There are two flavors of clarinets lower than the normal Bb bass 
clarinet, and their terminology seems to get somewhat hazy.

One of them is pitched in Eb and sounds an octave lower than the Alto 
clarinet and the other is pitched in Bb and sounds an octave lower than 
the Bass clarinet.  The Eb instrument is most properly called 
contra-alto but is often called contrabass.  The Bb instrument is 
properly the contrabass.



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> What is a contra-alto clarinet?
> 
> Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet?
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Lawrence
> 
> http://lawrenceyates.co.uk


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David H. Bailey
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