About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 98. Chapters: A-flat instruments, A instruments, B-flat instruments, C instruments, D instruments, E-flat instruments, F instruments, G instruments, Trombone, Clarinet, Trumpet, Horn, Sousaphone, Transposing instrument, Flugelhorn, Euphonium, Cornet, Saxhorn, Cor anglais, Baritone horn, Bass trumpet, Western concert flute, Saxotromba, Bass clarinet, Saxtuba, C melody saxophone, Basset horn, Baritone saxophone, E-flat clarinet, Tenor saxophone, Contrabass clarinet, Cornettino, Alto horn, Alto clarinet, Mellophone, Bass saxophone, Contrabass bugle, Contrabass saxophone, Wagner tuba, Piccolo clarinet, Soprano saxophone, Alto saxophone, Pocket trumpet, Bass flute, Subcontrabass tuba, Slide trumpet, Alto flute, Keyed trumpet, Firebird, Oboe d'amore, Vienna horn, Sopranino saxophone, Piccolo trumpet, Subcontrabass saxophone, Trombetto, Contra-alto clarinet, Fat trumpet, Subcontrabass clarinet, C soprano saxophone, Five valve euphonium, Soprano clarinet, Mezzo-soprano saxophone, List of E-flat instruments, Double bell euphonium, Soprano cornet, Flumpet, Kuhlohorn, G-sharp guitar, Six-string alto guitar. Excerpt: The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et (meaning little) to the Italian word clarino (meaning a type of trumpet), as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed. In jazz contexts, it has sometimes been informally referred to as the "licorice stick." Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest such woodwind family, with more than a dozen types, ranging from the (extremely rare) BBB octo-contrabass to the A soprano (piccolo clarinet). Of these, many are rare or obsolete (there is only one BBB octo-contra...
