Basset clarinet
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Not to be confused with Basset horn or Bass clarinet.
The basset clarinet is member of the clarinet family similar to the usual soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several additional lower notes. Typically a basset clarinet has keywork going to a low (written) C or B,[1][2] as opposed to the standard clarinet's E or E♭. The basset clarinet is most commonly a transposing instrument in A, although basset clarinets in C and B♭ and very seldom in G also exist.[3] The similarly named basset horn is also a clarinet with extended lower range, but is in a lower pitch (typically F); the basset horn predates, and undoubtedly inspired, the basset clarinet.
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Woodwind musical instrument | |
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Other names | German: Bassettklarinette, French: clarinette de basset; Italian: clarinetto di bassetto; |
Classification | Aerophon, clarinet-family |
Inventor(s) | Theodor Lotz and others |
Developed | around 1770 |
Playing range | |
1. 2. 1. written 2. basset clarinet in A, playing | |
Related instruments | |
clarinet, clarinet d'amore, alto clarinet, basset horn | |
Musicians | |
Sabine Meyer, Charles Neidich, Vlad Weverbergh, Sharon Kam, Martin Fröst, Shirley Brill | |
Builders | |
Leitner & Kraus (instrument top), Schwenk & Seggelke (instruments in the middle and below), Buffet Crampon, Backun Musical Services, Stephan Fox, FAU, Wurlitzer, Gerold-Clarinets |
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