Research paper originally written in French concerning the development of the Clarinet up until the 19th century. The document also includes a list of sources used to write the article - these are written in English. There are also small diagrams of musical manuscript.
"Description of the new Clarinet" (tr. French)
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Black and white print of large tree-covered hill in the middle of the forest
object | ARC/GUP/003/045/002
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Hart Museum Visitor Books
object | ARC/HAR/004/071
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35mm slide: Villagers lined up with instruments, almost certainly the village of Langde, mentioned on October 8th [as Lange].
object | ARC/BAL/005/143
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Calabash plants and children on the Benin Road
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/542/003
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