Clarinet Definition

klărə-nĕt
clarinets
noun
A single-reed woodwind instrument with a long wooden or metal tube and a flaring bell, played by means of holes and keys.
Webster's New World

(music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

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Singular:
clarinet
Plural:
clarinets

Origin of Clarinet

  • French clarinette feminine diminutive of Old French clarin, clarion clarion clarion or of Provençal clarin oboe (from Old Provençal clar clear) (from Latin clārus clear)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Learned borrowing from Italian clarinetto diminutive of clarino (“trumpet”) (as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet)

    From Wiktionary

  • Alternatively, the word may come from French clarinette, diminutive form of clarine (“bell”), from clarin, from clair (“clear”).

    From Wiktionary

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