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clarinet Definition

clari·net (klar′ə net)

noun

a single-reed woodwind instrument with a long wooden or metal tube and a flaring bell, played by means of holes and keys

Etymology: Fr clarinette, dim. of clarine, little bell < ML clario: see clarion

clarinet Related Forms

clar′i·net·ist noun or clar′i·net·tist

clarinet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • trumpet: Compatibility: Trumpets, clarinets and saxophone players are OK, but stay clear from tuba players.
  • play: Allen also plays the clarinet in his own jazz band.
  • learn: He also learned clarinet, trumpet, trombone and piano.
  • study: Emma began to study the clarinet at the age of nine.

Adjective modifier

  • contrabass: Tenor sax, clarinet, alto sax, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute, the whole bit.
  • flat: Finally I will have a woodwind player, playing an E flat clarinet, soprano saxophone and bass clarinet.
  • principal: The principal clarinet James Unwin said: " I had a remarkable day.
  • early: Italian music for the early clarinet is, indeed, exceedingly rare.
  • old: Alternatively you could use an old clarinet mop - one of those brush things on a length of twisted wire.
  • first: During her studies Claire played first clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra and performed with the New Music Group and various other ensembles.

Modifies a noun

  • concerto: As with the clarinet concertos, the bulk of the musical drama takes place in the first movement.
  • mouthpiece: Some two hours have passed since I placed the clarinet mouthpiece in the Hydrogen Peroxide.
  • sonata: The clarinet sonatas were written with close proximity to each other, much like Brahms did almost 100 years earlier.
  • virtuoso: A flute and clarinet virtuoso provided a pleasant musical interlude.
  • quartet: I've seen a musical, and taken part in a clarinet quartet.
  • reed: Each Claripatch is designed to solve a specific problem of the clarinet reed.

Noun used with modifier

  • alto: Humphrey Lyttleton, BBC Radio 1 top of page CHRIS BISCOE - saxes and alto clarinet.
  • bass: The saxophone or bass clarinet is smooth in tone.
  • solo: A solo clarinet ushers in the tender second theme; hesitant woodwinds with a meltingly romantic string response.
  • jazz: David is an award-winning Sound Designer who directs feature films, performs classical and jazz clarinet, and teaches vibrational healing and sound design.