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Clarinet - Range and Pitch
Performer - Will Hammond
Pitch
The clarinet is a B flat instrument. This means that they sound a whole tone lower than the written pitch. When they play a C, it sounds a B flat:
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Low Range
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Middle Range
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High Range
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Altissimo
Altissimo is the uppermost register on woodwind instruments that go beyond the standard range. They are created by overblowing on harmonics:
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