clarinet
noun
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
clarinettist
-
a word derived from
clarinet.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His father Maurice played bass for Jackie Wilson and Isaac Hayes, his uncle Harold worked as an arranger for Sam Cooke, and his cousin-twice-removed was avant-garde jazz clarinettist Alvin Batiste.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
Pierre Audi, the new artistic director of the Armory, handled the production, encouraging the soloists—the clarinettist Kari Kriikku and the soprano Jennifer Zetlan—to wander through the Armory’s open space.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2016
Andreas, 27, is principal clarinettist of the Berlin Philharmonic.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2016
We were recently astonished by Martin Fröst, the clarinettist.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 12, 2015
That the clarinettist did make a mistake is true, but that Beethoven behaved in the outrageous way described was most positively denied by all who were present on the occasion, including the conductor, Franz Clement.
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Elliott Graeme
