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Clarinet

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Pete Fountain performing during the Mardi Gras celebrations on February 24, 2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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It was during the Romantic Period when the clarinet underwent great technical development and gained prominence. Composers such as Brahms and Berlioz composed music for the clarinet but this instrument is also used in jazz music.

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