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See also the glossary of musical instrument classification (organology).
- accordioncite • discuss
- A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
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- alphorncite • discuss
- A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.
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- bagpipecite • discuss
- A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes.
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- bassooncite • discuss
- A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
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- buglecite • discuss
- A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series.
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- calliopecite • discuss
- A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
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- chalumeaucite • discuss
- A single-reed instrument of European origin, used mainly in the Baroque and Classical eras.
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- clarinetcite • discuss
- A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
- Performer: clarinetist
- Types: piccolo clarinet (also sopranino clarinet, octave clarinet), soprano clarinet, basset clarinet, clarinette d'amour, basset horn, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, contrabass clarinet, octocontra-alto clarinet, octocontrabass clarinet
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- concertinacite • discuss
- A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.
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- cornettcite • discuss
- A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
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- didgeridoocite • discuss
- A musical instrument endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed out log, which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.
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- diplecite • discuss
- Any of several instruments of Balkan origin; namely a type of flute and a type of bagpipe.
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- erkecite • discuss
- A type of large horn originating in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
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- euphoniumcite • discuss
- A valved brass instrument, a sax horn, the tenor of the tuba family of instruments, having the appearance very similar to that of a tuba.
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- flugelhorncite • discuss
- A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
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- flutecite • discuss
- A woodwind instrument consisting of a metal, wood or bamboo tube with a row of circular holes and played by blowing across a hole in the side of one end or through a narrow channel at one end against a sharp edge, while covering none, some or all of the holes with the fingers to vary the note played.
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- French horncite • discuss
- A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.
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- guancite • discuss
- A double-reed instrument with a cylindrical bore, of Chinese origin.
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- harmonicacite • discuss
- A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
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- Jew's harpcite • discuss
- A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer’s mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.
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- komabuecite • discuss
- A transverse flute of Japanese origin, used mainly in the traditional music of the Japanese royal court, and a type of fue.
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- mellophonecite • discuss
- A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.
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- meycite • discuss
- A cylindrical double-reed instrument used in Turkish music.
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- mijwizcite • discuss
- A pair of single-reed flutes played as one instrument, of Middle-Eastern origin.
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- oboecite • discuss
- A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grendilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
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- octavincite • discuss
- A single-reed instrument with a conical bore, originating in Germany.
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- piccolocite • discuss
- An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller, and playing an octave higher.
- Performer: piccoloist
- Note: The word piccolo is also used to describe a type of other instruments, designed to play in a higher pitch, such as the piccolo clarinet.
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- recordercite • discuss
- A musical instrument of the woodwind family, fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.
- Types: garklein recorder, sopranino recorder, soprano recorder, alto recorder, voice flute, tenor recorder, bass recorder, great bass recorder, contrabass recorder, sub-great bass recorder, sub-contrabass recorder
- Performer: recordist, recorderist
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- sackbutcite • discuss
- A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone.
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- saxhorncite • discuss
- Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves.
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- saxophonecite • discuss
- A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- Synonym: sax
- Performer: saxophonist
- Types: soprillo, Sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, mezzo-soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, C melody saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass saxophone, subcontrabass saxophone, tubax
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- shakuhachicite • discuss
- A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale is end-blown like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the Western transverse flute, and a type of fue.
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- shawmcite • discuss
- A mediaeval double reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
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- sousaphonecite • discuss
- A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
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- trombonecite • discuss
- A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both).
- Performer: trombonist, tromboner (dated)
- Note: Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone.
- Types: tenor trombone, soprano trombone, sopranino trombone, piccolo trombone, alto trombone, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, buccin, superbone, tromboon
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- trumpetcite • discuss
- A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat.
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- tubacite • discuss
- A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
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