The E♭ Clarinet (E♭クラリネット E♭ Kurarinetto) is a member of the clarinet family. A musician who plays the E♭ clarinet is called an E♭ clarinetist, E♭ clarinet player, or E♭ player.
The E♭ clarinet is about half the length of a B♭ clarinet and is higher pitched by four whole steps. It is used for its brighter timbre and higher pitch range.
In concert band settings, E♭ clarinet players are typically chosen out of the top three or four clarinet players in the section. Unlike other high woodwinds, E♭ clarinets are typically paid for by school funds and lent to students from the school.
As portrayed in Sound! Euphonium[]
Maina Kase is the only E♭ clarinet player in the Kitauji High School Concert Band.
In Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day, Chieri Takahisa switches from B♭ clarinet to play E♭ clarinet.
In Sound! Euphonium 3, Maya Hashida switches from B♭ clarinet to play E♭ clarinet.
Trivia[]
- E♭ clarinets are known for their pitch being extremely difficult to control.
- The E♭ clarinet is not the highest clarinet out there; there also exists a very rare “piccolo” clarinet in A♭, which is almost never used at all.
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