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Definition of B-flat clarinet
1. Noun. The ordinary clarinet with a middle range.
Lexicographical Neighbors of B-flat Clarinet
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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