The Clarinet has a relatively simple origin dating back to the 1600’s. The common clarinet that we know today is a much more versatile, and pleasing to the ear, instrument than its ancestors. The Clarinet is thought to have derived from an unattractive shepherd's instrument, resembling a recorder, called the Chalumeau. The origin of the name comes from the Latin word “Calamellus” meaning “little reed”. To produce sound through the Chalumeau a single reed was carved from the pipe itself and that redd would vibrate against the instrument that produced a limited range of low, unpleasant sounding notes. Due to the uninviting sound and aesthetic of the Chalumeau, composers rarely wrote for the instrument. Later on in the Clarinet’s
