clarino
[ kluh-ree-noh ]
noun,plural cla·ri·ni [kluh-ree-nee], /kləˈri ni/, cla·ri·nos.
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
Origin of clarino
1<Italian: trumpet, probably <Spanish clarin<French; see clarinet
- Also called cla·rin trum·pet [kluh-reen]. /kləˈrin/.
- Compare Bach trumpet.
Words Nearby clarino
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How to use clarino in a sentence
The word “clarionet” is similarly derived from “clarion,” the English equivalent of clarino.
British Dictionary definitions for clarino
clarino
/ (klæˈriːnəʊ) /
adjective
of or relating to a high passage for the trumpet in 18th-century music
nounplural -nos or -ni (-nɪ)
the high register of the trumpet
an organ stop similar to the high register of the trumpet
a trumpet or clarion
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