clarinets
Orchestra's black woodwinds
Clarinets are woodwind instruments with a single reed and cylindrical bore, producing a warm, versatile tone across a wide range.
The standard B-flat clarinet anchors wind ensembles and orchestras, while variants like the bass clarinet extend lower.
Jazz clarinetists helped define the swing era: Benny Goodman's clarinet solos were legendary.
Blown orchestral instrument type
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- bellHollow resonating instrument
keys · bore · ligature · register · pads · tenon · cork · embouchure
Large instrumental ensemble
- bandGroup playing music together
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- soloPerformance by one
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
quintet · ensemble · Mozart · Brahms · Weber · Copland · Gershwin · Rhapsody in Blue
Plates or weighing devices
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- etudesMusical practice pieces
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
tonguing · articulation · warm-up · exercises · reeds · squeak · voicing
Surname or self-serve meal
- YamahaJapanese conglomerate, diverse products
- LeblancFrench name meaning colorless
- grenadillaPassion fruit variety
- eboniteHard vulcanized rubber
nickel · voicing · handcrafted · professional · intermediate · barrel length · tuning · intonation
woodwind
Blown orchestral instrument type
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
bell · keys · bore · ligature · register · pads · tenon · cork · embouchure
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- bandGroup playing music together
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
- soloPerformance by one
concerto · quintet · ensemble · Mozart · Brahms · Weber · Copland · Gershwin · Rhapsody in Blue · Benny Goodman
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- etudesMusical practice pieces
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
fingering · tonguing · articulation · warm-up · exercises · reeds · squeak · voicing
Buffet
Surname or self-serve meal
- YamahaJapanese conglomerate, diverse products
- LeblancFrench name meaning colorless
- grenadillaPassion fruit variety
ebonite · nickel · voicing · handcrafted · professional · intermediate · barrel length · tuning · intonation
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- chamber orchestrastrings, violins, violas, cellos, double basses
- military bandsmarching bands, marching band, brass bands, pipe bands, drum corps
- bandsmarching band, brass bands, concert band, marching bands, symphonic band
- orchestrassymphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, philharmonic, string ensemble, sinfonietta
clarinetsbrass instruments
Metal tubes played by buzzing lips
trumpets · trombones · tubas · French horns · drums
- bass clarinetLower-pitched single-reed aerophone
- clarinet playerOne who performs on clarinet
- clarinet soloFeatured woodwind passage alone
- clarinet lessonsTeaching someone this instrument