Musical Instruments
22 entries in the Musical Instruments compendium.
The PianoA haunting, unpredictable tale of love and sex told from a woman's point of view.The ViolinA 2005 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco Vargas.The CelloBowed string instrument of the violin family, second largest in orchestra.The GuitarA chordophone from the reference compendium.The FluteThe flute is an edge-blown aerophone, one of the oldest known musical instruments, with a history spanning…The TrumpetA brass instrument used in music and signaling since antiquity.The SaxophoneSingle-reed woodwind invented by Adolphe Sax in the early 1840s and patented on 28 June 1846.The ClarinetSingle-reed woodwind with cylindrical bore and flared bell.The OboeThe double-reed woodwind that tunes the orchestra with its penetrating A.The HarpA historic pub in Covent Garden, London.The Drum kitA single-player percussion ensemble central to modern music.The Pipe organA wind-driven keyboard instrument with ancient Greek origins.The AccordionA bellows-driven free reed instrument combining melody and accompaniment.BagpipesA woodwind instrument with enclosed reeds fed from a bag.The SitarPlucked string instrument of Hindustani classical music, invented in 18th-century India.The BanjoA stringed instrument with African roots, central to American folk and bluegrass.The MandolinA plucked lute-family instrument tuned like a violin.The UkuleleA small Portuguese-Hawaiian instrument that sparked global musical movements.The ThereminElectronic instrument played without physical contact, known for eerie sound.The HarmonicaFree reed wind instrument used across many musical genres.The Double bassLargest and lowest-pitched chordophone in the modern symphony orchestra.The DidgeridooA wind instrument developed by Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia, played with vibrating lips and…
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