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 Clarinet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family.
Clarinets are also commonly found in jazz, especially in its earlier forms such as the Big Band music of the 1930s and 1940s.
Clarinets have a very wide compass, which is showcased in chamber, orchestral, and wind band writing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet   (3750 words)

  
 Clarinet CDs
clarinet, with Pekka Kauppinen violin, Anu Airas viola and Ilkka Pälli, cello.
Francis Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Leonard Bernstein Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Heinrich Sutermeister Capriccio for unaccompanied Clarinet in A, Paul Hindemith: Sonate for Clarinet and Piano, Witold Lutoslawski Dance Preludes.
clarinet with Eckart Sellheim piano, Jeffrey Lyman bassoon, and Katie McLin violin.
http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetcds.htm   (7440 words)

  
 CLARINET - LoveToKnow Article on CLARINET
The word clarinet is sometimes used in a generic sense to denote the whole family, which consists of the clarinet, or discant corresponding to the violin, oboe, andc.; the alto clarinet in E; the basset horn in F (q.v.); the bass clarinet (q.v.), and the pedal clarinet (q.v.).
The clarinets in BI, and A are used in the orchestra; those in C and El in military bands.
The A, a minor third below The BII I semitone below The alto clarinet in El, a fifth below the B1 clarinet.
http://98.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CL/CLARINET.htm   (4012 words)

  
 Clarinets
The clarinet's versatility has made it popular in jazz and folk musics as well as in standard orchestral and chamber music, and the clarinet section is the backbone of the modern wind ensemble.
Summary: The clarinet is a single-reed aerophone commonly found in orchestras and bands.
It is one of the woodwinds in the Western orchestra and is an important instrument in the modern band and wind ensemble.
http://cnx.org/content/m12604/latest   (1249 words)

  
 Clarinet acoustics: an introduction
Frequency response and acoustic impedance of the clarinet
However, the acoustic response of the clarinet is strong enough to help all of the harmonics of the reed to some extent, and the resultant sound spectrum has no strong differences between even and odd harmonics.
The question about the importance of the material from which the instrument is made is one of those addressed on our FAQ in Music Acoustics.
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/clarinetacoustics.html   (6520 words)

  
 Clarinet
Clarinets are relatively recent additions to the orchestra and are standard instruments in the concert band, symphonic band, military bands, wind ensembles, and chamber ensembles.
The clarinet developed from the recorder family, and is closely related to the saxophone.
Clarinets have the most consistant sound in all registers of their range of any of the woodwind instruments.
http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textc/Clarinet.html   (533 words)

  
 Woodwind Central - Clarinet Info
Like other cylindrical tubes, the clarinet overblows at the interval not of its first upper partial, the interval of an octave (as the flute and oboe do), but at its 2nd (the interval of a 12th).
The first composer to use the clarinet in a symphony was Mozart.
(e) Alto Clarinet - in Eb and F
http://baroque-music.com/wc/info/clarinet.shtml   (470 words)

  
 HyperMusic -- Musical Instruments: Clarinet
Today, clarinets are usually played in bands, orchestras, dance bands, and woodwind ensembles.
: The clarinet is tuned by adjusting the length of the instrument.
Most bands need a large clarinet section to play many different parts and be heard above the louder brass instruments.
http://www.hypermusic.ca/inst/clarinet.html   (654 words)

  
 Sherman Friedland's Clarinet Corner:RepertoireArchives
Brahms Sonata in Fm for Clarinet and Piano, Opus 120, #1
Brahms Sonata in Eb for Clarinet and Piano, Opus 120, #2
• Pastoral for Clarinet (A Clarinet and piano) by Elliott Carter.
http://clarinet.cc/archives/cat_repertoire.html   (10312 words)

  
 Clarinet Sounds
Here is a WAV file with a recorded clarinet sound: Clarinet.
The absence is even harmonics is (part of) what is responsible for the "warm" or "dark" sound of a clarinet compared to the "bright" sound of a saxophone.
This contrasts to the saxophone or oboe, which have a conical bore and hence include the even harmonics.
http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/clarinet.html   (271 words)

  
 The clarinet family - Clarinet history
It is no wonder that the clarinet became a prominent instrument in the genres of symphonic literature, opera, band music, chamber music and solo literature.
Because there are fundamental acoustic differences between the flute and the clarinet (the flute overblows at the octave and the clarinet at the twelfth) one could not put a strict Boehm system on the clarinet.
It is in the fourth symphony (1806) that the clarinet becomes a prominent color in Beethoven’s music.
http://hem.passagen.se/eriahl/history.htm   (3189 words)

  
 How to Begin to Play the Clarinet - eHow.com
The clarinet plays a role similar to that of the violins in an orchestra.
Place the flat part of your moistened reed on the flat side of the clarinet's mouthpiece.
Great satisfaction in the music experience resides in playing the clarinet.
http://www.ehow.com/how_918_begin-play-clarinet.html   (626 words)

  
 Clarinet - Michael Moors' Clarinet Page
Luyben Music provides printed music, musical instruments, and accessories, specializing in clarinet music and clarinet ligature.
BBC - Parents' Music Room - Clarinet (Woodwind)
Clarinet page : free sheet music, partituras gratis, partitions gratuites.
http://clarinet.okeysearch.com   (168 words)

  
 Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile Music - Favorite Songs - Lyrics From
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family.
He studied clarinet with the elder Lorenzo Tio, and was working professionally in Storyville music venues by the age of 15.
The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split.
http://www.lyricsfrom.com/artists/b/Big-Eye-Louis-Nelson-Deslile.html   (1335 words)

  
 Kirkland Concert Band: Clarinet Links
This instrument, colloquially known as the "licorice stick", occupies a position in the concert band that is similar to that of the violin section in an orchestra.
The Eb clarinet and relatively rare contrabass clarinet round out the high and low ends, respectively, of the range.
Michael D. Moors' clarinet page contains a wonderful collection of clarinet resources
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~smw/kcb/english/instruments/clarinet.html   (267 words)

  
 Clarinet Fingering Charts - The Woodwind Fingering Guide
The Boehm-system clarinet is widely used in bands and orchestras, although the Oehler- and Albert-system clarinets are commonly used in some regions, such as central Europe.
Below is a list of all available fingering charts for Boehm-, Albert-, and Oehler-system clarinets and Kinderklarinettes.
Each fingering chart is split up by registers, whose ranges are notated and clickable.
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet   (186 words)

  
 Clarinet Acoustics
Introduction to clarinet acoustics is just that, and a good place to start.
Research and scholarship possibilities in music acoustics at UNSW
The acoustic response tells us how easily the clarinet responds to every frequency.
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/clarinet   (227 words)

  
 Clarinet
In Turkish folk music the G clarinet is very common with both the Albert and the Oehler system which is said to have better sound and more flexibility than the Boehm system.
One use for the metal clarinet was outdoor playing by marching bands.
The A clarinet is not seen very often outside a symphony orchestra.
http://www.sacalaz.com/carla/Clarinet.htm   (5920 words)

  
 clarinet - Columbia Encyclopedia article about clarinet
Such an instrument is usually referred to by the keynote of its natural scale—the clarinet in A, for example—in which case A is sounded when the tone C appears in the musical notation.
The higher, shriller E flat clarinet is also a band instrument and is used occasionally in the orchestra.
The clarinet is a transposing instrument transposing instrument, a musical instrument whose part in a score is written at a different pitch than that actually sounded.
http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/clarinet   (330 words)

  
 Clarinet
The clarinet is a versatile member of the orchestra, the principal treble woodwind of the concert band.
Nevertheless, it acts acoustically as a closed end, so that the clarinet acts as a closed-end cylinder.
The clarinet is a transposing instrument--its part in the score is written at a different pitch from the one actually sounded.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/music/clarinet.html   (715 words)

  
 CD Rom Multimedia Encyclopedia of the Clarinet Clarinet</a>
I wish we had more of the older recordings to listen to as far as clarinet sound is concerned.........
Robert Marcellus: "Unfortunately, these recordings are no longer availble, but it¼s interesting to me to trace the lineage of a beautiful clarinet sound; a young Robert McGinnis of the Philadelphia Orchestra, principal position in the mid 1930s; My teacher Bonade before him; Ralph McLane who came later into the Philadelphia Orchestra.....
Question: "What recordings do you feel are prime listening in the development of the clarinetist?"
http://www.parkcitycatalog.com/CDRomProject.html   (433 words)

  
 MHN Instrument Encyclopedia
A significant innovation in the 19th century helped to define the modern clarinet's structure and sound.
20th century compositions featuring the clarinet include Elliott Carter's "Quintet for Piano and Winds", Witold Lutoslawski's "Dance Preludes", Matyas Seiber's "Concertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra" and Ferruccio Busoni's "Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet in G minor".
Last updated by Sam Cronk Feb. 25, 1997
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/pages/clrnt_gnrl.html   (464 words)

  
 Clarinet
Crusell, Rondo for 2 clarinets and piano, Musica Rara
Contest Album for Bass Clarinet (purchase through www.bassclarinet.org)
Mandat, Chips off the Ol' Block (solo bass clarinet) very difficult, multi-phonics, etc. Marcello/Hite, Sonata in A minor (Baroque, bass clarinet and piano)
http://www.wku.edu/~john.cipolla/wabus398/clarinethome.htm   (1309 words)

  
 Sheet Music Plus - Clarinet Sheet Music
For Music & Musicians, Saxophone (alto), Clarinet in B-flat,...
Franz Schubert: The Shepherd On The Rock, D 965
Clarinet/tenor sax solo book and accompaniment CD for Bb cla...
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/instru.html?id=65645&in=Clarinet   (227 words)

  
 Clarinet
The clarinet is a beautiful and versatile instrument; it can fit comfortably in a symphony orchestra in a large concert hall, as well as in a jazz combo in a small nightclub.
In a performance, if the reed starts to play poorly, the audience will not accept an excuse from the performer about the condition of his reed.
Most composers think of the clarinet as an instrument capable of playing passages at seemingly unimaginable speeds.
http://www.usma.army.mil/band/education/clarinet.htm   (558 words)

  
 8notes.com : Free Clarinet Sheet Music, Free Clarinet Lessons and more
Browse our selection of favourite Clarinet music sheets to buy.
Free Sheet Music, Riffs, Lessons and Tools for musicians who play.
We currently have 107 pieces of free Clarinet sheet music indexed in our Free Sheet Music Database of external music web sites
http://www.8notes.com/clarinet   (176 words)

  
 The clarinet family
On theses pages you will find a little bit of information about many of them, mostly those that are used in todays music.
Speaking of history: You MUST check this french site with wonderful pictures of very old clarinets.
All pictures of Buffet Crampon clarinets are published with kind permission of The Music Group Limited.
http://hem.passagen.se/eriahl/clarinet.htm   (158 words)

  
 Michael Moors' Clarinet Page
Moors, gave a similar presentation at the "state-wide" Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association clinic for elementary and junior instrumental music teachers.
Moors is also an active Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association adjudicator.
He founded the "SAIL" (Saint Anne's/Immanuel Lutheran) band program in 1987, which offers a band program to the Alpena, Michigan parochial school students.
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~mmoors   (283 words)

  
 clarinet
You can hear the smooth, velvety sound of the
play his clarinet, Zack blows into a single reed that is clipped to the mouthpiece at the upper end of the instrument.
An orchestra also often includes an "E-flat" clarinet, which is smaller and plays a higher range of notes, and a
http://www.playmusic.org/woodwinds/clarinet.html   (217 words)

  
 Clarinet Sheet Music Selections Musicnotes.com
Want even more Clarinet sheet music and music books?
This chart from Amsco is the perfect companion to learn the proper fingerings for your clarinet.
This book helps solve the problem of counting rest values and note values while playing, as the unison feature will enable the instructor and the whole ensemble to count aloud all in unison, on any or all rest patterns until each rest pattern is perfect.
http://www.musicnotes.com/instruments/clarinet/default.asp?whatsearch=ArtistTitle&all=&only=E   (110 words)

  
 EncoreMusic.com - Clarinet sheet music and accessories
Pop, Rock, Jazz And Country Music For Clarinet
Piano &#149; Flute &; Oboe &; Bassoon &; Clarinet &#149; Saxophone &; Trumpet &; French Horn &; Trombone &; Percussion
Instructions: To browse by subject, click on the name of a category in the left hand column.
http://www.encoremusic.com/clarinet   (212 words)

  
 Clarinet - Wikimedia Commons
en: The clarinet (sometimes historically spelled clarionet) is a musical instrument in the en:woodwind family.
A person who plays the clarinet is called a en:clarinetist.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Clarinet   (51 words)

  
 Clarinet
It is the recommended reed for school band players.
Clarinet reed has had its design fixed for the past four years, and continues to be extremely popular with players at all levels.
If all goes well, we will make them available for Alto and Tenor Sax as well.
http://www.legere.com/clarinet.htm   (245 words)

  
 ET's Clarinet Studio
While some articles deal with nitty-gritty clarinet issues, others are of value to all musicians and those just interested in learning about music.
Many of the articles were written for use in private instruction and clinics, and are based on knowledge gained from decades of professional teaching and performing experience.
ET's Clarinet Studio offers helpful information and tips on:
http://www.tishkoff.com   (74 words)

  
 Clarinets: Buffet, Yamaha, Leblanc, Selmer & More
In addition to the standard B flat clarinets, we feature A and Eb models.
Whether you are a beginning band student or a seasoned professional player we are confident we can help you find the best selection and the lowest prices on clarinets and bass clarinets, altos and contras, as well as clarinet accessories.
Through our featured merchants we also offer online sales of many top brands of clarinet mouthpieces, ligatures, reeds and barrels, cases and case covers, gig bags and other accessories, and care and maintenance products from a variety of manufacturers.
http://www.clarinet-sales.com   (172 words)

  
 ClariNet: The ultimate online newspaper - real time news service and newsfeeds for the web, websites, intranet sites ...
ClariNet was also the Internet's first, and for a long time, the largest, electronic newspaper.
Prosaix, maintainer of this site and perhaps the logical heir to next generation online and realtime news, with their BizVantage news and visualization products, and their EffectiveChoice research tools.
ClariNet Communications Corp. is the world's first ever ".com" company.
http://www.clarinet.com   (960 words)

  
 Clarinets @ Clarinet Shopper!
B Flat Student Clarinet with Accessories - Black
Cecilio Bb Clarinet with Hard Shell Carrying Case and Accessories - Red
Cecilio Bb Clarinet with Hard Shell Carrying Case and Accessories - White
http://www.clarinetshopper.com   (81 words)

  
 International Clarinet Association - Other Links
The Texas School Music Project (TSMP), a website providing ideas, information, and "tricks of the trade" for many common pedagogical problems faced by music specialists.
The Clarinet Pages - A source for many clarinet-related links.
The Online Clarinet Resource - Articles, reviews, brief lessons, and more.
http://www.clarinet.org/research/links.asp   (182 words)

  
 ABC Index; Clarinet
Board of the Royal Schools of Music click on Clarinet
Please e-mail me to let me know what you think, ask a question, or suggest a site.
The Clarinet Constant very cute quotes & Pics
http://www.anne-bell.woodwind.org/ABCClar.htm   (44 words)

  
 .::Welcome to Clarinet Systems for Wireless Connectivity::.
Clarinet Systems uses innovative and patented technology, and is the first company to offer high-speed wireless network connectivity for virtually all mobile devices independent of their platform and OS, through a single access point.
Clarinet Systems pioneered infrared networking for the healthcare industry and, in recent years, has worked closely with leading healthcare solution leaders such as McKesson, Siemens Medical Systems, Mercury MD, PatientKeeper, and others to deploy innovative wireless networking solutions for PDA's on a nationwide scale.
Clarinet Systems’ ESB101 Single-Port Switches and Accessories Purchased by Virtua Health
http://www.clarinetsys.com   (262 words)

  
 B-flat clarinet - definition of B-flat clarinet in Encyclopedia
B-flat clarinet - definition of B-flat clarinet in Encyclopedia
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/B-flat_clarinet   (50 words)

  
 ClariNET - Web hosting, managed servers, server colocation, DSL connections, dialup access
While the broadband market is definitely expanding, we expect the demand for dialup modem connections to remain strong for quite a while yet.
ClariNET - Web hosting, managed servers, server colocation, DSL connections, dialup access
http://www.clari.net.au   (271 words)

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