What group of musical instruments does clarinet belong to?

The clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments. It has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell. A person who plays a clarinet is called a clarinetist (sometimes spelled clarinettist).

Johann Christoph Denner is generally believed to have invented the clarinet in Germany around the year 1700 by adding a register key to the earlier chalumeau, usually in the key of C. Over time, additional keywork and airtight pads were added to improve the tone and playability.

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Ian Swindale

A beautiful sounding instrument and there are some equally wonderful clarinet concertos notably by Mozart (almost inevitably!!) and Crusell

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