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Boehm system

[ beym, bohm ]

noun

  1. a system of improved fingering and keying for the flute and clarinet, invented by the German musician Theobald Boehm (1794–1881).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boehm system1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

From this adaptation has sprung the erroneous notion that Klos�’s clarinet was constructed according to the Boehm system; Klos�’s lateral divisions of the tube do not follow those applied by Boehm to the flute.

SEE Scott, Andrew V. The new E-Z self instructor method for clarinet, Boehm system.

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