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Alboka (Basque Country, Spain); Arghul (Egypt and other Arabic nations); Aulochrome; Chalumeau; Clarinet. Piccolo (or sopranino, or octave) clarinet; Sopranino clarinet (including E-flat clarinet)
The first use of the heckelphone was in Richard Strauss's 1905 opera Salome. [2]: 324 The instrument was subsequently employed in the same composer's Elektra, as well as An Alpine Symphony [5] (though this part frequently calls for notes that are below the range of the heckelphone), [6] Josephslegende [7] and Festliches Präludium.
Dulcian, 1700, Museu de la Música de Barcelona Dulcians in Theatrum Instrumentorum (Michael Praetorius, 1620) The dulcian is a Renaissance woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore.
Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. 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 shehnai is a type of oboe from the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end. [2] [3] [4] It was one of the nine instruments found in the royal court.
The tin whistle, also known as the penny whistle, [1] is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whistle player is called a whistler.
The octavin resembles a saxophone: its range is similar to that of a soprano saxophone.However, the octavin differs in three respects: first, its conical bore has a smaller taper than that of a saxophone; second, its body is made of wood, rather than metal; third, its usual shape is more similar to that of a bassoon, having two parallel straight sections joined at the bottom, with the ...
Sound file of kaba zurna from Serres, Greece A variety of zurna, from the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments. The zurna, like the duduk and kaval, is a woodwind instrument used to play folk music. The zurna is made from the slow-growing and hardwood of fruit trees such as plum or apricot (Prunus armeniaca). There are several different ...