The clarinet is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument.Like many wind instruments, clarinets are made in several different sizes, each having its own range of pitches. All have a nearly-cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and utilize a mouthpiece with a single reed. A person who plays a clarinet is called a clarinetist (sometimes spelled clarinettist).

A clarinet concerto is a concerto for clarinet; that is, a musical composition for solo clarinet together with a large ensemble (such as an orchestra or concert band).Albert Rice has identified a work by Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli as possibly the earliest known concerto for solo clarinet; its score appears to be titled "Concerto per il Clareto" and may date from 1733.

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Dabei ist meist ein modernes Klarinettenmundstück mit einem Blockflötenkorpus verbunden. Diese Instrumente werden unter sehr verschiedenen Bezeichnungen vertrieben (Sopranklarinette, Kinderklarinette, Clarineau, Pocket-Clarineau bzw. -Chalumeau, Saxonett: sudden smile clarinet). Es gibt Typen mit und ohne Klappen, z. T. mit Überblasklappe ...