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Defining the top end of a clarinet's range is difficult, since many advanced players can produce notes well above the highest notes commonly found in method books. G 6 is usually the highest note encountered in classical repertoire, [17] but fingerings as high as A 7 exist. [18] The range of a clarinet can be divided into three distinct registers:
Altissimo. Altissimo (Italian for very high) is the uppermost register on woodwind instruments. For clarinets, which overblow on odd harmonics, the altissimo notes are those based on the fifth, seventh, and higher harmonics. For other woodwinds, the altissimo notes are those based on the third, fourth, and higher harmonics.
Clarinet family. A group of different clarinets. In order from left to right: bass clarinet, E ♭ alto clarinet, soprano clarinets in C, B ♭, A, E ♭, and D, and clarinets in high and low G. Different instruments of the clarinet family (German system) played by Tribal Clarinet Trio. Left to right: deep G clarinet (Theo Jörgensmann ...
Thus, A 0 refers to the first A above C 0 and middle C (the one-line octave's C or simply c′) is denoted as C 4 in SPN. For example, C 4 is one note above B 3, and A 5 is one note above G 5. The octave number is tied to the alphabetic character used to describe the pitch, with the division between note letters ‘B’ and ‘C’, thus:
The range of the alto clarinet is from the concert G 2 or G ♭ 2 (in the second octave below middle C, bottom line of the bass clef) to E ♭ 6 (in the second octave above middle C), with the exact upper end of the range depending on the skill of the player. Despite the broad range, the instrument is always scored in the treble clef.
The contra-alto clarinet is higher-pitched than the contrabass and is pitched in the key of E ♭ rather than B ♭.The unhyphenated form "contra alto clarinet" is also sometimes used, as is "contralto clarinet", but the latter is confusing since the instrument's range is much lower than the contralto vocal range; the more correct term "contra-alto" is meant to convey, by analogy with ...
Letter notation is the most common way of indicating chords for accompaniment, such as guitar chords, for example B ♭7. The bass note may be specified after a /, for example C/G is a C major chord with a G bass. Where a capo is indicated, there is little standardisation. For example, after capo 3, most music sheets will write A to indicate a ...
Full-Boehm clarinet, range to E flat, with 20 keys, 7 rings and left E-flat-lever. The Boehm system for the clarinet is a system of clarinet keywork, developed between 1839 and 1843 by Hyacinthe Klosé and Auguste Buffet jeune. The name is somewhat deceptive; the system was inspired by Theobald Boehm 's system for the flute, but necessarily ...