melksham quiz

[mallen]

In what and when was the earliest use of the bass clarinet?

[JK2]

If you look at Wikipedia there doesn't seem to be a real definitive answer

[citygrounder]

The first bass clarinet was made in 1772 when Giles Lot of Paris produced one with a range of three octaves. Afterwards Carl Grenser presented his klarinettenbass in 1793 , Adolph sax with his bass clariet in 1838. many works call for it including Wagners "Ring" and Franck's Symphony in D minor.