Jacob Denner

{{Short description|German woodwind instrument maker (1681–1735)}} [[Image:18th century recorders by Denner et al.jpg|thumb|Early 18th century recorders made by Jacob and Johann Christoph Denner: (left to right) two altos in F, a "voice flute" (tenor in D), a bass in G, and two bass in F. Exhibit at the ''Germanisches Nationalmuseum'', Nuremberg.]]

'''Jacob Denner''' (1681 – 1735) was a woodwind instrument maker of Nuremberg.

He was the son of Johann Christoph Denner, improver of the chalumeau and credited with the invention of the clarinet. Jacob is also well known for his recorders<ref>{{Cite journal | author-link = | author = Robert Austin Warner | author2 = Friedrich von Huene | author2-link = Friedrich von Huene (musician) | date = 1974 | title = A Jacob Denner Recorder in the United States of America | quote = | journal = The Galpin Society Journal | volume = 21 | issue = | pages = 88–98 | doi =10.2307/841432 | id = | jstor = 841432 }} </ref> which have become the model for many modern instruments.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.mollenhauer.com/en/recorders/recorders/recorderoverview/denner#content | title = Denner Recorders from Mollenhauer | access-date = 2016-07-09 | author = | last = | first = | author-link = | year = 2016 | publisher = Mollenhauer Recorders | pages = | format = | language = | quote = | archive-date = 2016-10-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161028205921/http://www.mollenhauer.com/en/recorders/recorders/recorderoverview/denner#content | url-status = dead }}</ref> He is reported to have worked for the Medici court in Florence in 1708.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://joel.arpin.free.fr/pages_eng/denner2.html | title = Denner | access-date = 2016-07-09 | last = Arpin | first = Joël | author-link = | date = | year = | publisher = | pages = | language = | quote = }}</ref>

Jacob was also a performer and member of the Nuremberg ''Stadtpfeiferei'' (town pipers).<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.buyrecorders.com/denner_family.htm | title = Unicorn Music: Denner Family | access-date = 2016-07-09 | last = Fischer | first = Charles | author-link = | date = | year = | publisher = | pages = | language = | quote = }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://johndenner.com/jacob-denner/ Jacob Denner] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030202235101/http://hem.passagen.se/eriahl/history.htm The clarinet history]}} *[https://johndenner.com/jacob-denner/ Jacob Denner - All Things Denner]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Denner, Jacob}} Category:Recorder makers Category:18th-century German artisans Category:German musical instrument makers Category:Musicians from Nuremberg Category:1681 births Category:1735 deaths