clarinetist
Single-reed musician
A clarinetist is a person who plays the clarinet.
The term applies to amateurs and professionals alike, though it often suggests serious study or performance: The orchestra's principal clarinetist has held the position for twenty years.
Also spelled clarinettist, especially in British English.
One who speaks officially
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- ligatureCord for binding
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
bell · keys · bore · register · clarion · single-reed · B-flat · E-flat
Extended composition for orchestra
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- philharmonicLarge orchestra organization
conductor · concertmaster · principal · section · quintet · accompanist · score · concert
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- bluesMournful American music genre
- comboItems grouped together
jam · groove · fusion · gig · solo · syncopation · riff · Goodman
One who entertains audiences
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
instrumentalist · artist · player · sideman · accompanist · doubler · freelancer
Oscillating pitch effect
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
articulation · glissando · overblowing · slur · portamento · phrasing
mouthpiece
One who speaks officially
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- ligatureCord for binding
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
barrel · bell · keys · bore · register · clarion · single-reed · B-flat · E-flat · buffet
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
philharmonic · conductor · concertmaster · principal · section · quintet · accompanist · score · concert · recital
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
combo · jam · groove · fusion · gig · solo · syncopation · riff · Goodman · Shaw
performer
One who entertains audiences
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
maestro · instrumentalist · artist · player · sideman · accompanist · doubler · freelancer
vibrato
Oscillating pitch effect
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
fingering · articulation · glissando · overblowing · slur · portamento · phrasing
concerto
Solo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- quintetGroup of five
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
Weber · Brahms · Copland · Gershwin · Debussy · rhapsody · cadenza · étude · serenade · nocturne
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- jazz bandsjazz band, big band, swing band, combo, ensemble
- wind playersflutist, oboist, bassoonist, saxophonist, trumpeter
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
- parade performersdrum major, majorette, baton twirler, color guard, flag bearer
- chamber musicstring quartet, string quartets, chamber music, piano trios, piano quintet
clarinetistvocalist
One who sings professionally
singer · drummer · percussionist · trumpeter · pianist
clarinetistsaxophonist
One who plays woodwind
flutist · oboist · bassoonist