Albert system

The Albert system refers to a system of clarinet keywork and fingering developed by Eugène Albert.

Big Band musician Jimmy Dorsey used a clarinet outfitted with the Albert system.

Albert system clarinets are still used, mainly in Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and Turkish folk music as well as Klezmer and Dixieland styles.

Many musicians prefer the Albert system because its unkeyed tone holes make slurred notes easier to play.

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