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2. Wind instrument - Wikipedia

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   Erke, wind instrument of Argentina. A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube) in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at or near the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by ...

3. Woodwind instrument - Wikipedia

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   Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute , clarinet , oboe , bassoon , and saxophone . There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed instruments (otherwise called reed pipes).

4. List of woodwind instruments - Wikipedia

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   Balaban (instrument) (Azerbaijan) Bassanelli; Bassoon. Soprano bassoon; Tenoroon; Contrabassoon; Biforaers (Sicily) Bombardeers (France) Catalan shawm; Cromorne (French baroque, different from the crumhorn) Contra Forte; Duduk (Armenia) Dulcian; Dulzaina (Spain) Heckelphone. Piccolo heckelphone; Hichiriki (Japan) Kèn bầu (Vietnam) Mizmar ...

5. Didgeridoo - Wikipedia

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   Didgeridoo and clapstick players performing at Nightcliff, Northern Territory Sound of didgeridoo A didgeribone, a sliding-type didgeridoo. The didgeridoo (/ ˌ d ɪ dʒ ər i ˈ d uː /), also spelt didjeridu, among other variants, is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing.

6. Alphorn - Wikipedia

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   The alphorn (German: Alphorn, Alpenhorn; French: cor des Alpes; Italian: corno alpino) is a traditional lip-reed wind instrument originating from the European Alps. It consists of a very long straight wooden natural horn, with a length of 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13 feet), a conical bore and a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece.

7. Flute - Wikipedia

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   Other sizes of flutes and piccolos are used from time to time. A rarer instrument of the modern pitching system is the G treble flute. Instruments made according to an older pitch standard, used principally in wind-band music, include D ♭ piccolo, E ♭ soprano flute (Keyed a minor 3rd above the standard C flute), F alto flute, and B ♭ bass ...