Jacob Denner (1681 – 1735) was a woodwind instrument maker of Nuremberg. He was the son of

Johann Christoph Denner Johann Christoph Denner (13 August 1655 – 26 April 1707)Martin Kirnbauer. "Denner", ''Grove Music Online'', ed. L. Macy (accessed 13 October 2006)grovemusic.com(subscription access). was a German woodwind instrument maker of the Baroque era, to ...

, improver of the chalumeau and credited with the invention of the

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 ...

. Jacob is also well known for his recorders which have become the model for many modern instruments. He is reported to have worked for the Medici court in Florence in 1708. Jacob was also a performer and member of the Nuremberg Stadtpfeiferei.

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Recorder makers German musical instrument makers Musicians from Nuremberg 1681 births 1735 deaths {{Germany-musician-stub