What was the reason?
The reason that the Clarinet was invented was because Johann wanted to add a different tone to an orchastra, and more variety to music.
Since Clarinets can play fairly high and fairly low, this was a great invention to add to a band, mainly because there were instruments that could play higher notes, and some could play lower notes. But rarely both.
Since Clarinets can play fairly high and fairly low, this was a great invention to add to a band, mainly because there were instruments that could play higher notes, and some could play lower notes. But rarely both.