Klarinet Archive - Posting 000242.txt from 2005/01

From: "Rommel John Miller" <rjmiller@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Johann Denner
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:43:32 -0500

Funny but I have done a little research on Johann Denner, the alleged
inventor of the Clarinet, but his birth year is most often given as 1655
(even www.woodwind.org/clarinet/YPP/Jenny.html lists 1655 as his birth
year.)

Now, as it has been reported in recent days that January 14th is the
anniversary, I have heard and read that the date of origin is 1640.

How can this be? Would Herr Denner have miraculously appeared prior to his
birth just to invent this magnificent instrument? Therefore, as a stickler
for dates, how is it then that Denner is given credit if he was born after
the 1640 date of discovery for the Clarinet?

And BTW, I had lots of chuckles over those who mistakingly read Denner as
"Denver" and Johann as "John" (which by the way it is.)

Good old pot-smoking John Denver did some cool things in his short life, but
other than skillfully play a guitar, he didn't seem the least bit interested
in woodwinds, let alone clarinets.

Ergo, can we please get to the bottom of who invented the clarinet and when?
For a guy born in 1655 it seems pretty unlikely that he could have invented
an instrument of anykind when he was but a twinkle in his father's eye in
1640.

And all of this is meant to be taken with a sense of humor, as all of my
posts are.

Shalom,

Rommel John Miller
Baltimore, MD

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