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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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    There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed instruments (otherwise called reed pipes). The main distinction between these instruments and other wind instruments is the way in which they produce sound. [1] All woodwinds produce sound by splitting the air blown into them on a sharp edge, such as a reed or a fipple. Despite ...

  4. Wind machine - Wikipedia

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    The wind machine is played by rotating the crank handle, which is attached to the cylinder, to create friction between the wooden slats and the material covering that touches the cylinder but does not rotate as the crank handle is turned. This friction between the wood and the material covering creates the sound of rushing wind.

  5. Aeolian harp - Wikipedia

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    The quality of sound depends on many factors, including the lengths, gauges, and types of strings, the character of the wind, and the material of the resonating body. Metal-framed instruments with no sound board produce a music very different from that produced by wind harps with wooden sound boxes and sound boards.

  6. Pipe organ - Wikipedia

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    The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called wind) through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard.Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre, volume, and construction throughout the keyboard compass.

  7. 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.

  8. Cornett - Wikipedia

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    Girolamo dalla Casa wrote about how the coronet should sound when played, and in doing so revealed other ways it could sound as well. He felt that the instrument was meant to imitate the human voice, saying, "The cornetto is the most excellent of the wind instruments since it imitates the human voice better than the other instruments."

  9. Wind chime - Wikipedia

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    A metal wind chime. Wind chimes are a type of percussion instrument constructed from suspended tubes, rods, bells, or other objects that are often made of metal or wood.The tubes or rods are suspended along with some type of weight or surface which the tubes or rods can strike when they or another wind-catching surface are blown by the natural movement of air outside.

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