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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Biwa lake
object | ARC/PH/C089/002
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Exhibition records: The Story of the Bow press release
object | ARC/HMG/EXH/1978/005/002
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Horniman Museum Accession Register: Musical Collections 1, 1979-1998
object | ARC/HMG/CM/001/013
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Typed page titled 'References to the Tomalins in 'Dolmetsch: the man and his work' by Margaret Campbell (Hamish Hamilton 1975)
object | ARC/TOM/003/002/002
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