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BASS CLARINET [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

a large clarinet pitched an octave lower than the ordinary clarinet, and outwardly resembling a narrow-bored saxophone, as bell and mouthpiece are bent back in order to bring the keys within the player's reach ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
CONT

(...) de forme presque identique à celle de la clarinette alto en mi bémol; elle est cependant plus grande, son pavillon recourbé est plus important et le bocal, au lieu d'être incurvé, est en col de cygne (...)

Spanish

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