The document discusses the history and features of the clarinet. It begins with an introduction describing the clarinet as a single-reed woodwind instrument invented in Germany in 1732. It then explains how to use the clarinet, noting that its reed and 21 keys produce different notes. Decoration on clarinets includes various metal keys. The clarinet's history is traced back to an earlier single-reed instrument called the chalumeau, which was smaller with a higher range. Modern and ancient clarinets are mentioned but not described in detail.

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Clarinet
Introduction
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Clarinet
How to use
it
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Clarinet
Decoration
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Clarinet
History
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Clarinet
Ancient
Clarinet
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Clarinet
Modern
Clarinet

2. CLARINET
By: Steve

3. Table of Contents
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Clarinet – Introduction
Clarinet – How to use it
Clarinet - Decorations
Clarinet – History
Modern Clarinet
Ancient Clarinet

4. Clarinet - Introduction
•Clarinet is a wood wind instrument, which
has a single-reed mouthpiece. Clarinet was
invented by Johann Gottfried Walther in
1732 from Germany. He said that “The
reason for the name was that it sounded
from far off not unlike a trumpet.” So, he
name the instrument „Clarinet‟ because
trumpet is clarino in Italian and clarinette in
French.
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5. Clarinet – How to use it.
•Clarinet is a woodwind instrument. Reed is an
essential part in Clarinet because it generates
Clarinet‟s clear and deep sound. The
instrument can play 40 different notes in
standard range with 21 different metal keys and
rings that can be pressed down. For many
notes on the clarinet, you need to cover several
holes at the same time, unlikely piano or guitar.
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6. Clarinet- Decorations
•Clarinet basically has lots of iron keys which
make people to get impressed. Most of the
keys are for the sounds and helps clarinet
player to play the notes more easier. It looks
very complex, but it isn‟t complicated. There
are holes in clarinets
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7. Clarinet – History
•Far time ago, Clarinet was made with
pure woods and the idea was from a
single-reed instrument named
Chalumeau. Chalumeau is basically half
a size of the clarinet, but it had more
high tones and lighter.
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8. Ancient Clarinet
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9. Modern Clarinets
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10. Bibilography
• Works Cited
• Clarinet. Wikipedia, 20 Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet>.
• Lomin, Thomas. "What did Ancient Music Sound Like?" The
Getty iris. Thomas Lomin, 18 July 2012. Web. 27 Jan. 2014.
<http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/what-did-ancient-music-sound-like/>.
• Wherley, Tegan. "Clarinet." Treble Clef. Tegan Wherley, n.d.
Web. 27 Jan. 2014. <http://trebletee.weebly.com/clarinet.html>.
• "Clarinet in D [Germany]" (2010.185) In Heilbrunn Timeline of
Art History . New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2010.185.
(February 2011)
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