noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
bass
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His particular specialism was the bass clarinet .
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The B flat lies an octave below the bass clarinet .
■ VERB
play
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She likes skating, writing letters, reading and playing the clarinet .
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My oldest sister Sally played the clarinet for a long time, and was modestly successful.
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Before becoming a guitarist he played clarinet and uses advanced technology to approximate the breathy sound of a wind instrument.
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I really wanted to play that clarinet .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A clarinet was in his hands.
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His boots are laced up like a clarinet with knotted string.
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It also doubles violas or cellos with good effect and blends well with low or lowish clarinets.
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She likes skating, writing letters, reading and playing the clarinet .
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That could not be said of the hectic, driven finale, marred by some rancid clarinet contributions.
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The same remarks apply to the combination of flutes and clarinets.
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The worldly-wise orchestrator will rather see to it that there is not an important clarinet part in the aforesaid section.
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We have already pointed out that clarinets in unison with high trumpets give them increased roundness of tone and certainty of attack.