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Chalumeau vs Clarinet - What's the difference?

chalumeau | clarinet |

In musici terms the difference between chalumeau and clarinet

is that chalumeau is a woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet while clarinet is a woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

chalumeau

English

(wikipedia chalumeau)

Noun

(chalumeaux)
  • (musici) A woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
  • The lowest range of the clarinet, reaching up to written B? (B flat) above middle C.

    • clarinet

    English

    (wikipedia clarinet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musici) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

    • Derived terms

    * clarinetist * contrabass clarinet * bass clarinet * alto clarinet * soprano clarinet

    See also

    * chalumeau

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