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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 manual modifications of the effective ...
free reed instruments: reed organ/recorder Pipe organ Flue pipes: aerophones: 421.221.11: fipple flutes: recorder Pipe organ (free reed pipes) aerophones: 412.132: free reed instruments: reed organ Pipe organ (reed pipes) aerophones: 422.112: reed instruments: organ Pitch pipe: aerophones: 412.131: free reed instruments: pitch pipe Pocket ...
Free reed aerophone instruments are likewise unique since sound is produced by 'free reeds' – small metal tongues arranged in rows within a metal or wooden frame. The airflow necessary for the instrument's sound is generated either by a player's breath (e.g. harmonica), or by bellows (e.g. accordion). [13] [14] [non-tertiary source needed]
Wind instruments by tone holes (4 C) Woodwind instrument parts and accessories (9 P) Μ. Woodwind instrument stubs (2 C, 62 P) Pages in category "Woodwind instruments"
The woodwind section, which consists of woodwind instruments, is one of the main sections of an orchestra or concert band. Woodwind sections contain instruments given Hornbostel-Sachs classifications of 421 ( edge-blown aerophones , commonly known as flutes ) and 422 ( reed aerophones ), but exclude 423 ( brass instruments , which have their ...
A mysterious death has led doctors to issue a strong warning for anyone who plays a wind instrument. When a 61-year-old man died in 2014 from a mysterious illness, doctors at the University ...
A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon). Unlike the string quartet (of 4 string instruments) with its homogeneous blend of sound color, the instruments in a wind quintet differ from each other considerably in technique, idiom, and timbre .