Woodwind Instruments

Well first off, I have been playing the clarinet for quite a while now, so to me it might sound different than someone who isn't in band or plays the clarinet...anyway, I think the clarinet is a beautiful instrument and produces a magnificent tone...if the player carries themselves with good posture, then this will improve the tone also. A good reed always helps too! :) Overall the clarinet is a great sounding instrument which produces a sound close to a bass clarinet or possibly oboe or bassoon. mainly the bass clarinet though..hope this answers your question! :)

Johann Christoph Denner in Germany around the turn of the 18th century by adding a register key to the earlier chalumeau. Over time, additional keywork and airtight pads were added to improve tone And playability.

All reed instruments are part of the woodwind instrument family, but there are some other woodwinds also that are not reed instruments - mainly the flute.

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The pads on the valves that close off the holes in the clarinet.

either the clarinet or the flute. The flute's fingering is very similar to the sax and the clarinets embouchure is the same as the sax. the upper register on a clarinet is the same as on the sax. In general any other woodwind instrument can be learned easily if you know how to play the sax. I am a clarinet player and for a jazz band I was able to switch very easily between that and the tenor sax. The fingerings are very similar.

Before the classical era Georg Friedrich Händel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Stamitz composed for the clarinet. The baroque era ended in 1750.

There are many different types of clarinets. As a matter of facts, some experts consider the clarinet family to be one of the largest, if not, the largest family of instruments. One of the most common is the soprano clarinet, with most of them being in the key of B flat, although there are some in A or other keys. Also rather common is the bass clarinet in the key of B flat. The bass clarinet has a range that is one octave lower than the traditional clarinet. Other types of clarinets includes the contrabass clarinet (one octave lower than the bass clarinet), the alto clarinet, and the rare piccolo clarinet.

you cant you need to buy a new one. they dont cost much.

Improved by an oboe player:

Some people say you can soak the wooden tip in some warm water to clean is off.

And oboe reeds cost at about $12.00

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Usually eight players, with two each on flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.

A saxophone could be played the loudest. However in an orchestra the instruments are balanced in dynamics (volume at which music is played) by proportional numbers and skilled players. The least loudest woodwind instrument would be the flute.

Congruent figures are always similar. However, similar figures are only sometimes congruent.

yes temperate does affect the oboe, i know this because i play the oboe myself. If the oboe it too cold then it is likely that when you play, your saliva will get caught in it, witch will make the oboe make a funny noise. If the temperate is too hot, or if you have left you oboe in the sun for AGES then the metal may change shape.

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Boxwood was used frequently for baroque woodwind instruments. Mostly Flutes and Clarinets but I have seen one or two oboes.

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The pitch of a low b on alto saxophone is a concert pitch of d. the fingering for that note is all of your fingers down. Your left little finger will be on the middle key that's furthest from the body of the saxophone and your right little finger will be on the C key, or the key that is nearest to the bottom of the saxophone.

I would use the type of microphone that most people use in announcements, because it projects the sound better, as it is round. For concerts, I would recommend the cylinder shaped ones because the sound is amplified better.

No, with the exception of the flutes, all woodwind instruments have reeds, flutes used to have reeds (similar to Oboe reeds) and that is why they are still classed as woodwind.

Flutes and oboes are some of the oldest instruments the woodwind family. Saxophones and bass clarinets are some instruments invented not too long ago.

It is commonly used in popular music, big band music, jazz,and rock and roll. The saxophone was made for orchestral and military purposes.

Yes it can

The oboe can be played with braces. I was originally a clarinetist, but my orthodontist said it was detrimental to my overbite, so I switched. 14 years later I have never looked back!