Detail View: The AMICA Library: Clarinet in B Flat
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.53.223
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Sax, Charles Joseph
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Creator Role:
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Maker
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1791-1865
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Made by Charles Joseph Sax
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Title:
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Clarinet in B Flat
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1830
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Creation Start Date:
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1830
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Creation End Date:
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1830
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ivory, brass
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Classification Term:
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Aerophone/reed blown/single reed
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Dimensions:
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L. 26 3/4 in. (68 cm); L. of mouthpiece 35 in. (89 cm); L. of barrel 27 1/2 in. (70 cm); L. of upper body section 8 3/4 in. (22.1 cm); L. of lower body section 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); L. of bell 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); Diam. of bell 33 1/2 in. (85 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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53.223
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Funds from various donors
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Rights:
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Context:
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This clarinet in b flat is marked C. Sax for Charles Joseph Sax (1791-1865) whose son Adolphe invented the saxophone. The quality, tone, and forms of musical instruments are largely determined by the materials chosen for their construction. Elephant-tusk ivory, a particularly adaptable but exotic material, has long been employed in fashioning instrument's of great value, though it is no longer used by ethical craftsmen. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.mi53.223.R.tif
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