Albert was a Belgian clarinet maker, based in Brussels. His work started around 1840, and his sons continued making clarinets until the end of the First World War. A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common B♭ soprano clarinet. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...