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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌkler-ə-ˈnet 
ˌkla-rə-;
ˈkler-ə-nət,
ˈkla-rə-
: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3½ octaves
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Simmons, who plays clarinet, usually stays in the band through the halftime performance and then races to change into his cheer outfit for the second half.
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Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
With Cory Wright on tenor sax and bass clarinet, guitarist Matt Wrobel, bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jordan Glenn, the session toggles between emotional abandon and simmering introspection.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Musical instruments Musical instruments can be pricey to replace, so leaving you child's wooden clarinet in the back seat during a snowstorm is a bad idea.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Growing up alongside his older brother, Rome, Cole played the piano and the clarinet, per a 2021 Instagram post from Bret.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
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Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
With Cory Wright on tenor sax and bass clarinet, guitarist Matt Wrobel, bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jordan Glenn, the session toggles between emotional abandon and simmering introspection.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Musical instruments Musical instruments can be pricey to replace, so leaving you child's wooden clarinet in the back seat during a snowstorm is a bad idea.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
Growing up alongside his older brother, Rome, Cole played the piano and the clarinet, per a 2021 Instagram post from Bret.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Clarinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clarinet. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌklar-ə-ˈnet
ˈklar-ə-nət
: a woodwind musical instrument in the shape of a cylindrical tube having a single-reed mouthpiece
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