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A clarinet choir is an instrumental ensemble consisting entirely of instruments from the clarinet family. Typically it will include Eb, Bb, alto, bass, and contra-alto or contrabass clarinets, although some pieces are scored for a smaller set of instruments.
There is no set number of members to a choir of clarinets. Some professional choirs, have as little as 10 members, others have up to 40.
In practice, in total size it may range from a chamber group of five to eight or so players to a band of forty or more. Such an ensemble of instruments with varied ranges but uniform timbre may be thought of as a woodwind equivalent to the string orchestra. |
