What instrument is clarinet?

Clarinet is a reed instrument with a wide range.

Clarinet, also known as clarinet or clarinet, is one of the most widely used instruments in the woodwind music family. The pipe body is usually made of African ebony, but it is also made of other wood, plastic or metal. It has a mouth and a circular connecting pipe, the pipe body is cylindrical and detachable, and the lower end is an open bell mouth.

A reed is fixed at the blowhole. When the player blows through the space between the reed and the mouthpiece, and the lower lip is under appropriate pressure, the tip of the reed will vibrate, so that the air column in the instrument tube will start to vibrate, thus giving off a soft timbre. Clarinet has a very wide range, almost four octaves, which can cover most of the vocal range. Its volume can be controlled freely in any range. Compared with oboe, clarinet can handle a wide range of melody changes better.

Characteristics of clarinet;

1, the treble zone is loud; The alto is expressive, pure in timbre, clear and beautiful; The bass area is deep, rich and full, and it is the most widely used instrument in the woodwind family.

2. With a wide range of nearly four octaves, he is the champion of the wind music family.

3. The bass is deep, the midrange is rich, and the treble is bright, which is suitable for expressing various musical figures, whether it is a band performance or a solo performance.

4. The performance is very flexible, and it is excellent in melody, scale, arpeggio and vocalization.

The clarinet family has about ten kinds of pipes with different pitches and tonality, which is convenient to switch.

6. Clarinet timbre is one of the most expressive woodwind instruments and is known as the "orator".

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