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Although the name is usually used to refer to the [[soprano clarinet]], it in fact encompasses a large [[clarinet family|family]] of instruments, ranging from the huge [[contrabass clarinet]]s to the tiny "picksüßes hölzl", the [[piccolo clarinet]]s in G and A♭. | Although the name is usually used to refer to the [[soprano clarinet]], it in fact encompasses a large [[clarinet family|family]] of instruments, ranging from the huge [[contrabass clarinet]]s to the tiny "picksüßes hölzl", the [[piccolo clarinet]]s in G and A♭. | ||
==The clarinet family== | |||
{{main|Clarinet family}} | |||
==History== | |||
{{main|History of the clarinet}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 10 February 2007
The clarinet is a musical instrument from the woodwind family, using a single reed and with an approximately cylindrical bore. Introduced in the late 18th century as a modified chalumeau, it rapidly developed into one of the most popular instruments in classical and other music. The name means "little clarino", the clarino being a high-pitched trumpet whose sound the early clarinet resembled.
Although the name is usually used to refer to the soprano clarinet, it in fact encompasses a large family of instruments, ranging from the huge contrabass clarinets to the tiny "picksüßes hölzl", the piccolo clarinets in G and A♭.
The clarinet family
History
References
- Rehfeldt, P. (1994). New Directions for Clarinet, revised edition. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-03379-5.