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  1. www.britannica.com › art › musical-instrumentMusical instrument | History, Characteristics, Examples ...

    musical instrument, any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, are percussion, stringed, keyboard, wind, and electronic. Musical instruments are almost universal components of human culture: archaeology has revealed pipes and whistles in the Paleolithic Period ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Musical_instrumentMusical instrument - Wikipedia

    A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person who plays a musical instrument is known as an instrumentalist. The history of musical instruments dates to ...

    Instrument
    Picture
    Classification
    H-s Number
    Afoxé
    idiophones
    112.122
    Edo (Nigeria), Brazil
    Agogô
    idiophones
    111.242
    Yoruba
    Agung
    idiophones
    111.241.2
    Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines
    Angklung
    idiophones
    111.232
    Indonesia

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_musical_instrumentsList of musical instruments - Wikipedia

    This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. Percussion instruments (idiophones and membranophones) [ edit ] Main article: List of idiophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number

    Instrument
    Picture
    Classification
    H-s Number
    Afoxé
    idiophones
    112.122
    Edo (Nigeria), Brazil
    Agogô
    idiophones
    111.242
    Yoruba
    Agung
    idiophones
    111.241.2
    Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines
    Angklung
    idiophones
    111.232
    Indonesia

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    The final member of the musical instrument family is keyboards. Historically, there have been differences of opinion regarding where instruments such as the piano and the harpsichord fit into the family of instruments. Some considered pianos to be string instruments. After all, a piano has over 200 strings, and it is the vibration of the ...

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  7. www.britannica.com › art › musical-instrumentMusical instrument - Classification, Types, Families | Britannica

    Musical instrument - Classification, Types, Families: Instruments have been classified in various ways, some of which overlap. The Chinese divide them according to the material of which they are made—as, for example, stone, wood, silk, and metal. Writers in the Greco-Roman world distinguished three main types of instruments: wind, stringed, and percussion. This classification was retained in ...

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  9. www.britannica.com › browse › Musical-InstrumentsMusical Instruments Portal | Britannica

    musical instrument. Musical instrument, any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, are percussion, stringed, keyboard, wind, and electronic.... bagpipe. Bagpipe, wind instrument consisting of two or more single- or double-reed pipes, the reeds being set in ...

  10. www.classicfm.com › discover-music › instrumentsMusical instruments explained: a beginner's guide - Classic FM

    Musical instruments explained: a beginner's guide. Want to know what instrument does what in the world of music? Our guide will tell you all you need to know. 1. Piano

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