You know it when you hear it. Deep and shrill, resonant and bright, smooth or not – the clarinet adds a diverse range to the woodwind family. Temple University Associate Professor of Music Emily Threinen gave WRTI’s Meridee Duddleston a quick course on its historic origins.
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More from Boyer College of Music and Dance Professor Emily Treinen, on how the clarinet come to be. Treinen is the conductor of the university’s Wind Symphony.