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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 music|classical]] and other music.  The name means "little clarino", the [[clarino]] being a high-pitched [[trumpet]] whose sound the early clarinet resembled.
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 music|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 [[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}}
==Repertoire==
{{main|Clarinet repertoire}}
==References==
*{{cite book
    | author = [[Phillip Rehfeldt|Rehfeldt, P.]]
    | date = 1994
    | title = New Directions for Clarinet
    | edition = revised edition
    | publisher = [[University of California Press]]
    | location = Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA
    | isbn = 0-520-03379-5
}}

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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

For more information, see: Clarinet family.


History

For more information, see: History of the clarinet.


Repertoire

For more information, see: Clarinet repertoire.


References