Tárogató

The Tárogató (also Taragot ) is a woodwind instrument with a single reed and externally resembles the clarinet. Instrumentenkundlich is a wooden saxophone, as it has a conically drilled acoustic pipe and blowing into the octave. The sound is softer than the saxophone and more open than the clarinet. The instrument was developed in Hungary in the late 19th century. It is also considered the national instrument of Hungary.

History

A woodwind instrument with the name Tárogató is occupied in Hungarian writings since the 15th century. It was a double-reed instrument with a conical bore Zurnatyps. From the similarity with oriental shawm is also the term " Turkish pipe " explained.

This original Tárogató was also used as a signaling instrument. Since it gained symbolic importance for the Hungarian national consciousness during the uprising of Francis II Rákóczi (1703-1711), it was suppressed in the 18th century by the Habsburg Monarchy.

The known today as Tárogató instrument with a single reed was invented by Vencel József 1894-96 by Schunda in Budapest, and called in conscious recording of the Hungarian tradition so.

In the workshops Schunda and Stowasser different valve systems were used. The most common form, the soprano instrument in B is approximately 74 cm long. There are also larger forms. Stowasser offered seven different sizes, down to the bass in it to.

Since the 1920s, the instrument under the name Taragot or Torogoata is also common in Romania.

Form

The Tárogató looks similar to the clarinet. The four parts of the Tárogatós are:

Brands

The company Schunda or Stowasser, who had been a leader in the construction of the instrument, were closed after the Second World War. For a long time the Tárogató was only built by the company Hammerschmidt & Sons. In the meantime, however, there is again instrument makers, especially in Hungary and Romania, but also in France, Belgium and Canada, build the Tárogatós.