Chordophones
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Instruments that produce their sound by mans of strings stretched between fixed points
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Vioin
Guitar
Violin bow
Piano
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Aerophones
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Instruments that produce their sound by using the air itself as the primary vibrating agent
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Harmonica
Clarinet
Pipe Organ
Didgeridoo
Tuba
Whistle
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Membranophones
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Instruments that produce their sound from tightly stretched membranes.
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Timpani
Snare Drum
Bodhran
Kettle Drums
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Idiophones
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Instruments that produce their sound from the substance of the instrument itself, being solid or elastic enough not to require stretched membranes or strings
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Triangle
Marimba
Maracas
Cymbals
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Electrophones
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Instruments that produce their sound by electronic means.
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Theremin
Synthesizer
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Strings
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Instruments played by bowing or plucking a string, generally a term applied to those found in the Western Classical Orchestra
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Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Guitar
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Woodwind
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Generally wooden instruments in which sound is produced by blowing air through them. Reed instruments fall into this category
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Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Cor Anglais
Bassoon
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Brass
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Instruments made of brass or other metals. The lips act as a reed and the player controls the instrument through lip and air pressure and harmonics
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Trumpet
Trombone
French Horn
Tuba
Euphonium
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Percussion
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Instruments that are played by shaking, or by striking a membrane or a plate or bar of wood or metal. Can be divided into pitched or unpitched percussion
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Drums/Drumkit
Timpani
Glockenspiel and Xylophone
Triangle
Piano
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Human voice
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Any sound produced through the mouth and/or throat unaided by a musical instrument
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Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Beatbox
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