clarinete

a tube-shaped musical instrument that is played by blowing through a single reed (= thin piece of wood) and pressing keys on its front to produce notes, or this type of instrument generally; a woodwind.

The word clarinet comes from the French clarinette, the diminutive form of clarine. "little bell," which comes from clair, "bright or clear."

A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.

The clarinet is used in a wide range of ensembles including concert bands, marching bands, orchestras, and pit orchestras. It is also played in chamber ensembles - clarinet ensembles (trios, quartets and clarinet choirs) and woodwind ensembles (trios, quartets and quintets) – and in some jazz ensembles.

Five Things You Never Knew About the Clarinet

• It's One of the Newer Orchestral Instruments.
• It Has an Extensive Family Tree.
• There's a Bass (And Contrabass) Version Too.
• Clarinets Have Been Made from Various Materials.
• It's Been a Major Source of Inspiration to Composers.

Historically, instruments such as drums, trombone and trumpet have tended to be played more by boys, while flute, violin and clarinet have tended to be played by girls (Abeles & Porter, 1978).

The versatile clarinet is one of the few instruments that can be comfortable in a classical wind ensemble or a big band jazz group. The clarinet's wide spectrum of sounds goes from mellow low to bright high notes, which makes the clarinet a very dynamic instrument and a joy to play.

The instruments most often associated with femininity are flute, clarinet, and oboe (high woodwinds) and the instruments most associated with masculinity are trumpet, trombone (brass), and percussion (Abeles, 2009; Abeles & Porter, 1978; Killian & Satrom, 2011).

Top Ten Musical Instruments Most Played By Women

• Flute.
• Violin.
• Clarinet.
• Piano.
• Cello.
• Harp.
• Oboe.
• Piccolo.

Good clarinet tone has a defined center and core. Factors that affect focus: 1) air speed 2) tongue position and 3) grip. Slow air = flat, unsteady, unclear sound. Fast air = vibrant, steady, clear sound.

Girls predominated in harp, flute, voice, fife/piccolo, clarinet, oboe and violin, and boys in electric guitar, bass guitar, tuba, kit drums, tabla and trombone. The least gendered instruments were African drums, cornet, French horn, saxophone and tenor horn.