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Definition of Bass clarinet

1. Noun. A large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bass Clarinet

Literary usage of Bass clarinet

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

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Owing to its greater length the form of the bass clarinet differs from that ... The compass of the modern orchestral bass clarinet is in t he main t he same ..."

2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"(c ) With Single Reeds: Clarinet, Basset Horn (Tenor Clarinet), bass clarinet, Pedal Clarinet, Saxophone (classed with the clarinet, although made of metal, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
".B. guerrière, a species of bass clarinet... Basse- orgue, an instr. inv. by ... Timbre mellow, though of a sombre quality, like the bass clarinet, ..."

4. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1857)
"THE bass clarinet. Lower still than the preceding, is an octave below the ... The bass clarinet is evidently not destined to replace in the upper notes the ..."

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