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Contra alto Clarinet in E-flat, ca. 1880.
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Contra alto Clarinet in E-flat
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| Artist |
Alessandro Maldura (Italian, active Milan 1850–1914 Milan) |
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| Title |
Contra alto Clarinet in E-flat |
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| Description |
English: Contra alto Clarinet in E-flat in grenadilla, nickel-silver, 14 keys; Maldura developed this type between bass and contrabass in about 1880 and called it Clarone grande; Italian; Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Français : Clarinette contralto en grenadille, 14 clés, clés en maillechort. Maldura réalisa ce modèle situé entre la clarinette basse et contrebasse autour de 1880 et l'appela Clarone grande; Italien; Instrument à vent à perce cylindrique de la famille des bois à anche simple. |
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| Date | circa 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | various materials (Grenadilla, nickel-silver) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Total length of tube: approximately 1930 mm / Diameter of bell: 203 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Musical Instruments |
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| Accession number |
89.4.2819 |
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| Place of creation | Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history | Made in 1881 for the Milan Exhibition of Industry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | According to Albert Rice, Its design is identical to Maldura's 1866 patent for a bass clarinet in "The E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet by Maldura (1881) and the Contra Bass Clarinets by Besson (1890)", Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society XLII (2016), 161-96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/505347
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