Some instruments - clarinet Photo

Photographer’s Note

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed.

Clarinets actually comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. It is the largest such instrument family, with more than a dozen types. Of these many are rare or obsolete, and music written for them is usually played on one of the more common size instruments. The unmodified word clarinet usually refers to the B♭ soprano clarinet, by far the most common clarinet.

A person who plays the clarinet is called a clarinetist or clarinettist.

The cylindrical bore is largely responsible for the clarinet's distinctive timbre, which varies between its three main registers. It can play over 4 octaves depending on the ability of the musician. The tone quality can vary greatly with the musician, the music, the style of clarinet, and the reed. The differences in instruments and geographical isolation of players in different countries led to the development, from the last part of the 18th century on, of several different schools of clarinet playing. The most prominent of these schools were the German/Viennese traditions and the French school, centered around the clarinetists of the Conservatoire de Paris. Increasingly, through the proliferation of recorded music, examples of many different styles of clarinet playing have become available to developing clarinetists. The modern clarinetist has an eclectic palette of "acceptable" tone qualities to choose from.

The A clarinet and B♭ clarinet have nearly the same bore, and use the same mouthpiece. Orchestral players often use both A and B♭ instruments in the same concert, but use only one mouthpiece (and often the same barrel), which they swap between the two as needed (see 'usage' below). The A and the B♭ instruments have nearly identical tonal quality, although the A will generally have a slightly warmer sound.

The tone of the E♭ clarinet is brighter than that of the lower clarinets and can be heard even through loud orchestral textures.

The bass clarinet has a characteristically deep, mellow sound. The alto clarinet is similar in sound to the bass, and the basset horn has a tone quality similar to the A clarinet.

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pendik (100) 2009-03-05 0:33

hi jan,

so nice and impressive instrumentS... :)

take care...

recep bayram

bantonbuju (48490) 2009-03-05 0:38

nie jestem pewien czy ja juz tego gdzies nie widzialem (tzn. zdjecia podobnego, mam na mysli...:-))

powiem tak - nie wiem jak ta druga czesc populacji, ale na mnie dziala to zdjecie.... jakby to powiedziec... pozytywnie...:-))
dostrzegam tutaj silne walory i pozytywne przeslanie tej zgrabnej kompozycji...

(uciekam juz do architektury i innych takich tam zdjec na TE, serce juz nie to...)

pozd. j.

Booz (13842) 2009-03-05 0:55

wiosna cieplejszy wieje wiatr, wiosna....znów nam uby³o lat :))

dzieki Janku ;)
Tomek

papagolf21 (56141) 2009-03-05 1:24

Bonjour, cher Jan,
Attention à ne pas se tromper, il s'agit bien de la clarinette qui constitue le sujet principal ! ;o))
Que dire, sinon mission réussie à tous les niveaux !
Bravo pour l'originalité mêlée d'humour.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Buin (37374) 2009-03-05 1:32

Good morning, Jan!
...and not a single word about these legs... ;-) it's hard to concentrate on the instrument.
An intriguing and fancy photo - and in combination with the note - an educational contribution!
Greetings from again grey and rainy Westphalia!
Frank

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bisok (244) 2009-03-05 1:32

Gdybym był pewien, że się nie obrazisz, to napisałbym tak:
"ty zbereźniku" :-)
a ponieważ nie jestem tego pewien więc napiszę tylko, że zdjęcie przedstawia piękny instrument wydający piękne w.dźwięki :-)

mb

faubry (32265) 2009-03-05 2:55

knees or clarinet? that is the question?? good close up image and interesting note
take care my friend
francine

beebeek (26) 2009-03-05 3:02

To ja się odważę - Ty zbereźniku ;) A tak serio to bardzo wiosenne, dobre ujęcie. Nawet ta 2. połowa populacji może dostrzec w tym zdjęciu zgrabność kompozycji ;)

mesutilgim (36581) 2009-03-05 4:13

Hello dear Jan !
I remember that I had seen an inscription at the entrance of a famous cafe (Cafe Keese or Ball Paradox)in Hamburg many years ago :

"Honi soit qui mal y pense" ! (English translation of this motto in old French : Shame be to him who thinks evil of it) !!!

This title fits perfectly to your todays entry.
I will trace the critics sent to this entry within the next 10 days and send than a report, certified from my psyhiatrician !
Anyhow, well seen and perfectly realised. An entry worth of many many words !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Vasa (5332) 2009-03-05 4:33

Hi Jan, dear friend,

so worth thematic picture: the music instruments in the world. So thankful to see that and to meet you again.

Branko

coco (27754) 2009-03-05 5:15

Witaj.

Nice work and also very interesting (but dangerous... look the legs) picture.
The note is worth too.

Regards.

sevy (13240) 2009-03-05 5:41

Hello Jan,

Hahaha, I wonder if you really took only photo of the clarinet, hum :-)
For sure it is an attractive presentation, but as I am already a clarinet player, I do not need such kind of advise.
We can say here the point of view did the photo.

Yves.

Bruno40 (6440) 2009-03-05 5:57

Hi Jan,
Technically, very sharp and with good colors. The note is also interesting, but it seems a copy and paste from somewhere, and it did not teach me anything about Zabre.
cheers
jorge

BWJ (1771) 2009-03-05 6:08

Hello Jan,
This is a unique composition with remarkable clarity. Your note gives excellent information about the clarinet.
Kind regards,
Betty

emka (21179) 2009-03-05 6:28

cześć Janku, Pisałam,ale chyba nie wcisnęłam Add (starość...). (Jak to sie dopomina uznania :))). Mnie jakos klarnet to sie kojarzy głównie z telegrafistą, co na nim grac nie umiał, podobnie chyba jak ta panienka, bo wszak nie gra, a trzyma tylko klarnet na kolanach. Te kolana zreszta nie robia na mnie wrażenia, natomiast ręce owszem tak, bardzo ładne i wypielegnowane. A tak w ogole, to lubie jak klarnet gra.

Pozdrawiam

Małgoska

elkab (3326) 2009-03-05 11:13

Podoba mi się umiejscowienie klarnetu, ciekawa jestem Twojej pozycji do jego ujęcia, no i świetne światło-cienie, takie tajemnicze...
pozdrawiam
elka

Fis2 (45575) 2009-03-05 12:00

Czesc Janek!
A mnie siê skojarzy³ taki chwyt
"3 razy za kolano" idealna pozycja ;)
Ciekawy kadr, kolory i ¶wiat³o
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

omerozden (1241) 2009-03-05 14:05

hello jan,
this is crazy and creative.
so beatiful hands and legs.
very shot and presented.
warm regards,
omer

barrufeto_77 (25687) 2009-03-05 15:49

Hi Jan

Nice close-up...difficult to concentrate in the instrument... :P

Rgs, Oscar

AiresSantos (41820) 2009-03-05 23:31

You have a fine eye to capture the instruments, dear Jan !
Excellent POV and colours. I like it a lot
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

saxo042 (15448) 2009-03-05 23:39

Hi Jan,
A beautiful clarinet! I never saw my own clarinet looking as good as this one. You didn´t mention that the ligature and reed also are very important here...
Kind regards
Gunnar

MrCairo (4643) 2009-03-06 12:30

Oczy przymrużę, zamknę na chwilę.
Mam taki obraz :
Z pewna pania mloda.
W malym miasteczku, akademia w szkole.
A pozniej w sadzie
WIsnie czerwone i dojrzale
Jaki bylem maly
Jaki bylem glupi.

I to oniesmielenie
mi przypomniales.

Swietne.

Pozdrawiam
W.