The contra-alto clarinet, E♭ contrabass clarinet, is a large clarinet pitched a perfect fifth below the B♭ bass clarinet. It is a transposing instrument...
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contrabass clarinet (also pedal clarinet, after the pedals of pipe organs) and contra-alto clarinet are the two largest members of the clarinet family that...
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The alto clarinet is a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E♭, though instruments in F have...
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Bass Clarinets — An octave below the alto clarinet, in between the bass and contrabass. EE♭ contra-alto clarinet, also called EE♭ contrabass clarinet. Rendall...
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Contra-alto, a musical term meaning low alto, may refer to: Contralto, a low female voice type Contra-alto clarinet, an instrument an octave lower than...
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20th-century classical music. The E♭ clarinet, B♭ clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, and contra-alto/contrabass clarinet are commonly used in concert bands...
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the Sandinistas Iran–Contra affair, the Reagan administration selling weapons to Iran to fund the Contras Contra-alto clarinet Contrabass bugle, the...
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horn Alto clarinet Bass clarinet Contra-alto clarinet (E♭ contrabass clarinet) Contrabass clarinet Octocontra-alto clarinet Octocontrabass clarinet Diplica...
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A soprano clarinet is a clarinet that is higher in register than the basset horn or alto clarinet. The unmodified word clarinet usually refers to the...
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clarinet Soprano clarinet (including E-flat clarinet) Basset clarinet Clarinette d'amour Basset horn Alto clarinet Bass clarinet Contra-alto clarinet...
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The E-flat (E♭) clarinet is a member of the clarinet family, smaller than the more common B♭ clarinet and pitched a perfect fourth higher. It is typically...
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Anton Stadler (section Stadler and the basset clarinet)
Austrian clarinet and basset horn player for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote, amongst others, both his Clarinet Quintet (K 581) and Clarinet Concerto...
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clarinet family. It will typically include E♭, B♭, alto, bass, and contra-alto or contrabass clarinets, although sometimes not all of these are included...
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adjustable floor peg similar to that of the bass clarinet. The instrument maker Eva Kingma calls her contra-alto flute a "contr'alto flute in G," while Kotato...
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Bass Clarinet is Marc Mellits's Black, with over 3,000 performances as of 2024. Many modern composers employ the bass along with the contra-alto and contrabass...
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the term clarinet quartet can also refer to a combination of four clarinets of any size [including (contr)alto and (contra)bass clarinet, and basset...
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A clarinet sonata is piece of music in sonata form for clarinet, often with piano accompaniment. The Clarinet Sonatas by Brahms are of special significance...
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Alto flute, cor anglais, E♭ clarinet, alto clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, contrabass clarinet, contrabassoon, soprano saxophone, and bass saxophone...
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List of clarinetists (redirect from List of clarinet players)
This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet. Laver Bariu Ernest Ačkun Luís Afonso Cristiano Alves Michel Arrignon Dimitri Ashkenazy...
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The following are lists of makers of clarinets, clarinet mouthpieces, clarinet ligatures, and clarinet reeds. Note that some of the following are simply...
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chalumeau is a folk instrument that is the predecessor to the modern-day clarinet. It has a cylindrical bore with eight tone holes (seven in front and one...
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The Clarinet. 2nd ed. London: Ernest Benn, 1957. Albert R. Rice From the Clarinet d’Amour to the Contra Bass: A History of Large Size Clarinets Oxford...
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(percussion). Label: Reference Recordings Hindemith: Clarinet Chamber Music – John Bruce Yeh (clarinet), Easley Blackwood (piano), Amelia Piano Trio. Label:...
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The basset clarinet is member of the clarinet family similar to the usual soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several...
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The Boehm system for the clarinet is a system of clarinet keywork, developed between 1839 and 1843 by Hyacinthe Klosé and Auguste Buffet jeune. The name...
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simplify a part's key signature. The contrabass clarinet part is usually provided in both B♭ and E♭ (contra-alto). In most cases, if a soprano saxophone is...
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played (and recorded with) the bass saxophone, E-flat alto clarinet, E-flat contra-alto clarinet, and wooden flute. Bluiett was born just north of East...
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Saxophone Alto saxophone Baritone saxophone Contrabass saxophone Soprano flute E♭ clarinet Alto Clarinet Contra-alto Clarinet Octocontra-alto clarinet E♭ cornet...
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A clarinet concerto is a concerto for clarinet; that is, a musical composition for solo clarinet together with a large ensemble (such as an orchestra or...
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was a French clarinet player, professor at the Conservatoire de Paris, and composer. Klosé was born in Corfu (Greece). He was second clarinet at the Théâtre...
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