musical instruments
Roget category 417
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Musical Instruments
noun
musical instruments —
band —
string-band,
brass-band —
orchestra —
orchestrina†.
[Stringed instruments],
monochord†,
polychord† —
harp,
lyre,
lute,
archlute† —
mandola†,
mandolin,
mandoline† —
guitar —
zither —
cither†,
cithern† —
gittern†,
rebeck†,
bandurria†,
bandura,
banjo —
bina†,
vina† —
xanorphica†.
viol,
violin,
fiddle,
kit —
viola,
viola d'amore [Fr.],
viola di gamba [It] —
tenor,
cremona,
violoncello,
bass —
bass viol,
base viol —
theorbo†,
double base,
contrabasso†,
violone†,
psaltery [Slang] —
bow,
fiddlestick†.
piano,
pianoforte —
harpsichord,
clavichord,
clarichord†,
manichord† —
clavier,
spinet,
virginals,
dulcimer,
hurdy-gurdy,
vielle†,
pianino†,
Eolian harp.
[Wind instruments];
organ,
harmonium,
harmoniphon† —
American organ†,
barrel organ,
hand organ —
accordion,
seraphina†,
concertina —
humming top.
flute,
fife,
piccolo,
flageolet —
clarinet,
claronet† —
basset horn,
corno di bassetto [It],
oboe,
hautboy,
cor Anglais [Fr.],
corno Inglese†,
bassoon,
double bassoon,
contrafagotto†,
serpent,
bass clarinet —
bagpipes,
union pipes —
musette,
ocarina,
Pandean pipes —
reed instrument —
sirene†,
pipe,
pitch-pipe —
sourdet† —
whistle,
catcall —
doodlesack†,
harmoniphone†.
horn,
bugle,
cornet,
cornet-a-pistons,
cornopean†,
clarion,
trumpet,
trombone,
ophicleide† —
French horn,
saxophone,
sax [Slang],
buglehorn†,
saxhorn,
flugelhorn†,
althorn†,
helicanhorn†,
posthorn† —
sackbut,
euphonium,
bombardon tuba†.
[Vibrating surfaces]
cymbal,
bell,
gong —
tambour†,
tambourine,
tamborine† —
drum,
tom-tom —
tabor,
tabret†,
tabourine†,
taborin† —
side drum,
kettle drum —
timpani,
tympani† —
tymbal†,
timbrel†,
castanet,
bones —
musical glasses,
musical stones —
harmonica,
sounding-board,
rattle —
tam-tam,
zambomba†.
[Vibrating bars]
reed,
tuning fork,
triangle,
Jew's harp,
musical box,
harmonicon†,
xylophone.
sordine†,
sordet† —
sourdine†,
sourdet† —
mute.
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PERCEPTION OF SOUND
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