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Theobald Boehm and the Development of Woodwind Key Systems

Theobald Boehm and the Development of Woodwind Key Systems. Micaela Baranello Physics 22 March 16, 2005. Early Woodwinds. No keys, only holes Could not play chromatics well in tune Often came in many different lengths to enable other keys (mostly clarinets)

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Theobald Boehm and the Development of Woodwind Key Systems

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  1. Theobald Boehm and the Development of Woodwind Key Systems Micaela Baranello Physics 22 March 16, 2005

  2. Early Woodwinds • No keys, only holes • Could not play chromatics well in tune • Often came in many different lengths to enable other keys (mostly clarinets) • Similar to modern recorder hole system

  3. Some Development • Two or three keys were sometimes added • Fingers could not reach all the holes

  4. Theobald Boehm • Goldsmith and flutist • Invented ring key system • 1830s-1860s • Developments applied to clarinet by Lefebre and Buffet • Trill keys

  5. The Boehm Flute • Also changed material- wood to metal • Developed bore • More brilliant, loud sound • This flute dates from 1847 • Not immediately adopted by flutists

  6. Development of the Clarinet • Iwan Muller (1808, Estonia) • Addition of extra keys to facilitate trills, improve intonation • Development by Boehm and Louis-Auguste Buffet

  7. The Boehm System • Ring keys • Chromatic keys • Trill keys • Cross-fingerings/ rollers • Other systems: Mazzeo, Oehler

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