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- Sousaphone (2220 bytes)
2: The '''sousaphone''' is a [[musical instrument]] that is a substitute for the tuba when used in ...
4: ... Sousa started after leaving the Marines marched only once in its existence.)
6: Today, the sousaphone is a valved brass instrument with the same tube length as a tuba, but shaped d... - Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ...deep, [[cornet]]-like mouthpiece. It is most commonly used in marching bands, [[brass band]]s and simi...
5: ...Tenor Horns are pitched in Eb and are transposing instruments. Their typical range is from the A below middle ...
9: Tenor horns are very free-blowing instruments and intermediate players should be able to reach...
18: Since the valves only lower the note, the closest harmonic note above ...
23: ...rching). Of these types only the standard upright instrument is seen in UK brass bands and remains the most co... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
3: ...one''' is a [[musical instrument]] in the [[brass instrument|brass]] family.
9: ...us diameter. This is in contrast to conical bore instruments like the [[cornet]], [[euphonium]], and [[tuba]]...
12: ...refer to the earlier form of the instrument, commonly used in early music ensembles.
18: ...aroque]]) literature is often borrowed from other instruments, usually [[cello]] or [[bassoon]].
25: ...837; and is usually treated as a [[nontransposing instrument]] (see below). Since trombones have no valves or ... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
2: The '''trumpet''' is the highest [[brass instrument]] in register, above the [[tuba]], [[euphonium]],...
6: ...e length of the tubing, lowering the pitch of the instrument. Three valves make the trumpet fully [[chromatic]...
10: ==Relationship to other brass instruments==
11: ...uch as the Baroque trumpet now used by [[original instruments]] ensembles, the [[cornett]] or ''cornetto'' (no...
15: The trumpet is by convention a [[transposing instrument]], pitched in several keys relative to concert pi... - Tuba (3116 bytes)
1: ...s the largest of the low-[[brass instrument|brass instruments]] and is one of the most recent additions to the...
3: ...e strings and woodwind, or increasingly as a solo instrument.
13: Tubas are found in various pitches, most commonly in F, Eb, C, or Bb.
17: ... by beginners, and the [[sousaphone]] (a marching instrument) almost always has three valves. Among more advan...
19: ...ns. This does have the disadvantage of making the instrument significantly more 'stuffy' or resistant to air f... - Wagner tuba (1858 bytes)
2: The '''Wagner tuba''' is an uncommon [[brass instrument]] that resembles both the [[French horn]] and the...
4: ...e inventor of the [[saxophone]]. Wagner wanted an instrument that could intone the Walhalla motif somberly lik...
6: ... B-flat and bass in F, and both are [[transposing instrument]]s. The tenor tuba's written range is from the C ... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: ...ll portable [[free reed instrument|free-reed wind instrument]] with a [[musical keyboard|keyboard]], the small...
4: ... possible that some ancient civilisation had reed instruments. It has been suggested that they may have existe...
6: Simple metal or wood reed instruments ("Maultrommel", Jews' Harp) were likely precurso...
12: Modern free-reed instruments have several aspects in common:
13: *Reeds sound only if air flows in one direction - Concertina (3686 bytes)
2: ... the [[Free-reed_instrument|free-reed]] family of instruments. It was first invented in [[1829]] by [[Sir Char...
6: ... a different system may feel like an entirely new instrument.
16: ...n), and the same notes pushing and pulling. The instrument is held in the same manner as an Anglo concertina...
20: ...ical innovations pioneered by [[German-American]] instrument builder and inventor [[Otto Schlicht]]. - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
2: ...[[Free reed instrument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|reed organ]]s, [[accord...
19: The harmonica is commonly used in [[blues]] and [[folk music]], but
37: Because they are only designed to be played in a single key at a time,
49: ...re are 3 octaves between 1 and 10 blow, there is only one full major scale available on the harmonica,... - Harmonium (4268 bytes)
5: ...acing the [[melodeon]]. It was used as a practice instrument by organists, most notably [[Franck]], who compos...
9: ...hough there was concurrent development of similar instruments.
13: ...ic of India|Indian music]], as well as being commonly found in Indian homes.
15: ...t least one harmonium. The harmonium is also commonly accomponied by the [[tabla]]. To sikhs the harmo...
20: ...icians have began playing the harmonium as a solo instrument. One of the largest pioneers of this style is Pan... - Melodica (878 bytes)
3: ...hpiece]] that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole, allowing air to flo... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
3: A '''pipe organ''' is a [[keyboard instrument]] that makes its [[sound]] by forcing [[air]] thr...
5: ... manuals plus pedals is not uncommon for a larger instrument.
7: Pipe organs are most commonly found in [[church]]es, and in some [[Reform Juda...
17: ...toire]]) which is most authentically played on an instrument of that style, so for example the baroque organ i...
19: ... each one of these instruments is unique. Smaller instruments often combine elements of several styles as a co... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ... ''shēng'') is a [[mouth]]-blown [[free reed instrument]] (the first) consisting essentially of vertical ...
5: ...own in Europe centuries earlier. However, it was only in the early [[1800s]] that Amiot's sheng inspir... - Ukulele (6345 bytes)
1: ...he [[guitar]]. In the early [[20th century]], the instrument's name was often rendered as "ukelele", a spellin...
3: ...] and raj㯮 A braguinha is a [[cavaquinho]]-like instrument built in the city of [[Braga]] and named after it...
7: ...as Bill Tapia's neighbor. He sold Bill his first instrument for 75[[cent|?]] in [[1915]].
36: * [[Dan Scanlan]] ("Cool Hand Uke")
44: ... a wooden-skinned [[banjo]]. Indeed some of these instruments are referred to as Tahitian banjos. - Banjo (6143 bytes)
4: ...enegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck.
10: ...s today are fretted. Banjo strings are most commonly metal, although [[nylon]] and gut used on simple...
12: ...rum-like pot, and added a base string to give the instrument more range. This new banjo came to be tuned gCGB...
18: ...GBd. In earlier times, the tuning gCGBd was commonly used instead. Other tunings common in old-time ...
20: ...po]] to change the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] of the instrument. For small changes (going up or down one or two ... - Appalachian dulcimer (3259 bytes)
3: ...ur strings, although contemporary versions of the instrument can have as many as twelve strings and six course...
5: A traditional way to play the instrument is to lay it flat on the lap and pluck or strum t...
12: ...an flavor. The instrument became used as a parlor instrument, as its sound volume is well-suited to small home...
14: ...mber of countries. Virtually every culture has an instrument based on the working idea of the Appalachian dulc... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...́йка</font>) is a stringed instrument of [[Russia]]n origin, with a characteristic [[tr...
14: The most common [[solo (music)|solo]] instrument is the prima, tuned E-E-A (the two lower [[string...
26: ...e consistent with the nature of the Central Asian instruments described above. Similarly, [[fret]]s on earlie...
28: ... Asian counterparts. It was popular as a village instrument for centuries, particularly with the ''[[skomorok...
34: ...imultaneously revived two other long-lost Russian instruments: - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...ll]], with lyrics by [[Vinicius de Moraes]]. The instrument is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-caboclo tradit...
36: ...rgrown to 5 feet and more, so the players rely mainly on the change in timbre, and tuning options are ...
38: ...sounds may appear in a berimbau performance, but only these define capoeira's rythmic patterns (except...
40: ...sidered bad practice to strike other parts of the instrument. As with most aspects of playing the berimbau, th...
56: ...is normally the leader of the roda, and the other instruments all follow the gunga. The Gunga is used to call... - Bouzouki (4321 bytes)
2: ...ally heavily inlaid with [[mother-of-pearl]]. The instrument is played with a [[plectrum]] and has a sharp met...
15: ...ings of the guitar, making it easier to play both instruments.
19: ...ece. They belong to a tradition of long neck lute instruments bearing various names such as [[Saz]], [[Tambour...
29: ...ses, so they got rid of the octave strings which only confuse things and replaced them with pairs tune...
30: ... which ironically is closer to the original Greek instrument than modern Greek ones are. The bouzouki is now a... - Nile (13738 bytes)
30: ...e Nile originates from Ethiopia, but this runoff only happens in summer, when the great rains fall on ...
36: After the Blue and White Niles merge, the only remaining major tributary is the [[Atbara River]...
52: ... a number of others, Brown and Scaturro were the only ones to remain on the expedition for the entire ...
64: ...ceded stimulated creation of the first scientific instrument (the [[Nilometer]]), astronomy, and surveying. T...
86: *[http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/river-nile-facts.html Facts About The Nile...
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