clarinet
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3.1
- noun
- /ˌklærɪˈnɛt/
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clarinete
- During the concert, the sound of the clarinet filled the room with warmth and melody.
- play the clarinet
- a clarinet player
- a clarinet solo
So recorder, everyone played the recorder, you know, Greensleeves, and then moved to clarinet and no oboe in the middle.
- So recorder, everyone played the recorder, you know, Greensleeves, and then moved to clarinet and no oboe in the middle.
- She plays the clarinet and she lost her sister and that's all I'm going to say.
- We can learn an instrument, pick up a drum, pick up a flute, A clarinet.
- I got the flutes, I got the clarinet, I got the trombone, I got the trumpets, got the saxophone and I got the tubers, right?
- Oh yeah, he built like a damn oboe or a bass clarinet, bro.
Examples
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Today I learned Steven Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack, which would technically make him a famous musician.
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Lopez learned to play the saxophone and clarinet in high school.
Academic text (1999) -
-Back home, I used to be a clarinet player for a year.
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Who else plays the clarinet better than I do?
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If that song had been coming through a clarinet, I would have known right away.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is David and he plays the clarinet.
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Imagine a middle-aged adult who would like to learn the clarinet and play in an ensemble.
Academic text (2001) -
I play the clarinet.
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DORIS: When I first met your father, he was classically trained on the clarinet and had a Music scholarship to University of Texas.
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During the week, he taught band at the local high school: trumpet, alto sax, clarinet, trombone.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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4.2
An instrument that makes sound when you blow into or across it, like a flute
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4.1
An instrument that makes sound when a reed vibrates, like a clarinet or saxophone
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3.6
A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
A clarinet tuned to B-flat that is commonly used in bands and orchestras
A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed
A wind instrument that uses one reed to make sound, like a clarinet or saxophone
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.6
A large clarinet that makes deep, rich sounds much lower than a normal clarinet
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clarinet comes from the French clarinette, a word for a 'little trumpet', and from the root clar- meaning 'clear' or 'bright', just like the English word clear. So a clarinet is named for its bright, clear sound.