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In practical terms, this means: there is a C in the notes, you use the fingering for a C, play, and we hear an "A". The A clarinet sounds a semitone lower than the Bb clarinet. Why are there still A clarinets - what are they good for? There are many pieces where you have to use them both, depending on the key of the part that is played. The classical clarinet player carries about a set-case containing both instruments. The A clarinet is still widely used in classical music. Of the two soprano clarinets the B flat clarinet is by far the most frequently used instrument - both in the wind orchestra and in jazz there are no A clarinets any more. Sometimes this clarinet is referred to as "soprano clarinet" (which is correct, thinking of clarinets resembling the voices Bass, Alto and Soprano). They are the ones that you usually think of when you talk about "the" clarinet. The A clarinet and the B flat clarinet are the "normal" clarinets. A and B flat clarinets The "normal" or soprano clarinet