alto clarinet
Music
noun
A clarinet between a soprano and bass in size, usually pitched in E flat, and having a range between G in the second octave below middle C and the middle of the second octave above it.
- Also called tenor clarinet, although the latter is more commonly used to mean an instrument pitched in F..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Harmonicon.
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