Clarinet Family

Do you know what is Clarinet family? O.o??

The Bb clarinet is most well-know and common clarinet!
BUT there are different size and key of clarinet!

 

The smallest Eb - this clarinet produce very high register!

 

A clarinet looks like Bb but it is slightly longer and produce lower register than Bb

 (if you want to play in orchestra or Mozart clarinet concerto, you MUST have one!)

 

The low clarinet family Alto, Bass, Contra-Alto and Contrabass.

( Alto and Bass is quite common in the orchestra and Contra-Alto and Contrabass is been rarely playing for concert band!)

 



 

 

DO YOU KNOW?

Actually there was C clarinet for classical period orchestra music. As time goes by C clarinet was rarely using because the quality of tone and intonation is not stable the instrument itself!