Contra-alto clarinet
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contra-alto-clarinet-179-10375987
title:
Contra-alto clarinet
text:
The contra-alto clarinet, E♭ contrabass clarinet, is a large clarinet pitched a perfect fifth below the B♭ bass clarinet. It is a transposing instrument in E♭ sounding an octave and a major sixth below its written pitch, between the bass clarinet and the B♭ contrabass clarinet. The contra-alto clarinet is often used in clarinet choirs and ensembles of clarinets and saxophones. It may also be present in a wind band. The repertoire for contra-alto clarinet in the symphony orchestra is limited. In
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encyclopedia
description:
Low pitched instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra-alto_clarinet
date created:
2004-08-27T11:03:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:59:17Z
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