clarinet
noun
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
clarinettist
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a word derived from
clarinet.
Example Sentences
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His Old World style complements the purer, silkier styles of the clarinettist Boris Allakhverdyan and the flutist Denis Bouriakov, both of them recent additions to the ranks.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2018
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
Hundreds of mourners have turned out for the funeral of jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2014
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
