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Contrabass clarinet
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The contrabass clarinet is an uncommonly used member of the clarinet family. Modern contrabass clarinets are transposing instruments pitched in B♭, sounding two octaves lower than the common B♭ sopran
Clarinets: contrabass in B♭ (left), contra-alto in E♭ (right)
Subcontrabass clarinets by Leblanc 1939 and Foag 2025
Fritz Wurlitzer German contrabass clarinet (prototype ca. 1975)
Contrabass clarinets by Benedikt Eppelsheim and Leblanc