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Clarinet vs Clavinet - What's the difference?

clarinet | clavinet |

As nouns the difference between clarinet and clavinet

is that 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) while clavinet is an electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.

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

    Anagrams

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    clavinet

    English

    (wikipedia clavinet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.