The contra-alto clarinet is a large clarinet pitched a perfect fifth below the B♭ bass clarinet. It is a transposing instrument in E♭ sounding an octave...
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The alto clarinet is a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E♭, though instruments in F have...
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contrabass clarinet (also pedal clarinet, after the pedals of pipe organs) and contra-alto clarinet are the two largest members of the clarinet family that...
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Bass Clarinets — An octave below the alto clarinet, in between the bass and contrabass. EE♭ contra-alto clarinet, also called EE♭ contrabass clarinet. Rendall...
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Contra-alto, a musical term meaning low alto, may refer to: Contralto, a low female voice type Contra-alto clarinet, an instrument an octave lower than...
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clarinet, bassoon, and horn. The A♭ clarinet, B♭ clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, and contra-alto/contrabass clarinet are commonly used in concert bands...
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A clarinet sonata is piece of music in sonata form for clarinet, often with piano accompaniment. The Two Clarinet Sonatas by Brahms are of special significance...
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The following are lists of makers of clarinets, clarinet mouthpieces, clarinet ligatures, and clarinet reeds. Note that some of the following are simply...
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A soprano clarinet is a clarinet that is higher in register than the basset horn or alto clarinet. The unmodified word clarinet usually refers to the...
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played (and recorded with) the bass saxophone, E-flat alto clarinet, E-flat contra-alto clarinet, and wooden flute. Bluiett was born just north of East...
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and after learning piano from the age of seven, went on to study clarinet and alto saxophone at the age of 16. He and his brother Sidney formed a band...
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clarinet Soprano clarinet (including E-flat clarinet) Basset clarinet Clarinette d'amour Basset horn Alto clarinet Bass clarinet Contra-alto clarinet...
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horn Alto clarinet Bass clarinet Contra-alto clarinet (E♭ contrabass clarinet) Contrabass clarinet Octocontra-alto clarinet Octocontrabass clarinet Diplica...
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(January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist, alto and tenor saxophonist, and songwriter, older brother of trumpeter Marty Marsala...
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adjustable floor peg similar to that of the bass clarinet. The instrument maker Eva Kingma calls her contra-alto flute a "contr'alto flute in G", while Kotato...
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The E-flat (E♭) clarinet is a member of the clarinet family, smaller than the more common B♭ clarinet and pitched a perfect fourth higher. It is typically...
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(percussion). Label: Reference Recordings Hindemith: Clarinet Chamber Music – John Bruce Yeh (clarinet), Easley Blackwood (piano), Amelia Piano Trio. Label:...
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A clarinet concerto is a concerto for clarinet; that is, a musical composition for solo clarinet together with a large ensemble (such as an orchestra or...
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the Sandinistas Iran–Contra affair, the Reagan administration selling weapons to Iran to fund the Contras Contra-alto clarinet Contrabass bugle, the...
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Bass Clarinet is Marc Mellits's Black, with over 3,000 performances as of 2024. Many modern composers employ the bass along with the contra-alto and contrabass...
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The basset clarinet is member of the clarinet family similar to the usual soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several...
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the term clarinet quartet can also refer to a combination of four clarinets of any size [including (contr)alto and (contra)bass clarinet, and basset...
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recordings. Daniels' first instrument was the alto saxophone. At the age of 13 he was also playing clarinet, and by the age of 15 he had played at the Newport...
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List of clarinetists (redirect from List of clarinet players)
This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet. Laver Bariu Ernest Ačkun Luís Afonso Cristiano Alves Michel Arrignon Dimitri Ashkenazy...
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clarinet family. It will typically include E♭, B♭, alto, bass, and contra-alto or contrabass clarinets, although sometimes not all of these are included...
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The Boehm system for the clarinet is a system of clarinet keywork, developed between 1839 and 1843 by Hyacinthe Klosé and Auguste Buffet jeune. The name...
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contemporary the clarinette d’amour (aka "Mezzo-Soprano Clarinet") and the modern-day English horn or "Alto Oboe". Present day makers of replica chalumeaux include...
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Carl Nielsen's Concerto for Clarinet and orchestra, op. 57 [D.F.129] was written for Danish clarinetist Aage Oxenvad in 1928. The concerto is presented...
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Theo Jörgensmann (category Clarinet Contrast members)
for violin, clarinet, bass clarinet and contra bass. (1994) Aesthetic direction chamber music for violin, violoncello, clarinet, bass clarinet and percussion...
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soprano clarinets (one doubling E♭ clarinet, one doubling alto clarinet), bass clarinets (one doubling contrabass clarinet or contra-alto clarinet), alto saxophones...
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