Definition of B-flat clarinet

1. Noun. The ordinary clarinet with a middle range.

Exact synonyms: Licorice Stick
Generic synonyms: Clarinet

Lexicographical Neighbors of B-flat Clarinet

B-bender
B-benders
B-boy
B-boys
B-cell
B-cell antigen receptors
B-cell differentiating factor
B-cell differentiation/growth factors
B-cell leukaemia
B-cell stimulatory factor 2
B-cells
B-double
B-doubles
B-drinker
B-drinkers
B-flat clarinet (current term)
B-flat major
B-flat minor
B-frame
B-frames
B-girls
B-horizon
B-list
B-lymphocytes
B-mode
B-mode echocardiography
B-movie
B-movies
B-pillar

Literary usage of B-flat clarinet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prof. H. Kling's Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation: Or, The Art of by Henri Kling (1905)
"The melody (either in unison or in the octave with the first B flat Clarinet) is written for it, and gains considerably in brilliancy through this E flat ..."

2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"There are three principal treble clarinets, tuned to C, B flat, and A major, and as the fingering is the same for each, notes played on the B flat clarinet ..."

3. Music; how it Came to be what it is by Hannah Smith (1898)
"The note C will on the C clarinet sound as written, but on the B flat clarinet C will sound B flat, and on the A clarinet C will sound A. Therefore, ..."

4. Orchestral Instruments and Their Use: Giving a Description of Each by Arthur Elson (1902)
"In B-flat, however, the B-flat clarinet gives the proper result when its finger-holes are uncovered, without the need of pressing any of the keys. ..."

5. Music (1894)
"For instance, let us suppose that a number is written in A flat major; it' is clear that if the B flat clarinet is used it will be written in B flat itself, ..."

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