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Violin
The violin is the soprano of the string family. It has a hollow, wooden body and four strings. The sound made by the violin can vary from bright and vibrant to solemn and mellow. The sound is made by drawing a bow across the strings, or by plucking the strings with a finger.
Viola
It is a musical instrument of the violin family that is intermediate in size and compass between the violin and cello and is tuned a fifth below the violin. Cello
a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player
Harp
It is a musical instrument, roughly triangular in shape, consisting of a frame
supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers. String Brass
The bass is a bowed stringed instrument like the violin and cello; bowed strings are played by dragging a bow across the strings, forcing them to vibrate. Clarinet
A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube with
a flared end, and holes stopped by keys.
Oboe
a woodwind instrument with a double-reed mouthpiece, a slender tubular body, and
holes stopped by keys. Flute
A wind instrument made from a tube with holes along it that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge.
Piccolo
A small flute that plays an octave higher than an ordinary one
Saxophone
A member of a family of metal wind instruments with a single-reed mouthpiece, used
especially in jazz and dance music.
Bassoon
A bass instrument of the oboe family with a double reed.
