The A (la) clarinet was the instrument Mozart originally had in mind when Mozart wrote the famous Clarinet Concerto K. 488 in A major.
This 5 key Classical clarinet is a reamaging of Theodor Lotz, a maker in Vienna during the 18th century. He is associated with Anton Stadler, who was Mozart's first clarinetist and for whom Mozart composed several works, including the Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622.
Carl Maria von Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73 and many were composed for the 5-key A (la) clarinet
Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60, is a symphony that can be played on an A clarinet with 5 keys. The symphony is originally scored for a standard orchestra, including clarinets in B-flat and A. In this composition, Beethoven specifies the use of both clarinets in B-flat and clarinet in A.
This 5-key clarinet has a speaker key, throat A key, Ab/Eb key, F#/C# key, and E/B key. It is tuned in A=440 Hz but can be played with change of barrel in A=430 Hz.
This clarinet comes with 2 barrels, case, extra set of pads, extra reed mouthpiece, cap and ligature, cleaning cloth, carrying belt which can be hooked to the thumb rest and a fingering chart..
The body is made of Indian Cocobolo wood with imitation Ivory protection rings.
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5-key Clarinet in A (La) Classical for 18th-Century Music by Mozart - After Theodor Lotz
- Product Code: BC-A500
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$550.00