Amand Vanderhagen or Amand Van der Hagen (1753–1822) was a Flemish clarinetist and teacher. He is known for writing ''Méthode nouvelle et raisonnée pour la clarinette'', the earliest extant method book for the Classical

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

. He is considered a key figure in the development of clarinet

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken as ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vanderhagen, Amand 1753 births 1822 deaths Clarinetists