1. CLARINET
BY: REEM & TAIMAA Al-Mohanadi
WHAT DOES A
CLARINET SOUND LIKE?
2. WHAT DOES A CLARINET
LOOK LIKE?
LIGATURE
MOUTH PIECE
BARREL JOINTS
UPPER JOINT
LOWER JOINT
BELL
3. WHAT FAMILY OF INSTRUMENTS DOES
IT BELONG IN?
FLUTE
PICCOLO
SAXOPHONE
RECORDER
OBOE
4. HOW DOES A CLARINET
WORK?
BLOWING AIR MAKES THE REED VIBRATE
TONE HOLES IN THE BODY OF THE CLARINET
CREATES THE RIGHT TONE FOR EACH NOTE.
BLOWING MORE AIR IN THE CLARINET PRODUCES A
LOUDER SOUND.
5. WHEN DID THE CLARINET
JOIN THE ORCHESTRA?
THE CLARINET BECAME VERY POPULAR AROUND THE
18TH CENTURY WHEN MOZART WROTE A “CLARINET
CONCERTO”
MOZART
7. Where and When Was the
Clarinet invented?
Nuremberg, Germany
Johann Christopher Denner
Around the year 1690 - 1700
Modification to the Chalumeau
Instruments similar to the Clarinet were played in the Ancient
times.
8. Has A Clarinet Always Consisted
in The Current Form?
Chalumeau Clarinet
9. What Kind Of Music does the
Clarinet Play?
Western and Folk Music
Jazz (Dixieland And Swing Jazz)
Concert Band
Sometimes Rock
10. Bibliography:
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11. Bibliography
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clarinet.jpg>.
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