The history of music was the focus of Saturdays Allen County Historical Societys annual meeting.
Dr. Jeff Anderson, music instructor at Allen Community College, explained the chalumeau, forerunner to the clarinet, which has significantly more keys.
The chalumeau had only lower notes until changes were made to eventually include the range of notes of the clarinet.
Anderson, who has his masters and doctorate degrees in the clarinet, demonstrated the tonal differentiation between the two. At the end of his presentation, he played a section of one of Mozarts…
