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The original pig-bladder instrument is still played with a bow in Lithuania as a traditional folk instrument, called a Pūslinė. [ 15 ] [ 13 ] Estonia has one as well, called the põispill. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The instrument has between 1-3 strings and can be tuned with tuning pegs.
Instruments commonly part of the percussion section of a band or orchestra. These three groups overlap heavily, but inclusion in any one is sufficient for an instrument to be included in this list. However, when only a specific subtype of the instrument qualifies as a percussion instrument, only that subtype is listed here.
The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (/ ˈ z ɪ l dʒ ən,-dʒ i ə n /), [2] is an American musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded by the ethnic Armenian Zildjian family in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire , the company relocated to the United States in the 20th century.
American Indian musical instruments (7 P, 1 F) C. Cajun musical instruments (5 P) I. Individual bells in the United States (1 C, 21 P) Pages in category "American ...
The sousaphone (/ ˈ s uː z ə f oʊ n / SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads ...
North American musical instruments by country (14 C) + Puerto Rican musical instruments (1 C, 5 P) C. Caribbean musical instruments (5 C, 10 P) E. Eskimo musical ...
The Yale Musical Instrument Series. New Haven, Connecticut and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09317-9. Carse, Adam (1965). Musical Wind Instruments: A History of the Wind Instruments Used in European Orchestras and Wind-Bands from the Later Middle Ages up to the Present Time. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80005-5.
Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society. 3: 64– 99. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Bonta, Stephen (1978). "Terminology for the bass violin in 17th-century Italy". Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society. 4: 5– 42. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Bonta, Stephen (1990).