Definition of Clarinets. Meaning of Clarinets. Synonyms of Clarinets

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Definition of Clarinets

Clarinet
Clarinet Clar"i*net`, n. [F. clarinette, dim. of clarine, from L. clarus. See Clear, and cf. Clarion.] (Mus.) A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrument in a military band. Note: [Often improperly called clarionet.]

Meaning of Clarinets from wikipedia

- 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...
- majority of modern b**** clarinets, like other clarinets in the family, have the Boehm system of keys and fingering. However, b**** clarinets are also manufactured...
- Modern contrab**** clarinets are transposing instruments pitched in B♭, sounding two octaves lower than the common B♭ soprano clarinet and one octave below...
- A, b**** clarinet, and sopranino E♭ clarinet. Clarinets, other than the standard B♭ and A clarinets, are sometimes known as harmony clarinets. There are...
- the clarinets in E♭, B♭, A, or even C. Handel’s Overture in D major for two clarinets and horn was probably written for two D clarinets. D clarinets were...
- improvements to the alto clarinet. Albert Rice defines clarinets in G with flared bells, which were produced as early as 1740, as alto clarinets, but this use of...
- separate category of sopranino clarinets for the E♭ and D clarinets, those are generally regarded as soprano clarinets as well. All have a written range...
- and French system German system 4 keys (Seggelke clarinets) German system 5 keys (Gerold clarinets) French system: 2 additional keys for the small finger...
- in E♭ Op.36 for clarinet and orchestra (1803) Concerto for two clarinets and orchestra in E♭, Op.35, (1802) Concerto for two clarinets and orchestra in...
- movement of the Clarinet Concerto in A) Henri Joseph de Croes — Partita (1788) for two clarinets in G, two violas and violone (recorded on clarinets d'amore by...