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Sopranino clarinet

A clarinet
Aflat clarinet 001.jpg
A clarinet
Woodwind instrument
Classification

Wind Woodwind

Single-reed
Hornbostel–Sachs classification 422.211.2-71
(Single-reeded aerophone with keys)
Related instruments

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Chalumeau
Musicians
Clarinetists

Wind Woodwind

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The A-flat (A) clarinet is a member of the clarinet family, smaller and sounding a perfect fourth higher than the E clarinet. The A is rare, but even less common, obsolete instruments in C, B, and A are listed by Shackleton. Some writers call the A and these other instruments octave clarinets, sopranino clarinets, or piccolo clarinets. The boundary between the octave and soprano clarinets is not well-defined, and the rare instruments in G and F might be considered as either. Shackleton, along with many early twentieth-century composers, uses the term "piccolo clarinet" to refer to the E and D clarinets as well (piccolo merely meaning "small" in Italian). This designation is less common today, with the E and D instruments more usually designated soprano clarinets. The term "piccolo clarinet" is used by some recent music software (e.g., Finale) for the A clarinet.

The A clarinet is pitched a minor seventh higher than the B clarinet. Its lowest note, E, sounds as concert middle C, the same as many concert flutes.


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