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He was the son of noted clarinet virtuoso Heinrich Baermann and Helene Harlas. As a child he was taught the clarinet and the basset-horn by his father. When his father retired in 1834, Carl succeeded his father as principal clarinettist.
He toured Europe with his father in 1827, 1832 and 1838.
He played occasionally in the Munich court orchestra when he was 14 years old, and was appointed its second clarinettist in 1832. He held that position until he retired in 1880. In 1833 they premiered Felix Mendelssohn"s Konzert Stücke, Opp.
113 & 114, (Concert Pieces) to great acclaim.
Carl Baermann compositions, 88 opus numbers, were popular with clarinet virtuosos. Baermann developed the Baermann-Ottensteiner key system for the clarinet, which was based on the Müller system.
The system was very popular during the late 19th century, partly because of Baermann"s Vollständige Clarinett-Schule (Complete School for the Clarinet), one of the leading methods for teaching the clarinet, written between 1864 and 1875. 6 7 8 13 33 44 45 49 He composed a number of works for piano solo and with orchestra, and a set of etudes, op.4.
