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  2. Cor anglais - Wikipedia

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    The pear-shaped bell (called Liebesfuß) of the cor anglais gives it a more covered timbre than the oboe, closer in tonal quality to the oboe d'amore.Whereas the oboe is the soprano instrument of the oboe family, the cor anglais is generally regarded as the alto member of the family, and the oboe d'amore—pitched between the two in the key of A—as the mezzo-soprano member. [5]

  3. Woodwind instrument - Wikipedia

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    Single-reed woodwinds produce sound by fixing a reed onto the opening of a mouthpiece (using a ligature). When air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece, the reed causes the air column in the instrument to vibrate and produce its unique sound. Single reed instruments include the clarinet and saxophone. [9] [10]

  4. Horn (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The horn is a standard member of the wind quintet and brass quintet, and often appears in other configurations. Notable works from the late-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries include two quintets by Mozart, one in E ♭ major for horn, violin, two violas, and cello (KV407/386c) and the other for piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn ...

  5. Clarinet - Wikipedia

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    The clarinet uses a single reed made from the cane of Arundo donax. [48] [49] Reeds may also be manufactured from synthetic materials. [50] The ligature fastens the reed to the mouthpiece. When air is blown through the opening between the reed and the mouthpiece facing, the reed vibrates and produces the clarinet's sound. [51]

  6. Clarinet family - Wikipedia

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    The clarinet family is a woodwind instrument family of various sizes and types of clarinets, including the common soprano clarinet in B♭ and A, bass clarinet, and sopranino E♭ clarinet. Clarinets that aren't the standard B♭ or A clarinets are sometimes known as harmony clarinets.

  7. Basset horn - Wikipedia

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    Angled barrel of a modern basset horn (German System) Like the clarinet, the instrument is a wind instrument with a single reed and a cylindrical bore.However, the basset horn is larger and has a bend or a kink between the mouthpiece and the upper joint (older instruments are typically curved or bent in the middle), and while the clarinet is typically a transposing instrument in B ♭ or A ...

  8. Oboe - Wikipedia

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    As a result, oboes are easier to hear over other instruments in large ensembles due to its penetrating sound. [8] The highest note is a semitone lower than the nominally highest note of the B ♭ clarinet. Since the clarinet has a wider range, the lowest note of the B ♭ clarinet is significantly deeper (a minor sixth) than the lowest note of ...

  9. Musical instrument classification - Wikipedia

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    The criteria for classifying musical instruments vary depending on the point of view, time, and place. The many various approaches examine aspects such as the physical properties of the instrument (shape, construction, material composition, physical state, etc.), the manner in which the instrument is played (plucked, bowed, etc.), the means by which the instrument produces sound, the quality ...

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