clarino

[ kluh-ree-noh ]

noun

, plural cla·ri·ni [kl, uh, -, ree, -nee], cla·ri·nos.

1. a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.

clarino

/ klæˈriːnəʊ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a high passage for the trumpet in 18th-century music

noun

1. the high register of the trumpet
2. an organ stop similar to the high register of the trumpet
3. a trumpet or clarion

Word History and Origins

Origin of clarino¹

< Italian: trumpet, probably < Spanish clarin < French; clarinet

Example Sentences

The word “clarionet” is similarly derived from “clarion,” the English equivalent of clarino.

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