David's+Clarinet

__The Clarinet__

The clarinet is an instument from the woodwind family and has a single reed it can be classified into the catagory of aerophones the clarinet is the largest group of instrument that is in the woodwind family.

the instrument uses a single reed made from the plant Arundo Donax a type of grass. The reed may also be manufactured from synthetic materials. The ligature fastens the reed to the mouthpiece. When air is blown through the opening between the reed and the mouthpiece the reed vibrates and produces the instrument's sound.


 * Most clarinetists buy manufactured reeds although many make adjustments to these and some make their own reeds from cane. Reeds come in different types of hardness generally indicated on a scale from one (soft) through five (hard). Reed and mouthpiece characteristics work together to determine ease of playability, pitch stability, and tone characteristics.**

Tone

The cylindrical bore is primarily responsible for the clarinet's distinctive timbre, which varies between its three main registers which are known as the chalumeau, clarion, and altissimo. The tone quality can vary greatly with the musician, the music, the instrument, the mouthpiece, and the reed. The differences in instruments from the last part of the 18th century onward of several different schools of clarinet playing. The most prominent were the German traditions and the French school. The later was centered around the clarinetists of the Paris. The proliferation of recorded music has made examples of different styles of clarinet playing available. The modern clarinetist has a diverse palette of "acceptable" tone qualities to choose from.

**__Parts and Pieces__**

There are lots of parts in a clarinet some of the main ones are: Mouthpiece Barrel First joint Second joint Bell Mouthpiece cap Ligature Mouthpiece <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reed

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 156%;">How Many and Who?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">There are around Three Hundred Thousand Clarinet Players in the world and around 27 differnt types of clarinet for them to play. Th clarinet players have a small amount of the instument to choose from but there are so many of them who play.The clarinet was developed from an instrument called the Chalemeau. The inventor or developer of the clarinet is Johann Denner. He made changes to an instrument we call the Chalemaeu and turn it into a instrument from today which we call a Clarint.In the end of the 1700's many improvements were made and keys were added to the clarinet and a man named Iwan Muller came up with a 13 keyed clarinet that stayed with the people into the 1800's. In the 1840's two men named Klose and Buffet then adapted the fingering system of the flute onto the clarinet to create the instrument we are familiar with today.

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 156%;">Famous Clarinetists

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">﻿Some people wonder who are some of the best clarinetsists in the world that are very popular and have CDs and other kinds of ways to present themselves to others in a country?Well ive found some of the best clarinetists in the world today they are the one and only
 * Benny Goodman!**
 * Richard Stoltzman!**
 * Bernard Izen!**
 * Eddie Daniels!**
 * Woody Herman!**

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This is the song "Morning has broken" by Grace Baptist


 * Here are some of the different types of Clarinets!**

Name Key Commentary Range <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || Now rare, used for Italian military music and some contemporary pieces for its sonority. || || Clarinet || E <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || Characteristic timbre used in concert band repertoire because its tonality is considered "compatible" with other instruments especially those in B <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || The most common type used in most styles of music. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭, frequently used in orchestral and chamber music. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || Used in chamber music and wind ensembles. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || Used in contemporary music, concert band and jazz; sometimes used in orchestral music. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || Used in clarinet choirs. || || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Unicode MS,Lucida Sans Unicode;">♭ || Used in clarinet choirs and sometimes in orchestras and wind ensembles. || || This table is Directly Copied from wikipedia
 * Piccolo Clarinet || A
 * Sopranno
 * Sopranino clarinet || D || Obscure because of its limited repertoire in Western music. || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/Clar_sop_D_reel.JPG/100px-Clar_sop_D_reel.JPG width="100" height="80" caption="Clar sop D reel.JPG" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clar_sop_D_reel.JPG"]] ||
 * Soprano Clarinet || C || Rare because its timbre is considered too bright. || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Clar_sop_C_reel.JPG/100px-Clar_sop_C_reel.JPG width="100" height="76" caption="Clar sop C reel.JPG" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clar_sop_C_reel.JPG"]] ||
 * Soprano Clarinet || B
 * Soprano clarinet || A || Has a richer sound than B
 * Basset Clarinet || A || Clarinet in A extended to a low C; used primarily to play Classical-era music Mozart's Clarinet Concerto was written for this instrument, though it is frequently played in a version for the ordinary A clarinet. ||  ||
 * Basset-Horn || F || Similar in appearance to the alto, but differs in that it is pitched in F, has an extended range to low C, and has a narrower bore on most models. Mozart's Clarinet Concerto was originally sketched out as a concerto for basset horn in G. Rarely used today. || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Cor_basset_F_reel.JPG/100px-Cor_basset_F_reel.JPG width="100" height="73" caption="Cor basset F reel.JPG" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cor_basset_F_reel.JPG"]] ||
 * Alto Clarinet || E
 * Bass Clarinet || B
 * Contra-Alto Clarinet || EE
 * Contrabass Clarinet || BB

Here are some clarinet music

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The average price of a plastic clarinet ( not as good sound as the Wooden clarinet ) can range from $200 to $600 while a wooden one can cost around $2000 if its good quality ( wooden ones make a better sound )

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 * @http://www.learn-theory-music.com/beginner-clarinet.html**
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