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- Slide whistle (1974 bytes)
3: ...ascending or falling), but it is also possible to play melodies on the slide whistle. - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
1: ... tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular [[resonance|resonator]]. B...
41: ... before about 1820. Natural instruments are still played in [[authentic performance]]s of older music, a...
55: ... many as 7 or more in some cases) operated by the player's fingers that introduce additional tubing into...
61: ...yed trumpet]]. Such instruments were difficult to play and became obsolete with the invention of the val...
74: ...bouchure]]). Brass players call each harmonic a "partial". - Conch (4541 bytes)
33: ...in]], and in [[cameo making]]. In classic [[Mayan art]], conches are shown being utilized in many ways ...
39: == Playing the conch shell ==
40: ...ying is critical. Most shells will only naturally play one note, but with pitch manipulations multiple s...
45: ... To this very day, all Hindus use the conch as a part of their religious practices, blowing it during w... - Cornet (3752 bytes)
7: ...at) play at the same pitch, and the technique for playing the instruments is very similar. However, cor...
9: ...ld, with its centre of gravity much closer to the player.
15: ==Playing/technique==
17: ...nd instruments, the cornet makes a sound when the player vibrates ("buzzes") his lips in the mouthpiece,...
19: ..., they lower the pitch of the cornet and can thus play complete chromatic scales. - Cornett (5160 bytes)
6: ...and, playing the upper holes, and her right hand, playing the lower holes, can more comfortably reach th...
8: ...d so the cornett should be counted as brass. In particular, the [[Hornbostel-Sachs]] system of [[music...
10: ...o make a compromise--often with the need to go on playing modern brass instruments--may use a much large...
14: ...e with Gabrieli and was acquainted with Bassano's playing.
20: ==Playing the cornett== - Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
1: ...stralia in the [[1950s]]. It has been painted in earth [[pigment]]s called [[ochre]]s and the designs r...
5: ...t wind instrument. Archaeological studies of rock art in northern Australia suggests that the Aborigina...
7: ...as been suggested[http://www.flinders.edu.au/news/articles/?fj09v13s02] that it may be derived from the...
9: ...are the preferred pitch of traditional Aboriginal players.
12: == Construction and Play == - Euphonium (3735 bytes)
5: ...ometimes incorrectly call it a tuba. A person who plays euphonium is called a euphoniumist.
8: ...'s total length. Thus, even though the euphonium plays in the same range of pitches as the [[trombone]]...
10: ...sound in the lower ranges and allow the player to play in those ranges using more conventional fingering...
12: ...re trombone-like sound. It was used in the early part of the 20th century but fell out of favor after t... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ...least 1750, although this usage is uncommon among players of the instrument.
6: ... its characteristic "mellow" tone. The typical [[playing range]] of a French horn goes from the written...
12: ...tch was to use the natural [[harmonic]]s of that particular length of tubing by changing the speed at w...
14: ...write concerti for this new instrument. The [[Mozart Horn Concerti]], for example, were written for th...
16: ...o it. Using these three valves, the player could play all the notes reachable in the horn's range. - Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ... [[French horn]] tends to take the corresponding parts in symphonic groupings and classical brass ensem...
7: ==Playing technique==
9: ...re very free-blowing instruments and intermediate players should be able to reach the high register (fro...
11: To produce a tone a player buzzes his lips by tightening them and gently f...
13: ...ntransposed) in ascending order. These notes are part of the horn's harmonic series. - Trombone (15819 bytes)
4: ...pet]], and higher than the [[tuba]]. A person who plays the trombone is called a [[trombonist]].
9: ...cing. The ''hand slide'' or ''slide'' allows the player to extend the length of the instrument, lowerin...
14: ...ntet]]s, quartets, or trios, or trombone trios, quartets, or choirs (though the size of a trombone choi...
26: ...ural. However, most professional trombonists can play lower "false tones" and much lower "pedal tones" ...
28: ...es below the [[bass clef]] staff is impossible to play, unless the F attachment is tuned to E. - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
2: ...et is called a ''trumpeter'' or simply, ''trumpet player''.
6: ...umpet fully [[chromatic]], allowing the player to play in all keys. The sound is projected outward by t...
8: ...cupped "pea-shooter" mouthpieces are used to ease playing of extremely high register passages. Mouthpie...
15: ...able. The C trumpet is most common in orchestral playing because it often does not need to transpose an...
16: ...e higher register of the instrument, among them [[Arturo Sandoval]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]] & [[Maynard Fe... - Tuba (3116 bytes)
17: ...most always has three valves. Among more advanced players, four and five valve tubas are by far the most...
19: ...uning when using several valves in combination to play low notes, simplifying fingering and removing the...
23: ...rliest years, bands often used a tuba for outdoor playing and a [[double bass]] for indoor jobs. The rol...
27: *[[Chink Martin Abraham]]
37: *[[Bob Stewart (tuba)|Bob Stewart]] - Accordion (10069 bytes)
25: ...ent tones. The frame and tongue were made in one part, as is the case with Jew's Harps. The reeds were ...
28: ...d its related keys]. Similar accordions are still played today, under various names: Cajun accordions, m...
29: ...ion was patented. Patent always belonged to some parts or different styles. New patents continue to be ...
33: ...uction of the thickness lowers it. The right hand plays the melody on the keyboard, while the left works...
37: ...d plays an arrangement of up to 120 buttons which play bass notes and various chords. The instrument was... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
22: == Parts of the harmonica==
25: creates the holes into which a player blows or draws to make distinct
33: ... a "harmonica." It has ten holes which offer the player 19 notes
36: designed to allow a player to play chords and melody in a single key.
37: Because they are only designed to be played in a single key at a time, - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
1: ...ge:sheng.london.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sheng player beside the River Thames, London, England.]]
9: ...pes. A player would close up one or more holes to play a desired [[note]]. - Appalachian dulcimer (3259 bytes)
3: ...courting dulcimer has two fretboards allowing two players to closely sit across from each other to perfo...
5: ...ng with the other. In practice, a wide variety of playing styles are used.
7: ...The Appalachian dulcimer is both easy to learn to play and
10: ...hromatic dulcimers" are sometimes made, to permit play in minor keys, but some consider that, properly s...
16: ...businesses located in the [[American south]] and particularly in [[Appalachia]]. - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
18: ...[[plectrum]] is used on the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered r...
26: ...e modern saz, which allows for the [[microtonal]] playing distinctive to Turkish and Central Asian music...
28: ...s popular as a village instrument for centuries, particularly with the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free...
30: ...act that at various times in Russian history, the playing of the balalaika was banned because of its use...
43: ...ept of the balalaika orchestra was adopted wholeheartedly by the [[Soviet]] government as something dis... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: ...[Vinicius de Moraes]]. The instrument is also a part of [[Candomblé-de-caboclo tradition.
11: To play the berimbau, one holds the berimbau in one hand,...
13: Parts and Accesories of the Berimbau:
30: The berimbau, as played for capoeira, basically has three sounds: the o...
32: *Even beginners will have no difficulty in playing the buzz sound, as one holds easily the gourd ... - Bouzouki (4321 bytes)
2: ...nlaid with [[mother-of-pearl]]. The instrument is played with a [[plectrum]] and has a sharp metallic so...
12: ...ck string and a thin string tuned an [[octave]] apart. These 'octave strings' add to the fullness of th...
13: ...ds and bass drones (continuous low notes that are played throughout the music).
15: ...t four strings of the guitar, making it easier to play both instruments.
25: ... War]], ''Tetrachordo'' (four-course) bouzoukis started to appear. It is not known who first added the ... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
33: ...political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
34: | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
42: ... the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]].
46: Lincoln was an adept politician who emerged as a wartime leader skilled at balancing competing consider...
48: ...t as a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]-level department), revived national banking and banks, and adm...
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