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Multiphonic played on an oboe using alternative fingering Frequency spectrum of this sound. On woodwind instruments—e.g., saxophone, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, flute, and recorder—multiphonics can be produced either with new fingerings, by using different embouchures, or voicing the throat with conventional fingerings. There have been ...
Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. 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]
The orchestra is divided into four groups (five if a keyboard instrument is used) and specified as follows: [1] Woodwind instruments: flutes, oboes, clarinets, saxophones (if one or more are needed), bassoons
Saxophone altissimo is generally considered to be any note that is higher than written high F ♯, which is considered the highest note in the saxophone's regular range.. Altissimo is produced by the player using various voicing techniques such as air stream, tongue, throat and embouchure variations to disturb the fundamental of a note, which results in one of the higher overtones domina
Much has been done to promote wind music through organisations, institutions, music retailers and passionate individuals but this would fall largely into the concert band genre. Indeed it is the development of the concert band which procured an environment whereby music for the woodwind section was required. [citation needed]
"Flute". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. (by subscription) Essay on the Jiahu flutes from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; A selection of historic flutes from around the world at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Walking Stick Flute and Oboe, Georg Henrich Scherer, Butzbach ...
While there is no exact date that the alto flute was created, large flutes have existed for several hundred years. [1] Some problems with early alto flute design included the long length of the tube, troublesome cross fingerings, inconsistent intonation, finger holes that were too wide across, and how far one’s arm had to be stretched in order to reach the finger holes, particularly in the ...
Octandre for flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and double bass; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for flute and bassoon; Chôros No. 2 for flute and clarinet; Chôros No. 7 for flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, violin and cello with tam-tam ad lib