Plural of clarino; a high register or shrill sound produced by clarinet or trumpet players, or referring to high-register baroque trumpet players.
Italian plural of 'clarino,' from the same Latin 'clarus' (clear) root. In baroque music terminology, 'clarini' specifically refers to trumpeters specializing in high, bright playing.
Baroque composers like Handel loved writing for 'clarini'—these virtuoso trumpet players could hit impossibly high notes that added sparkle and drama to royal music, almost like the baroque version of operatic sopranos.
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