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A clarinet player's hands holding the instrument in focus, with other woodwind musicians blurred in the background during an orchestral performance. Labeled diagram of a B-flat clarinet, showing parts such as the mouthpiece, reed, metal ligature, ring key, key, and bell on this single-reed woodwind instrument. Labeled diagram of a bass clarinet, a woodwind instrument, showing the mouthpiece with reed, metal ligature, curved neck, keys, thumb rest, and flared bell. Labeled diagram of a contrabass clarinet, a large woodwind instrument, showing its bell, keys, mouthpiece with reed and metal ligature, and end pin. Labeled diagram of an E-flat clarinet showing its main parts, including the bell, keys, ring key, mouthpiece, metal ligature, and reed. Illustration of wind instruments grouped by type, showing woodwinds-tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon-and brass instruments-horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
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clarinet: References & Edit History

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Added media. Aug 03, 2026
Updated metadata and added top questions. Jul 01, 2026
Invalidated site: Northern Illinois University - School of Music - Development of the Clarinet. May 20, 2026
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at Cedarville - The Development of the Clarinet: A Historical Analysis (PDF). May 27, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - ClariNet: A noise analysis tool for deep submicron design (PDF). Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Northern Illinois University - School of Music - Clarinet Acoustics. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Clarinet, Musical Instrument. May 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Northern Illinois University - The Clarinet in Music History. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Philharmonia - Clarinet. Oct 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Northern Illinois University - School of Music - Development of the Clarinet. Jun 08, 2023
Corrected display issue. Feb 06, 2019
Add new Web site: Grinnell College Musical Instrument Collection - Clarinet. Jan 22, 2019
Add new Web site: Making Music Fun! - Clarinet. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: DSO Kids - Clarinet. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: OnMusic Dictionary - Clarinet. Dec 23, 2012
Add new Web site: University of New South Wales - Music Acoustics - Clarinet acoustics: an introduction. Dec 23, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Clarinet. Nov 08, 2011
In description of Johann Christoph Denner, changed "well-known flute maker" to "renowned woodwind maker." Jul 21, 2009
Added photograph. Jul 21, 2009
Added new Web site: University of New South Wales - Music Acoustics. Jun 28, 2006
Added new Web site: HyperPhysics - Clarinet. Jun 26, 2006
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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