bass clarinet
1
4.6
- noun
- /bæs klærɪˈnɛt/
- Specialized
:
clarinete bajo
- Here, bass clarinet and bass trombone and tuba are playing the bass line.
Oh yeah, he built like a damn oboe or a bass clarinet, bro.
- Oh yeah, he built like a damn oboe or a bass clarinet, bro.
Examples
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During the concert, the musician showcased his skills on the bass clarinet with a stunning solo.
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While the director may need to be flexible about the varying size of the group from year to year, two bass clarinets, a bassoon, two tubas, and two euphoniums are the minimum numbers needed in these sections in order to facilitate the desired tonal balance.
Academic text (1998) -
I think there are three songs with bass clarinet on this album.
Blog text (30) -
There are more songs with bass clarinet on this album than on any rock album made in the past 25 years.
Blog text (30) -
Maybe we'll be adding some bass clarinet overdubs.
Blog text (30) -
Our last album had one bass clarinet track, and that only whetted our appetite for more bass clarinet.
Blog text (30) -
Large wind instruments, such as the tuba or bass clarinet, can also work well, as long as students are gentle when touching the instrument so as not to disturb the player's embouchure.
Academic text (2004) -
After quieting the bassoons, he might highlight the baritone saxophone, followed by the bass clarinet, before combining the low woodwinds at the fortissimo dynamic level.
Academic text (1990) -
The Charles Mingus tune "What Love" features an intricate ensemble melody at the beginning and end, with a middle section in which Mingus's bass and Eric Dolphy's bass clarinet argue like two spoiled children.
Academic text (2001) -
The rich sound of the bass clarinet added depth to the orchestra's performance of the symphony.
How Low
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7.4
- Specialized
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4.6
42
3.1
75
1.5
5
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bass' (low pitch) with 'clarinet' (a woodwind instrument): a low-pitched clarinet. This adjective + noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern for instruments, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound bass clarinet combines bass (meaning 'low') and clarinet (the instrument). It is a larger clarinet that plays lower than the normal clarinet, so the name tells you it makes 'low' sounds.