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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to music. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page or on those of the project subpages. (See links ...
The History of Musical Instruments (Paperback). Dover Publications. pp. 560 pp. ISBN 9780486452654. Wade-Matthews, Max (March 25, 2003). Musical Instruments (Illustrated Encyclopedia) (Paperback). Lorenz Books. pp. 168 pp. ISBN 9780754811824. Baines, Anthony (October 29, 1992). The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments (Hardcover).
The technical and musical knowledge and expertise required to be able to play the instrument in this way is astounding. The results have made Venezuelan traditional music leap to a whole new level of complexity, many times encompassing the utilization of jazz harmonic structures and melodic phrasing to enrich many traditional tunes.
The musical instrument, which has 6 wires and is the main instrument in traditional Iranian music, is produced by Mazzrab. 314.122-4: Ireland: Irish Harp (Cruit or Cláirseach) Polychord wire-strung harp with a fore-pillar 322.221: Ireland: Great Irish Warpipes Píob Mhór: In modern times this instrument is essentially identical to the Great ...
The stub-ended Swanson tonette is a small (6" cavity), end-blown vessel flute made of plastic, which was once popular in American elementary music education. Though the tonette has been superseded by the recorder in many areas, plastic Tonettes are still in use in elementary schools around the nation due to their price, durability, and simplicity.
There now is a proposed project dealing with articles on musical instruments at Wikipedia:WikiProject/List of proposed projects#Musical Instruments. I would encourage all those interested in participating in such a project to add their names there. Thank you. Badbilltucker 20:08, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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A musical instrument is a device that has been modified or constructed specifically for the purpose of making music. In principle, anything that somehow produces sound can serve as a musical instrument, but the term is generally reserved for items having this specific purpose.