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The standard method of instrument classification was introduced in 1914 by Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel. It is based on the acoustical principles of an instrument’s sound, regardless of its stylistic or cultural context. In this system, all wind instruments—that is, all instruments in which air itself is the primary vibrating medium ...
A wind instrument is an instrument that makes a sound thanks to the vibration of air. The scientific term is aerophone. The vibrating air is used in two ways: 1. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument (flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, etc.); 2. The vibrating air is not contained within the instrument itself (accordion, harmonica ...
Wind instruments are also made to resemble the male and female sexual organs. The phallic shape of flutes, which are played exclusively by men in many cultures, is self-evident. Instruments reserved for women are often round or curved and may bear associations with the moon or water. (Oceans respond to tides, tides to the Moon; the Moon marks ...
- Recorder. The recorder is a simple-looking woodwind instrument that has origins in Europe and rose to prominence in early classical music, especially during the Baroque period.
- Clarinet. A German woodwind instrument created in the 1700s the clarinet remains one of the most well-known types of wind instruments today. The mouthpiece features a single reed and has a cylindrical tube shape.
- Flute. The flute is one of the first instruments to have ever been created and has been fashioned out of a variety of materials over the centuries. It has a long history of being built from wood and bone, but the modern flute is fashioned out of silver and other metals.
- Piccolo. Although it has a similar appearance, the Piccolo is about half the size of traditional flutes. In fact, the instrument’s name translates precisely to “half-size” in Italian – as those of you who’ve ever ordered a piccolo coffee will know!
Make your own wind instruments. Have a go at making wind instruments using everyday materials and recycled waste. Here are some ideas: Plastic bottle instruments. You will need: plastic bottles and water. Collect different-sized plastic bottles (such as small water or juice bottles, or shampoo bottles). Blow over the top of the bottle to create ...
A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube) in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at or near the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of the effective ...
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