noun
- Plural of clarinet; woodwind instruments with a single reed, cylindrical bore, and a range of about three octaves.
Usage: Standard musical instrument term
Examples
- The orchestra's clarionets produced a warm, mellow tone during the concert.
- She plays one of the clarionets in the school band.
- The clarionets section sat in the middle of the woodwind arrangement.
- Several clarionets were needed to fill out the harmony in that classical piece.
- The clarionets' bright notes cut through the ensemble beautifully.