regulates the number of
beats per minute in models that are wound by hand; others operate
electrically. It was patented in 1816 by the German musician and inventor
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (1772-1838); however, it was actually conceived about
1812 by the Dutch inventor Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel (c. 1780-1826).

I just found this on a search. Mozart may have been ahead of his time, but
not quite THAT far ahead!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

----- Original Message -----
From: <JMarioneau@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] enthused musings upon Mozart Concerto

> When I said that Mozart probably did not write metronome markings, I
should
> have added that I was not sure the if the metronome was even invented
during
> Mozart's time. Yes, I thought it was invented by Maelzel also, but I
could
> be wrong. As Bill said, maybe Maelzel got the credit for someone else's
> work. I don't know, but there is so much diverse knowledge on this list,
I
> am sure someone will know. This is a great list.
> James
>
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