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Johann Christoph Denner (13 August 1655 – 26 April 1707) was a German woodwind instrument maker, to whom the invention of the clarinet is attributed.
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Johann Christoph Denner is generally believed to have invented the clarinet in Germany around the year 1700 by adding a register key to the earlier chalumeau. -- Wikipedia, s.v. "Clarinet"
About three centuries ago
He tinkered with a chalumeau.
He didn’t know what he might get,
But it became the clarinet.
So now you know, for you just read it,
That J. C. Denner gets the credit.
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