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clarinetist

American  
[klar-uh-net-ist] / ˌklær əˈnɛt ɪst /

noun

  1. a musician who plays the clarinet, especially one who plays skillfully or professionally.


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Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Here, across 12 minutes, the orchestra turns a four-note motif into a vivid tone poem—shifting moods and colors, restless movement, and a brilliant closing spotlight for virtuoso clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2024

Yarl is a bass clarinetist who earned Missouri All-State Band honorable mention and who plays several instruments in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Kansas City, Spoonmore wrote.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

He took one chair and joined the clarinetist under the spotlight.

From Violists by McGowan, Richard

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