clarinet

The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.

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The clarinet is a woodwind instrument that produces sound using a single reed and has a nearly straight tube shape that flares out at the end. It's an important instrument used across many musical styles, from classical orchestras to jazz ensembles.

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Instrument.name: Clarinet
Instrument.image: Leitner+Kraus 410 320.png
Instrument.image_capt: B♭ clarinets (Boehm and Oehler fingering system)
Instrument.background: woodwind
Instrument.classification: Single-reed
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs: 422.211.2–71
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc: Single-reeded aerophone with keys
Instrument.range: 200px|center|class=notpageimage All clarinets have approximately the same written range. The sounding pitch depends on what key the instrument is in. Low clarinets generally have extra keys to extend the range downward.

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Image: Klarinetten von Herbert Wurlitzer 2.jpg

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Commons category: Clarinets
Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 422.211.2-71
Commons gallery: Clarinet

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Etymology
Development
Acoustics
Construction
Materials
Reed
Components
Clarinet family and ranges
Performance practice
Repertoire
Classical
Jazz
Other genres
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Cited sources
Further reading
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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 of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodwind family, ranging from the BB♭ contrabass to the A♭ piccolo. The B soprano clarinet is the most common type, and is the instrument usually indicated by the word "clarinet".