Clarinet
The clarinet in five languages — clarinet, clarinetto, Klarinette, clarinette
Related
Five languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 单簧管 |
| English | clarinet |
| Italian | clarinetto |
| German | Klarinette |
| French | clarinette |
The clarinet is a single-reed woodwind with a mostly cylindrical bore; it overblows at the twelfth and spans a wide range from soft to bright. The B-flat clarinet is the common orchestral type and sounds a major second below written pitch; Italian clarinetto, German Klarinette and French clarinette all derive from clarino, "small trumpet".
Watch out: Chinese 单簧管 (single reed) and 双簧管 (double reed) differ by one character but use one reed versus two reeds bound together; the colloquial 黑管 usually means the clarinet, not the oboe.
Read deeper → Clarinet
Sources
- 各语种乐器名与单簧管的单簧片构造，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Clarinet"；本文为原创表述
Used for fact-checking only; all prose is original.