Clarinet
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| - | '''Han Bennink''' (born [[April 17]], [[1942]]) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[jazz]] [[drummer]], [[percussionist]]. He is also a talented multi-instrumentalist, and on occasion his recordings have featured his playing on [[clarinet]], [[violin]], [[banjo]] and [[piano]]. | ||
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| - | Han is the brother of the saxophonist [[Peter Bennink]]. | ||
| + | The '''clarinet''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The name derives from adding the suffix ''-et'' meaning ''little'' to the Italian word ''clarino'' meaning a particular type of [[trumpet]], as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical [[bore (wind instruments)|bore]], and uses a [[Single-reed instrument|single reed]]. | ||
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The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed.
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