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clar·i·net

(klăr′ə-nĕt′)

A woodwind instrument having a straight cylindrical tube with a flaring bell and a single-reed mouthpiece, played by means of finger holes and keys.

[French clarinette, feminine diminutive of Old French clarin, clarion, clarion; see clarion, or of Provençal clarin, oboe (from Old Provençal clar, clear, from Latin clārus; see clear).]

clar′i·net′ist, clar′i·net′tist n.

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clarinet

(ˌklærɪˈnɛt)

1. (Instruments) a keyed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical bore and a single reed. It is a transposing instrument, most commonly pitched in A or B flat. Obsolete name: clarionet

2. (Music, other) an orchestral musician who plays the clarinet

[C18: from French clarinette, probably from Italian clarinetto, from clarino trumpet]

ˌclariˈnettist, ˌclariˈnetist n

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clar•i•net

(ˌklær əˈnɛt)

n.

a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.

[1790–1800; < French clarinette= Old French clarin clarion + -ette -ette]

clar`i•net′ist, clar`i•net′tist, n.

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Noun

clarinet - a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

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

single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)

Translations

كَلارِينِتمِزْمار، كلارينيت

klarinet

Klarinette

κλαρινέτο κλαρίνο

clarinete

klarnet

klarinetti

clarinette

קלרנית

klarinet

klarinét

klarínettklarínetta

clarinetto clarino

クラリネット

클라리넷

klarnetasklarnetistas

klarnete

klarinet

klarinett

เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเป่าชนิดหนึ่ง

klarnetklârnet

kèn clarinet

单簧管竖笛黑管

clarinet

[ˌklærɪˈnet] N → clarinete m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clarinet

[ˌklærɪˈnɛt] n → clarinette f
I play the clarinet → Je joue de la clarinette.

clarinet

n → Klarinette f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clarinet

[ˌklærɪˈnɛt] n → clarinetto

clarinet

(klӕrəˈnet) noun

a type of musical wind instrument, usually made of wood, and played by means of keys and fingers covering combinations of holes.

ˌclariˈnettist (American usually ˌclariˈnetist) noun

clarinet

→ كَلارِينِت klarinet klarinet Klarinette κλαρινέτο clarinete klarinetti clarinette klarinet clarinetto クラリネット 클라리넷 klarinet klarinett klarnet clarinete кларнет klarinett เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเป่าชนิดหนึ่ง klarnet kèn clarinet 单簧管

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Its orchestra requires, in addition to a sufficiently large string section, multiple woodwind (including at least two of the shrill E-flat clarinets), an enlarged brass section, percussion including high and low bells, celesta, piano, harmonium, organ, two harps and a mandolin (trust me, you can hear it).

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