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
Clarinet d'amore
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The clarinet d'amore or clarinet d'amour is a musical instrument, a member of the clarinet family.
Two historical clarinets d'amore
An example of a pear-shaped bell from a modern clarinet d'amore
A modern clarinet d'amore built by Schwenk & Seggelke, Bamberg; commissioned by Richard Haynes
Components of a modern clarinet d'amore, including the curved neck, bulbous bell, upper joint and lower joint with an extension to low C