woodwind

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

A woodwind instrument is a wind instrument in which sound is produced by blowing through a mouthpiece against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch is varied by opening or closing holes in the body of the instrument. They were originally made of wood, as the name implies.

Types of woodwinds -

Single-reed instruments use a reed (music)reed--a thinly sliced piece of cane or plastic that is held against the aperture of the mouthpiece with a ligature. When air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece, the vibrations create the sound. Single reed instruments include the clarinet and saxophone families of instruments.

Double reedDouble-reed instruments use two precisely cut, small pieces of cane joined together at the base. The finished, bound reed is inserted into the top of the instrument and vibrates as air is forced between the two pieces of bound cane. There are two sub-families

* ''exposed'' double reed instruments, where the reed goes between the player's lips. The oboe, cor anglais (also called english horn) and bassoon make up the more popular instruments within this family.

* ''capped'' reed instruments, where there is a cap covering up the reed with a hole in that the player just blows through. This family includes the bagpipes and the crumhorn

Flute woodwind instruments where the sound is produced by blowing against an edge. There are two subfamilies

* ''open'' flute family, where the player uses his/her lips to form the stream of air which goes directly from the players lips to the edge, e.g. the transverse flute. Modern flutes are made of either silver or gold.

* ''closed'' flute family, where the instrument forms and directs the stream over the edge. This family includes whistle and the recorder family.One interesting difference between woodwind and brass instruments is that woodwind instruments are ''non-directional''. This means that the sound produced propagates in all directions with approximately equal volume. Brass instruments, on the other hand, are highly directional, with most of the sound produced traveling straight outward from the bell. This difference makes it significantly more difficult to record a woodwind instrument accurately. It also plays a major role in some performance situations, such as in marching bands.For a full list of woodwinds, see list of woodwind instruments.''

See also - commonscatWind instruments

Brass instrument

Musical instrument

Wind instrument

Related lists -

List of woodwind instruments

External links -

phys.unsw.edu.au - How do Woodwind Instruments work

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We have fully stocked repair facility for both brass and woodwind instruments, as well as stringed instruments. We offer a variety of brass and woodwind instruments for sale, as well as the full string family of instruments - violin, viola, cello, bass and classical guitar.
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Variophon - Martinetta - electronic wind instrument - pulse forming synthesis
The Variophon is a monophonical electronical musical wind instrument, invented by Jobst Peter Fricke, Wolfgang Voigt and Jürgen Schmitz at 1975 at the Acoustical Department of the Musicological Institute of the University of Cologne.
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The Woodwind Fingering Guide
Comprehensive resource of standard and alternate fingerings, including trill, tremolo, and flattement for common woodwind instruments, tin whistle, uillean pipes, shakuhachi, and sarrusophone.
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