What does a clarinet sound like? (Ode to Joy)

Utah Symphony Principal Clarinet Tad Calcara plays the "Ode to Joy" melody to demonstrate the timbre of the clarinet.

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[whysosilly]

i love the clarinet its such a beautiful instrument. My favorite instrument I’ve played so far.

[practicehours]

You made it look quite effortless, bravo!

[scrappydoogal]

The seven people who down thumbed are squidward's ex music teachers

[ExabyteAU]

Bro i love it, he looked so posh at the end he was gonna put a british accent on and ask for tea and crisps

[gamer-phon]

I am using a clarinet for music at school!I just signed up for it!

[Vs-sssc]

Thanks for helping me with my homework lol

[Bova-Fett]

Tone is a little spready in this recording, but I do appreciate the warmth and fullness of sound.

[lilanna]

Absolutely Beautiful ! Honestly I don’t know which one to play Flute or clarinet ?

[georgiasmith]

(lol remembering Ferris Buellers playing the clarinet in the movie)

[juliecats]

ty im going to choose this to practice for my school! :)

[BlackFish]

Squidward has been real quite since this dropped…

[patricialeal]

u have a really good sound like I have the best claranet sound in my school and yours is better

[happyhongkies]

Finally a proper teacher for squidward

[arnoldwegstern]

very nice. But take a look at Martin Schmidt-Hahn clarinet !!

[cappuccinoali]

Is it ok that my clarinet sounds way deeper the video's sound?

[asel]

Tbh im only here for my music homework

[JD-kfnz]

This guy is so well dressed, looks like a mobster, haha!

[IC_N]

its not the easiest but im 11 yrs old and i can play it too though i cant do it as good; but it only requires three notes for that part

[cectv]

And now some soothing sounds from Squidward's clarinet.

[jaeyuniverse]

I wanted to play the clarinet in school but got the flute smh.