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- 1906
- Works
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- The Kell method for clarinet
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1906-06-08
- Active to
- 1981-08-05
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Reginald Clifford Kell (June 8, 1906 – August 5, 1981) was a British clarinettist. Born in York, England, Kell was the first prominent player to apply vibrato consciously and consistently to his tone, in which respect he modelled himself on his colleague the oboist Léon Goossens. Inspired by the great singers with whom he came in contact, notably Kirsten Flagstad, Kell sought to emulate their warm expressive sounds on the clarinet. His solo repertoire extended from Arcangelo Corelli and earlie
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- York
- Place of death
- Frankfort
- Occupation
- music educator
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Employer
- Royal Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- clarinet
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- name in native language
- Reginald Kell
- date of birth
- 1906-06-08
- date of death
- 1981-08-05
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