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clarinet

DEFINITIONS OF: clarinet

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n a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

Types:
bass clarinet
a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet
basset horn
a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet
B-flat clarinet, licorice stick
the ordinary clarinet with a middle range
Type of:
single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind
a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
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