I took up the clarinet at age twelve after hearing my cousin Claire play, and practiced with total dedication, between three and six hours a day.

12岁那年听了表姐克莱尔的演奏后，我开始学吹单簧管，并且全情投入，每天要练3到6个小时。

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The woodwind group is made up of piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, a great play.

木管组是由短笛、长笛、双簧管、英国管、单簧管、大管演奏的。

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I had wanted to play the drums but I already can play an instrument that you can't carry around (the piano) so I chose the clarinet!

本来我也很想学架子鼓，可是我已经学了一个没法随身带的乐器(钢琴)所以我就准备学黑管！

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Hailey Niswanger first began to play the clarinet when she was eight years old.

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At 11, thanks to the generosity of a relative, he was sent to Christ's Hospital school, where he learned to play the clarinet, and it was there, after hearing a recording of a Beethoven symphony, that he decided he wanted to become a conductor.

BBC: Obituary: Colin Davis