Images from the Cutler Gallery Clarinet in C by Wolfgang Küss, Vienna, ca. 1827-1830 NMM 5774. Clarinet in C by Wolfgang Küss, Vienna, ca. 1827-1830. Elaborately carved barrel and bell. Boxwood, horn ferrules. Five brass keys with flat, square key covers. Five-keyed clarinets were the standard from the time of Mozart to Beethoven, but continued to be built well after additional keys had become the standard, particularly for amateur players, who wanted to play music published for voice and keyboard; hence, the high survival of examples of clarinets built in the key of C. Board of Trustees, 1994.   Click arrow to continue Cutler Gallery Tour Go to Cutler Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Tour Index National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 National Music Museum, 2001, 2003 Most recent update:   May 15, 2003 You are the 6,327th visitor to this page since May 15, 2003. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page