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  2. Altissimo - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Boehm system (clarinet) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Alto clarinet - Wikipedia

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    The alto clarinet is a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family. It is a transposing instrument pitched in the key of E ♭, though instruments in F have been made. In size it lies between the soprano clarinet and the bass clarinet. It bears a greater resemblance to the bass clarinet in that it typically has a straight body (made of ...

  5. Clarinet - Wikipedia

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    e. The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodwind family, ranging from the BB♭ contrabass to the E♭ soprano.

  6. Clarinet family - Wikipedia

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    The deepest tones (sounding) of all members of the clarinet family. The clarinet family is a woodwind instrument family of various sizes and types of clarinets, including the common soprano clarinet in B♭ and A, bass clarinet, and sopranino E♭ clarinet. Clarinets that aren't the standard B♭ or A clarinets are sometimes known as harmony ...

  7. Oehler system - Wikipedia

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    Oehler system. The Oehler system (also spelled Öhler) is a system for clarinet keys developed by Oskar Oehler. Based on the Müller system clarinet, the system adds tone holes to correct intonation and acoustic deficiencies, notably of the alternately-fingered notes B♭ and F. The system has more keys than the Böhm system, up to 27 in the ...

  8. List of transposing instruments - Wikipedia

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    C 2. Arpeggione. C 2 /C 3. Bagpipe. Great Highland bagpipe. variable D ♭4 - D 4. A minority of bagpipes, made for playing with other instruments, are exactly D ♭4 (referred to as B ♭, relative to the tonic note A rather than C). Most bagpipes are sharper than this, between D ♭4 and D 4. [1]. Northumbrian smallpipes in F or F+.

  9. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details ...