Post by Kevin on Nov 15, 2010 13:15:14 GMT
One of the biggest members of the woodwind family. They total about 12! Although not all of them are used today(see pdf file).
Bb Clarinet
The Bb Clarinet is made from either wood, ebonite or plastic. The sound is produced by blowing over a single reed placed in the mouthpiece. It has gone through many stages of development from open hole instruments to the many keyed one that we see today.
The main member capable of playing in many musical styles ranging from classical as shown here with an excerpt from Mozart's famous clarinet concerto.
through to modern;
by way of many different styles of jazz.
From these video examples hopefully you can see just how versatile the instrument is!
Alto Clarinet
Slightly lower sounding register than the Bb
Bass Clarinet
Very rich sound. Mainly used in more modern orchestral pieces although Tchaikovsky used it to good effect in the Nutcracker music.
Clarinet Ensembles
There are many of these around and they use all sorts of clarinets!
Bb Clarinet
The Bb Clarinet is made from either wood, ebonite or plastic. The sound is produced by blowing over a single reed placed in the mouthpiece. It has gone through many stages of development from open hole instruments to the many keyed one that we see today.
The main member capable of playing in many musical styles ranging from classical as shown here with an excerpt from Mozart's famous clarinet concerto.
through to modern;
by way of many different styles of jazz.
From these video examples hopefully you can see just how versatile the instrument is!
Alto Clarinet
Slightly lower sounding register than the Bb
Bass Clarinet
Very rich sound. Mainly used in more modern orchestral pieces although Tchaikovsky used it to good effect in the Nutcracker music.
Clarinet Ensembles
There are many of these around and they use all sorts of clarinets!
