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A double reed [1] is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments.In contrast with a single reed instrument, where the instrument is played by channeling air against one piece of cane which vibrates against the mouthpiece and creates a sound, a double reed features two pieces of cane vibrating against each other.
Oboe reeds. The oboe (/ ˈ oʊ b oʊ / OH-boh) is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument.Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites.
Double-reed instrument stubs (56 P) Pages in category "Double-reed instruments" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Toggle Double-reed subsection. 3.1 Capped. 4 Triple reed. 5 Quadruple reed. ... A Fox Instruments bassoon. Triple reed. Hne (Myanmar) Quadruple reed. Pi (Thailand)
The oboe da caccia (pronounced [ˈɔːboe da (k)ˈkattʃa]; literally "hunting oboe" in Italian), also sometimes referred to as an oboe da silva, is a double reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family, pitched a fifth below the oboe and used primarily in the Baroque period of European classical music. It has a curved tube, and in the case of ...
The heckelphone is a double reed instrument of the oboe family, but with a wider bore and hence a heavier and more penetrating tone. It is pitched an octave below the oboe and furnished with an additional semitone taking its range down to A. [3] It was intended to provide a broad oboe-like sound in the middle register of the large orchestrations of the turn of the twentieth century.