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Why Did the Clarinet Decline in Jazz?
The clarinet was once a staple instrument in jazz, but its popularity has declined in recent decades due to a variety of factors, including the rise of bebop, the shift away from traditional jazz, the instrument’s technical challenges, and its relatively high cost. However, there are still some clarinetists who continue to play and perform…
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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CLARINET
“Clarinetto” is the romantic diminutive, or minor, of “clarion.” The Clarin trumpet (named after Clarino Blasen) of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The “clarinetto” of this period, due to its sound, was related primarily with the upper register of the trumpet. Ancient Clarinet Instruments using single reeds with a cylindrical tube-shaped bore can be discovered…