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<p>The clarinet family is a <a href="https://www.xuqiumusic.com/products" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>musical instrument </strong></a>family including the well-known B♭ clarinet, the bass clarinet, the slightly less familiar E♭ and A clarinets and other clarinets.</p><p><br></p><p>Clarinets other than the standard B♭ and A clarinets are sometimes known as harmony clarinets. </p><p><br></p><p>Octave clarinets — Very rare. Pitched around an octave higher than the B♭ clarinet.</p><p>A♭ piccolo clarinet.</p><p>Rendall uses the term octave clarinet and includes also obsolete instruments in C, B♭, and G.</p><p>Shackleton lists also rare instruments in C, B♭, and A.</p><p>Soprano clarinet — The most familiar <a href="https://www.xuqiumusic.com/clarinet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>type of clarinet</strong></a>. Referred to as the alto in Commonwealth countries such as Canada.</p><p>E♭ clarinet/E♭ sopranino clarinet — Fairly common in the United States and western Europe; less common in eastern Europe. Referred to as the soprano in Commonwealth countries. Resurgence in popularity due to the high-quality production in China.</p><p>D clarinet — Rare in the United States and western Europe. Required in Molter's very early clarinet concertos.</p><p>Rendall lists the E♭ and D clarinets, along with obsolete instruments in G, F, and E, as sopranino clarinets.</p><p>Shackleton lists the E♭ and D clarinets, along with obsolete instruments in F, and E, as sopranino clarinets.</p><p>The E♭ and D clarinets are commonly called piccolo clarinets in eastern Europe and Russia.</p><p><br></p><p>The clarinet in C is sometimes called for in clarinet choirs, often as a substitute for the oboe. This clarinet has been made more common and inexpensive due to the manufacturing of clarinets of all sizes in China.</p><p><br></p><p>B♭ clarinet — The most common type of clarinet.</p><p>A clarinet — Standard orchestral instrument used alongside the B♭ soprano. It is required primarily in older, European classical music. Every serious classical clarinetist will own both a B♭ and an A clarinet, and cases holding both instruments are common. The A clarinet is not commonly used in band music.</p><p><br></p><p>G clarinet — Also called a "Turkish clarinet". </p><p>Shackleton lists the C, B♭, A, and <a href="https://www.xuqiumusic.com/g-clarinet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>G clarinets</strong></a> along with obsolete instruments in B and A♭ as sopranos, noting that the A♭ and G often occurred as clarinette d'amour in the mid-18th century.</p><p>Rice classifies G clarinets with flared bells as altos, with pear- or bulb-shaped bells as clarinets d'amour.</p><p><br></p><p>A soprano clarinet is a clarinet that occupies a higher position, both in pitch and in popularity, than subsequent additions to the family such as the basset horn and bass clarinet.The only instrument of the clarinet family whose name is undisputed and always required is that of the bass clarinet.</p>
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