Overview of Musical Instruments Types
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ScribdTranslationsWind instruments
Recorder: it is a woodwind instrument made up of a cylindrical tube with eight
holes, seven of which are located at the front and one at the back. The sound is
produced when the performer blows through the mouthpiece of the instrument causing the clash of the
air against the bezel, while using the fingers to cover and uncover the holes thus obtaining
the various musical notes. This instrument has been known since the Middle Ages, a period during
which gained great popularity that continued throughout the Renaissance and the Baroque.
Transverse flute: it is a woodwind musical instrument. The musician who plays the flute
It is known as a flutist. It is characterized by having a mouthpiece. The materials used to
build sound: (formerly) bone, wood, metal of a type or various alloys,
plastic, alpaca or combinations between all of them. In the choice of the different
materials affect issues such as the skill level of the performer and their budget, in relation to
cost of an instrument made of precious metals
Pan flute: This flute is made from reeds of uneven size. Its name derives from
reference to the Greek god Pan, god of the forest. Pan fell in love with the nymph Syrinx and so that
he didn't encapsulate it, he decided to turn it into cane, he cut it into different sizes and joined them together
raft shape.
Saxophone: also known as saxofón or simply saxo, is a musical instrument
conical, from the family of woodwind instruments, generally made of brass
It consists of a mouthpiece with a single reed just like the clarinet.
The bugle: (from French bugle, this from English bugle [horn], hunting horn, because it was made with
buffalo horn, and this from the Latin bucŭlus, (young ox) is a wind instrument,
enveloped in the section of metals. It is similar in design to the natural cornet, but
smaller size.
String instruments
The guitar: it is the most used instrument in genres such as blues, rock, and heavy metal.
especially in its electric variant, while in flamenco a guitar is usually used.
Spanish with slight variations known as flamenco guitar. The
classical guitar is also quite common among singer-songwriters, as well as
in the folklore of various countries.
The bass: simply called bass, is a melodic musical instrument of the
family of chordophones, similar in appearance and construction to the guitar
electric, but with a larger body, a taller mast
length and scale y, normally, four strings tuned to the tuning
standard of the double bass, its predecessor.
THE VIOLIN: it is the diminutive of viola (a musical instrument that has
strings). A violin, therefore, resembles a viola, although it has a
smaller size and emits a higher-pitched sound. It is, in short, a
string instrument with four strings that is played with a bow. Its neck lacks frets.
while its resonance box has a shape similar to the outline of the number eight
The ukulele: it is widely used at home. The musical groups Mito and Fusión.
Rapa Nui of Matatoʻa, originating from Easter Island, use the Tahitian ukulele in the
most of their interpretations. The Hawaiians Jake Shimabukuro or Israel
Kamakawiwo'ole are famous Hawaiian ukulele performers. In the United States, in
In general, the ukulele was also the first instrument used by several artists.
contemporaries of that country and the United Kingdom accessed the world of music.
The electric guitar: it is a harmonic and melodic musical instrument with six strings.
that uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to convert the vibrations of its
metal strings in electrical signals. The sound of the guitar will be influenced by the
design of the pills, their location, the scale, and to a lesser extent by the
bridge and the capo, the use of the scale circles will modify the sound of each one.
his/her strings.
Percussion instruments
The marimba is a hydrophone percussion instrument, similar in shape to the xylophone.
Xylophones are widely used in the music of Central and West Africa. ... It has a
a series of wooden panels of different sizes, arranged from largest to smallest, that
They strike with mallets to produce musical notes.
The triangle: is a metal percussion instrument, belonging to the group of the
idiophones, because the resulting sound is the result of the vibration of the metal after being struck with the
triangle. ... The triangle has great sounding quality, which allows it to be heard above the
orchestra.
The xylophone: it is a percussion musical instrument made up of a series of slats.
which can be made of wood or metal and whose origin dates back to the 18th century. Each one of
the strips or sheets are tuned according to a specific musical tone or note of the scale
chromatic. The order of the sheets is similar to that of the keys on a piano.
The cymbals: they are percussion instruments of indefinite sound, which means that
the notes do not have a defined height. They belong to the family of hydrophones, so
the sound is produced by striking one against the other or by hitting them with sticks. It is about
of two metal concave discs, which are usually made of a bronze alloy
the brass. Although, the plates used in orchestras of a certain level are made of a
mix of copper, silver, and tin.
The piano: it is a musical instrument classified as a string keyboard instrument.
sounded by the traditional classification system, and according to the Hornbostel classification.
Sachs is a simple chordophone. The musician who plays the piano is called a pianist.