Musical instruments
What actually is a musical instrument?
Simply put, a musical instrument is an object built to be played on.
Musical instruments are usually divided into the following categories:
wind instruments
Here you will find a list of well-known wind instruments
Brass instruments have a cup or funnel mouthpiece. Examples for this are:
fanfare
horn
Hunting horn
trumpet
trombone
Cornet
flugelhorn
Tenor horn
tuba.
Here is an example from the family of woodwind instruments
Recorder
Flute
oboe
clarinet
Saxophone
bassoon
percussion instruments
Here you will find a list of well-known percussion instruments
pelvis
bells
Glockenspiel
gongs
rattles
Marimbaphone
timpani
Drums
Xylophone
cymbals
String instruments
Here you will find a list of well-known stringed instruments. There is a distinction between historical and classical stringed instruments.
Historical stringed instruments are for example:
Viola da gamba
Fidel
Rebec
Viola d'amore
Cello
The classical stringed instruments include:
violin / fiddle
viola / viola
cello/cello
double bass
keyboard instruments
Here is a list of well-known keyboard instruments:
Accordion
Harpsichord
Piano
Grand piano
Keyboard
spinet
organ
Clavicord
Synthesizer
Plucked instruments
plucked instruments
Here you will find a list of well-known plucked instruments:
banjo
guitar
lute
mandolin
mandola
ukulele
