CLARINET
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Acoustic properties of a reed (Arundo donax L.) used for the vibrating plate of a clarinet
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Vibrations of the Reed and the Air Column in the Clarinet
IfCompare”>Learn the Difference Between Clarinet vs Oboe > IfCompare: The clarinet and the oboe are more similar than most musical instruments, however, in reality the two differ in several key respects. Learn their differences.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments . it has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell . composers such the term clarinet may stem from the diminutive version of the ‘clarion’ or ‘clarino’ it has been suggested that clarino players may have helped themselves out by playing difficult passages on these newly developed since the middle of the 19th century the bass clarinet has become an essential addition to the orchestra . the family ranges from the (extremely rare) BBB octo-contrabass to the the English form clarinet is found as early as 1733, and the now-archaic clarionet appears from 1784 until the early years of the 20th century . the tone quality can vary greatly with the clar the modern clarinetist has a diverse palette of “acceptable” tone qualities to choose from . the A and B instruments have nearly the same bore and use the same mouthpiece . orchestral clarinetes using the the tone of the E clarinet is brighter and can be heard even through loud orchestral or concert band textures . the intricate key organization can make the playability of some passages awkward . standard keywork schemes allowing nominal highest note of the B clarinet is a semitone higher than the oboe . lowest note of B is significantly deeper (a minor or major sixth) than the lowest note . on the B most alto and bass clarinets have an extra key to allow a (written) E3 . modern professional-quality bass clarines generally have additional keywork to written C3. Among the less commonly encountered members of the range of a clarinet can be divided into three distinct registers . the lowest register is known as the chalumeau register (named after the instrument that was the instrument’s immediate predecessor) the middle register is the production of sound by a clarinet follows these steps: the mouthpiece and reed are surrounded by the player’s lips, which put light, even pressure on the instrument . air is blown past the when played loudly, the reed can spend up to 50% of the time shut . the ‘puff of air’ or compression wave travels down the cylindrical tube . it escapes at the point where the tube the rarefaction is reflected off the sloping end wall of the clarinet mouthpiece . the opening between the reed and the mouthpiece makes little difference . air rushes in to fill the a little more than a ‘neutral’ amount of air enters the tube and causes a compression wave to travel back up the tube . once the compression wave reaches the mouthpiece end of the ‘tube’ when all the holes bar the very top one are open, the note A4 (440 Hz) is produced. this represents a repeat of the cycle 440 times per second. the bore is cylindrical for most of the tube with an inner bore diameter between 14 and 15.5 millimetres (0.55 and 0.61 in) but there is a subtle hourglass shape, with the thinnest part below the clarinets have “undercut” tone holes that improve intonation and sound . the fixed reed and fairly uniform diameter give the instrument an acoustical behavior . adjustable angle of bore taper the goal of the clarinetist when producing a sound is to make as much of the reed vibrate as possible, making the sound fuller, warmer, and potentially louder . a highly skilled clarine a clarinetist moves between registers through use of register key . open register key stops fundamental frequency from being reinforced . reed is forced to vibrate at three times the speed it was originally . clarinet acts as a closed pipe system and cannot vibrate at twice its original speed . this means it cannot be reinforced and so would die away . chalumeau register plays fundamentals, whereas clarion register the clarinet is said to overblow at the twelfth and, when moving to the altissimo register, seventeenth . nearly all other woodwind instruments over-blow . overblowing behavior the highest notes can have a shrill, piercing quality and can be difficult to tune accurately . since approximately 1850, clarinets have been nominally tuned according to twelve-tone equal temperament . a skilled performer can alter the tuning of individual notes or produce vibrato . special fingerings may be used to play quarter tones and microtonal intervals . around 1900, Dr. Richard H. Stein made most inexpensive clarinets are made of plastic resin, such as ABS . metal construction is still used for the bodies of some contra-alto and contrabass clarines . hard rubber, such as ebonite, has been used for clarinets since the 1860s . few modern clarines are made of hard rubber . a few 18th-century clarines were made of Hanson Clarinet Company manufactures clarinets using a grenadilla compound reinforced with ebonite . material is not affected by humidity and weight is the same as that of a wooden clar other materials include wire, wire mesh, plastic, naugahyde, string, or leather . Reeds may also be manufactured from synthetic materials . ligature fastens the reed to the mouth reeds come in varying degrees of hardness, generally indicated on a scale from one (soft) through five (hard) all modern clarinets have similar components . clarinetists used to wrap string around mouthpiece and reed instead of using ligature . formation of mouth around mouth is called the embouchure . players roll upper lip under top teeth to form clarinetists attach pads to the top of the mouthpiece or put padding on the front lower teeth, commonly from folded paper . next is the short barrel; this part of the instrument may be extended to fine-tune the on basset horns and lower clarinets, the barrel is normally replaced by a curved metal neck . the main body of most clarines is divided into the upper joint with holes and most keys operated by the left advocates of wraparound register key say it improves sound . but there is consensus among repair techs that this type of register key is harder to keep in adjustment . on alto and larger clarinets, key-covered holes the other main system of keys is called the Oehler system and is used mostly in Germany and Austria . the related Albert system is used by some jazz, klezmer, and eastern European folk musicians . the bell does not amplify the sound, rather it improves the uniformity of the instrument’s tone . for the other notes, the sound is produced almost entirely at the tone holes . Böhm was a flautist who created the key system that is now used for the transverse flute . Klosé and Buffet applied Böhmm’s system to the clarinet . the current Böh lacking a register key, this instrument was played mainly in its fundamental register . it had eight finger holes, like a recorder, and two keys for its two highest notes . a key at the side of the around the turn of the 18th century, the chalumeau was modified by converting one of its keys into a register key . this instrument played well in the middle register with a loud, shrill sound . the classical clarinet of Mozart’s day typically had eight finger holes and five keys . later models had a mellower tone than the originals . by the time of Beethoven (c. 1800–1820), early clarinets used felt pads to cover tone holes, they leaked air . this required pad-covered holes to be kept to a minimum, restricting notes . in 1812, Iwan Müller developed a new he devised a different arrangement of keys and finger holes, which allow simpler fingering . it was inspired by the Boehm system developed for flutes by Theobald Böhm. the Boehm system is used everywhere in the world except Germany and Austria . some contemporary Dixieland players continue to use Albert system clarinets . before about 1800, practical woodwinds could have only a few keys to control accidentals . the low register of the clarinet spans a twelfth (an octave plus a three clarinets were used to allow early 19th-century music to be played in any key . difficult key signatures and numerous accidentals were thus largely avoided . the use of multiple instruments in different the lower-pitched clarinets sound “mellower” (less bright) and the C clarinette – being the highest and therefore brightest of the three -fell out of favour as the other two could tries to standardise to the B instrument between 1930 and 1950 failed in orchestral sphere . over time the E and B instruments have become predominant . by the late 19th century the orchestral clarinet the B instrument remains dominant in concert bands and jazz . the orchestra frequently includes two clarinetists playing individual parts . B and C instruments are used in some ethnic traditions . clarinets are an important part of the instrumentation in concert bands . concert bands generally have multiple B clarinest parts with 2–3 players per part . there is generally only one player per part on the other clar many clarinetists and conductors prefer to play parts originally written for obscure instruments on B or E clarines . many concertos have been written to showcase the instrument, with the concerti by Mozart, Co the clarinet was a signature instrument of jazz music through much of the big band era into the 1940s . it remained the most common instrument in jazz . some early jazz musicians preferred the C soprano the clarinet faded from its prominent position in jazz with the decline of the big bands’ popularity in the late 1940s . by that time, an interest in Dixieland or traditional New Orleans jazz had revived . in 1956 the clarinetist Acker Bilk founded his own ensemble . a few singles recorded by Bilk reached the British pop charts . the jazz ensemble was usurped by the saxophone clarinet players emerged during the 1950s playing bebop or other styles . in the 1980s, prominent players on the instrument have included Eddie Daniels, Don Byron, Marty Ehrlich . a few players a clarinet is prominently featured for two different solos in “Breakfast in America” klezmer music entails a distinctive style of playing . the popular Brazilian music styles of choro the clarinet is one of the most important instruments in Albania . it plays a crucial role in saze (folk) ensembles that perform in weddings and other celebrations . the clarinet is the only wind instrument among string instruments in moravian dulcimer bands . traditional dance music, wedding music, and laments include a soloist . one of the most renowned Macedonian clar the instrument is equally famous in Turkey, especially the lower-pitched clarinet in G . it crossed via Turkey to Arabic music, where it is widely used in Arabic pop . also in Turkish folk music, a clarine clarinet choirs and quartets often play arrangements of both classical and popular music . the following are the most important sizes, from highest to lowest: EEE and BBB octocontra-alto clar Hardback and paperback, 296 pages, Kahn & Averill. 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