Did you know there are (as far as I know) 27 different types of clarinets constructed throughout the years? On theses pages you will find a little bit of information about many of them, mostly those that are used in todays music. This site does not claim to be complete in any way, so if you lack any information here please send me an e-mail and I will include it.

All pictures of Buffet Crampon clarinets are published with kind permission of The Music Group Limited.

Speaking of history: You MUST check this french site with wonderful pictures of very old clarinets.

I would also like to recommend two megasite with a lot of clarinet information. Anne Bells' and Michael Moors'.

The family as far as I know it		The family according to F. Geoffrey Rendall (from his book on Ernest Benn Ltd 1971)
A-flat and high G clarinet		Octave	Clarinet in C
E-flat clarinet			Clarinet in B-flat
D clarinet			Clarinet in A-flat
C clarinet			Clarinet in G
B-flat clarinet		Sopranino	Clarinet in F
A clarinet			Clarinet in E
G clarinet (Turkish clarinet)			Clarinet in E-flat
Bassette clarinet/horn in F and A			Clarinet in D
Alto clarinet in E-flat		Soprano	Clarinet in C
Bass clarinet in B-flat and A			Clarinet in B-natural
Contra Alto clarinet in E-flat			Clarinet in B-flat
Contra Bass clarinet in B-flat			Clarintet in A
Sub Contra Alto clarinet in E-flat		Alto	Clarinet d'amour in A-flat
Sub Contra Bass clarinet in B-flat			Clarinet d'amour in G
Chalumeau (pre-clarinet)			Clarinet in G
Saxonette		Tenor	Clarinet in F
			Bassette horn in G
			Bassette horn in F
			Bassette horn in D
			Clarinet in E-flat
		Baritone	Bass clarinet in C
			Bass clarinet in B-flat
			Bass clarinet in A
		Bass	Contra bassette horn in G
			Contra bassette horn in F
			Contra bassette horn in E-flat
			Contra bass clarinet in C
			Contra bass clarinet in B-flat

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