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Contrabass clarinet

LC control no.sh 91006365
Topical headingContrabass clarinet
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Variant(s)Contra-alto clarinet
Contra-bass clarinet
Pedal clarinet
See alsoClarinet
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Found inWork cat.: Heim, N.M. Invocation, c1993: t.p. (for contra-bass clarinet)
New Grove dict. mus. inst. (contrabass clarinet, sometimes called pedal clarinet)
Marcuse. Musical instruments, 1975 (Contrabass clarinet)
2001545331: Ritter, R. Long, long ago, c1999 (B-flat contra-bass clarinet)
2001545332: Ritter, R. Long, long ago, c1999 (E-flat contra-alto clarinet)
Grovemusic.com WWW site, Apr. 15, 2003 (Contrabass clarinet: A member of the clarinet family pitched two octaves below the soprano clarinet in B♭ (or one below the B♭ bass clarinet) or an octave below the alto clarinet (in E♭). The B♭ variety is sometimes called "pedal clarinet")