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The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach the baritone in intensity.
Steve Lacy
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Clarinet
Elements
Even
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Got
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Intensity
Other
Song
Soprano
Tenor
Those
Violin
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