Instrument (since the industry produces less E flat clarinets than B flat clarinets the instrument is rather more expensive).Ĭombined with the challenges both in technical and intonational problems this is a very difficult task. Player does play the E flat clarinet in addition to playing a first clarinet and more often than not that will be a simpler, that is: less expensive Quite often - and generally in amateur bands - a 'normal' clarinet

Especially not unisono with flutes - when warming up they show different behavior concerning tuning than clarinets, so you must frequently re-tune. Works the instrument is usually set - because of its tone range - unisono with flutes and oboes (which often means wild acrobatics in extreme hights)Īnd it is often not easy to be exactly in tune with an E flat clarinet. Most e flat clarinets produce a sharp, sometimes shrill sound. The notes are noted in the violine key andįingering is the same as on a B flat clarinet - except that everything is a bit narrower. It is noted in E flat, which gives it its name. The E flat clarinet is the smallest of the standard clarinets,Ībout a third shorter than the B flat- or A-clarinets.

E Flat Clarinet The smallest common clarinet