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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌkler-ə-ˈnet 
ˌkla-rə-;
ˈkler-ə-nət,
ˈkla-rə-
: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3¹/₂ octaves
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Little darts of flute and clarinet puncture the pulse of a modulated oscillator, with cello and violin casting long sentimental shadows.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And yet the earth is blunder and obtuseness— no swaying it, even on bended knee:
its rotting flute gives sharpness to the hearing,
its morning clarinet harrows the ear.
—Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 13 Feb. 2024
Gershwin’s melodic material is spun with enchanting gold thread, from the opening clarinet swoop to the bluesy piano riffs to the epic sentimental melody near journey’s end.
—Ethan Iverson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Then Akaka learned the clarinet for the school band.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Other gifts to the community included the endowed clarinet chair at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Rosenthal Dome at Bass Performance Hall and significant contributions to the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Its roiling surface was broken by little outbursts of flute and clarinet, with sudden rushes of cello and violin picking.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The score from Jay Wadley brilliantly serves to bring these worlds together when the clarinets of one realm start to coalesce with the percussion in the other, yet the film otherwise keeps them separate, much as Rayelle struggles to do, until the center doesn’t hold.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
And his orchestra was busy with standout performances — Raphael Figueroa’s endearing, assertive cello playing; Anton Rist’s splendid (and demanding) clarinet solos; Hannah Cope’s lucid harp.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
And yet the earth is blunder and obtuseness— no swaying it, even on bended knee:
its rotting flute gives sharpness to the hearing,
its morning clarinet harrows the ear.
—Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 13 Feb. 2024
Gershwin’s melodic material is spun with enchanting gold thread, from the opening clarinet swoop to the bluesy piano riffs to the epic sentimental melody near journey’s end.
—Ethan Iverson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Then Akaka learned the clarinet for the school band.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Other gifts to the community included the endowed clarinet chair at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Rosenthal Dome at Bass Performance Hall and significant contributions to the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Its roiling surface was broken by little outbursts of flute and clarinet, with sudden rushes of cello and violin picking.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The score from Jay Wadley brilliantly serves to bring these worlds together when the clarinets of one realm start to coalesce with the percussion in the other, yet the film otherwise keeps them separate, much as Rayelle struggles to do, until the center doesn’t hold.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
And his orchestra was busy with standout performances — Raphael Figueroa’s endearing, assertive cello playing; Anton Rist’s splendid (and demanding) clarinet solos; Hannah Cope’s lucid harp.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌklar-ə-ˈnet
ˈklar-ə-nət
: a woodwind musical instrument in the shape of a cylindrical tube having a single-reed mouthpiece
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