clarinet
Sign in to saveThe clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.
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The clarinet is a woodwind instrument that produces sound using a single reed and has a nearly straight tube shape that flares out at the end. It's an important instrument used across many musical styles, from classical orchestras to jazz ensembles.
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- Instrument.name
- Clarinet
- Instrument.image
- Leitner+Kraus 410 320.png
- Instrument.image_capt
- B♭ clarinets (Boehm and Oehler fingering system)
- Instrument.background
- woodwind
- Instrument.classification
- Single-reed
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 422.211.2–71
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Single-reeded aerophone with keys
- Instrument.range
- 200px|center|class=notpageimage All clarinets have approximately the same written range. The sounding pitch depends on what key the instrument is in. Low clarinets generally have extra keys to extend the range downward.
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20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Development
- Acoustics
- Construction
- Materials
- Reed
- Components
- Clarinet family and ranges
- Performance practice
- Repertoire
- Classical
- Jazz
- Other genres
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Cited sources
- Further reading
- External links
The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodwind family, ranging from the BB♭ contrabass to the A♭ piccolo. The B soprano clarinet is the most common type, and is the instrument usually indicated by the word "clarinet".