Bb clarinet
A4
| Acoustics of the clarinet |
Bb clarinet |
A4 |
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Fingering Acoustic schematic Non-specialist introduction
to acoustic impedance Notes are the written pitch. |
Observe that, unlike the curves for the notes below D#4, these curves have only two strong harmonic peaks. The sound still has several strong odd harmonics (particularly when played forte, as here), but apart from the first two they are not much assisted by resonances of the bore.
Sound spectrum
of a Bb clarinet
played using fingering for A4.
For more explanation, see
Introduction to clarinet acoustics
You can hear A4
played.
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Contact:
Joe Wolfe
/ J.Wolfe@unsw.edu.au |
a key depressed
a key not depressed
a hole covered 
a hole uncovered
a
part of the mechanism that is not normally touched 
