mes ▁were ▁found ▁of ▁concert s ▁which ▁Anton ▁Stad ler ▁played ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁Two ▁of ▁those ▁program mes ▁show ▁an ▁eng ra ving ▁of ▁Stad ler ' s ▁instrument . ▁ ▁Franz ▁X aver ▁Sü ß may r ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁con cer to ▁movement ▁for ▁bass et ▁clar inet . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" b asset ▁clar inet " ▁was ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁though ▁it ▁may ▁originally ▁have ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁bass et ▁horn . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Stad ler ' s ▁advoc acy ▁the ▁instrument ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁a ▁regular ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁bass et ▁clar in ets ▁were ▁produced , ▁for ▁performances ▁of ▁Moz art ▁pieces , ▁and ▁no ▁further ▁music ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁instrument ▁( see ▁under ▁External ▁links : ▁Moz arts ` s ▁lost ▁clar inet ). ▁ ▁However , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁interest ▁in ▁performing ▁on ▁original ▁instruments ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁bass et ▁clar inet ' s ▁rev ival . ▁▁ ▁A ▁few ▁modern ▁compos ers , ▁among ▁them ▁Bill ▁S ween ey , ▁Harrison ▁B irt w ist le , ▁Alan ▁Ray ▁H acker , ▁Hann es ▁P ohl it ▁and ▁Franklin ▁Sto ver , ▁have ▁written ▁works ▁featuring ▁bass et ▁clar inet ; ▁Joan ▁Tower ' s ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Clar inet ▁Con cer