A-Z Musical Instruments
Here is a (very long) list for you. I have divided it into (alphabetic)categories, each one alphabetised. To find the next category, scroll down. :cheerful:
Composer's corner music sheet printable Children's musical instruments on amazon.co.uk Brass: Alto horn Baritone horn Basse a Pistons (French Euphonium) Basse Cor Bazooka Bombardino (Spanish Euphonium) Cimbasso conch Cornet/ Cornett/ Cornetto/ Zink Doulophone/ cuprophone English Horn/ Cor Anglais (French tenor Oboe) Euphonium Flageolets Flugelhorn French Horn Hélicon Horagai (Japanese conch) Horn Hunting Horn Jug Keyed Bugle Keyed Trumpet Mellophone Ophicleide Quinticlave (Ophicleide) Roman tuba Sackbutt (trombone family’s ancestor) Saxhorn Saxophone Serpent Sousaphone Tenor horn Trombone Trumpet Tuba Vladimirsky Rozhok Wagner Tuba Electronic: Denis d’or (ancient Czech chordophone) Dubreq stylophone Drum machine Electric organ Electric piano Fingerboard synthesizer Mellotron (polyphonic keyboard) Ondes martenot (electronic keyboard and slide) Sampler Synclavier Synthesizer teleharmonium Theremin (oscillator) Turntables Free Aerophones: Bullroarer Lasso d’amore Whip/ slapstick Siren Keyboards: Accordion Bandoneón (Argentinian concertina) Calliope (steam organ) Carillon (Dutch harmonising bells) Celesta (idiophone) Clavichord Glasschord (crystallophone) Harpsichord MIDI keyboard Organ - electric, pipe Piano- baby grand, electric, grand, janko, toy, upright, Viola organista Percussion: Agung/ agong (Philippine gong) Agung a Tamlang) (Philippine slit drum) Ahoko (Ivory Coast rattle) Alpine bell Angklung (tuned bamboo slide rattle) Array Mbira (African thumb piano) Babendil (Philippine gong) Balafon (xylophone from Ghana) Bass Drum Bell Bianqing (Chinese stone chimes) Bianzhong (Chinese bells) Bodhrán (Irish drum) Bongo drum Carillon (Dutch harmonising bells) Castanets Caxixi (Brazilian idiophone) Chenda (Indian drum) Chimes Ching (Cambodian/ Thai finger cymbals) Clapped hands Conga (Caribbean drum) Cowbell Crotales (Struck cymbals) Cuíca (Brazilian drum) Cymbals – crash, hi-hat, ride, splash, tom-toms, zil Cymbalum (Western European hammered dulcimer) Dabakan (Philippine drum) Daiko (Japanese drum) Darabukka (Arabic drum) Daraboukka (Syrian drum) Darbuka (Greek drum) Da’uli da’uli (Indonesian xylophone) Dhol (Iranian drum) Dholak (North Indian hand drum) Djembe (West African hand drum) Dombak (Iranian drum) Duff (Islamic tambourine) Dumbelek (Turkish drum) Dun dun (West African large talking drum) Fangxiang (Chinese metallophone) Finger Cymbals Gambang (Indonesian xylophone) Gandingan (Philippine set of 4 hanging gongs) Gandingan a kayo (Philippine xylophone) Gan gan (West African small talking drum) Ganza (Brazilian rattle) Gender (Indonesian brass xylophone) Ghatam (Indian drum) Glass marimba Glockenspiel Gong Guiro (South & Central American notched gourd that is scraped) Handbells Hang (steel hand drum) Hosho (Zimbabwean rattle) Ipu (Hawaiian rattle) Janggu (Korean drum) Jew’s harp (plucked idiophone) Kagul (Philippine slit drum) Kettle drum/ Timpani Khol (South Indian drum) Kulintang/ kolintang (Philippine gong group) Kulintang a kayo (Philippine xylophone) Kulintang a putao/ kulintang a tiniok (Philippine metallophone) Kwa-yen (Chinese hanging drum) Kwintangen kayo/ luntang (Philippine xylophone) Lambeg (Irish drum) Lithophone (stone barred xylophone) Malimba (xylophone from the Congo) Maraca Marimba Marimbao (Brazilian stringed instrument) Marinbaphone Mbira/ Sanza/ Thumb Piano (African stringed instrument) Metallophones (metal barred xylophone) Mridangam (South Indian drum) Musical saw Naqara (Mongolian war drum) Octaban (cylinder drum) Octapad (electronic drumpad) Piano Rainstick Ranat ek elk (Thai metallophone) Ranat thum lek (Thai metallophone) Rattle Riq/ riqq/ rik (Arabic tambourine) Sabar (Senegalese drum) Sampho (Cambodian barrel drum) Sarunay/ saronay/ sarunai/ saronai (Philippine metallophone) Shekere (African rattle) Singing bowl/ rin gong (Himalayan standing bell) Slit drum Snare Drum Spoons Steel drum Tabla (Indian/ Pakistani drum) Tagutok (Philippine slit drum) Taiko (Japanese drum) Talking drum Tambour (French drum) Tambourine Tan-tan (Brazilian hand drum) Taphon (Thai drum) Teponaztli/ Tunkul/ Quiringua/ Teponagua (Mexican wooden drum) Thavil (Indian drum) Timpani/ kettle drum Tom-tom Triangle Tsuri-daiko (Japanese hanging drum) Tubular Bells Udu (African clay drum) Vibraphone/ vibraharp Washboard Whip Wind Chimes Xylophone (wooden keyed instrument) Xylorimba (extended range xylophone) Yun Lo (Chinese gong) Strings: 3rd bridge guitar Acoustic bass guitar Acoustic guitar Aeolian harp Ajaeng Appalachian dulcimer archlute Arpa anottolini (Italian hooked harp) Arpeggione (Italian six-string) Aru-ding/ kubing/ kobing/ kolibau/ aroding/ kulaing/ karombi/ yori/ karinta/ ore-ore mbondu/ ore Ngkale (Philippine Jew’s harp) Baglama/ saz (Turkish strings) Balalaika (Central Asian 2 or 3 stringed guitar) Bandurria (Spanish/ Latin American plucked lute) Bandola (plucked lute from Cuba, Chile and Peru) Banhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Banjo Barbat (Iranian plucked lute) Bass guitar Berimbao (Brazilian musical bow) Biwa (Japanese short-necked lute) Bordonua (Puerto Rican bass guitar) Bouzouki (Greek lute) Cavaco (Spanish guitar) Cavaquinho (Portuguese guitar) Cello Ceng (Turkish harp) Chapman stick (fretboard) Charango (South American fretted lute) Chitaronne (lower-toned lute) Chitarra battebte (Italian guitar) Cigar box guitar Cimbalom (Eastern European hammered dulcimer) Cittern (Renaissance lute) Classical guitar Clavicembelo (Italian pianoforte) Clavichord (European stringed keyboard) Diyingehu (contrabass gehu) Crwth (Welsh stringed instrument) Cuatro (Latin American lute) Dadihu (contrabass erhu) Dahu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) đàn bầu (Vietnamese one-stringed zither) đàn gáo (Vietnamese two-stringed zither) đàn nguyệt (Vietnamese two-stringed guitar) đàn tam thập lục (Vietnamese hammered dulcimer) đàn tranh (Vietnamese plucked zither) đàn tỳ bà (Vietnamese plucked stringed instrument) Dihu (Chinese large bowed stringed instrument) Domra (Russian mandolin) Dotara (bass ektara) Double Bass Dulcimer (hammered zither) Dutar (Central Asian lute) Duxianqin (Chinese one-stringed zither) Ektara (Indian one-string) Electric guitar Erhu (Chinese violin) Erxian (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Fiddle Gaohu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Gayageum (Korean zither) Gehu (Chinese cello-like) Geomungo/ komungo (Korean zither) Gottuvadhyam/ chitravina/ mahanataka vina (Indian 21-stringed guitar) Gugin (Chinese bridgeless zither) Guitar Guitarrón (Mexican large bass guitar) Guqin (Chinese plucked zither) Gusle/ gusla (Balkan guitar) Gusli (Russian harp) Guzheng (Chinese zither) Hammered dulcimer Hardanger fiddle Harp Harp guitar Harpsichord Hegelong (Philippine fretted boat-lute) Hooked harp Huluhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Huqin (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Hurdy Gurdy Igil (Tuvan bowed instrument) Irish bouzouki Jiaohu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Jinghu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Kadlong (Philippine fretted boat-lute) Knatele (Finnish zither) Khim (Cambodian/ Thai hammered dulcimer) Kissar (West African lyre) Kokyu (Japanese bowed instrument) Komungo (Korean zither) Kora (West African 21-string harp-lute) Koto (Japanese zither) Kubing (Philippine Jew’s harp) Kutiyapi/ kutyapi/ kutiapi/ kotyapi/ kotapi/ fegereng/ faglong/ fuglung/ kudyapi/ hegelong/ kugong/ kadlong/ kudlong/ kudlung/ kusyapi (Philippine fretted boat-lute) Langeleik (Norwegian stringed instrument) Laruan (Chinese stringed instrument) Leier (German hurdy gurdy) Leiqin (Chinese bowed instrument) Lirone Lute Lyre Maguhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Mando-bass (bass mandolin) Mandocello (large mandolin) Mandola (US/ Canadian fretted stringed instrument) Mandolin Mohan veena (Indian guitar) Moodswinger (zither) Morin khuur/ morin huur (Mongolian fiddle) Musical bow Nyckelharpa (Swedish key harp) Octave mandolin Overtone guitar Pianoforte Pipa (Chinese lute) Psaltery (plucked zither) Qanun (Turkish zither) Rajao (Portuguese guitar) Rebab (Arabic bowed stringed instrument) Rebec (15th/ 16th century rebab) Ruan (Chinese plucked stringed instrument) Rudra veena (Indian plucked stringed instrument) Sallaneh (Iranian plucked stringed instrument) Sang-auk (Burmese harp) Santur (North Indian hammered zither) Sanxian (Chinese lute) Saraswati veena (South Indian lute) Saung (Burmese harp) Saw sam sai (Thai bowed stringed instrument) Saw ou (Thai bowed stringed instrument) Se (Chinese zither) Setar (Iranian lute) Shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed instrument) Sihu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Sitar (South Asian lute) Slide guitar Steel guitar Soprano mandolin Tamburitza (Croatian/ Serbian mandolin) Tar (Persian lute) Tea chest bass (skiffle bass) Tenor mandola (European/ UK fretted stringed instrument) Theorbo (lower-toned lute) Timple (Canary Islands/ Murcia ukulele) Tjelempung/ Celempung (Javanese zither) Tres (Cuban chordophone) Tromba marina (European stringed instrument) Tro u (Cambodian bowed stringed instrument) Tuhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Ud/ oud (Arabic and Islamic lute) Ukulele (Hawaiian guitar) Valiha (Indonesian and Madagascan zither) Vertical viola Vichitra veena (Indian stringed instrument) Vielle (French hurdy gurdy) Vihuela (Spanish 2-string guitar) Viola Viola da gamba Viola d’amore Violin Violotta Washtub bass Xalam/ khalam (West African Banjo-like instrument) Xiaodihu (tenor erhu) Yang Chin (Chinese hammered dulcimer) Yang chi’in (Chinese zither) Yueh Ch’in (Chinese lute) Yayli tanbur (Turkish lute) Yazheng (Chinese zither) Yehu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Zhongdihu (bass erhu) Zhuihu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Zither Zonghu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Woodwind: Accordian Alboka (Spanish double hornpipe) Alphorn Alto clarinet Alto flute Alto sarrusophone Alto saxophone Arghul (Arabic double pipe) Aulochrome (double soprano saxophone) Bandoneón (Argentinian concertina) Baritone sarrusophone Baritone saxophone Baroque Organ Baroque Wooden Flute Baryton (German Euphonium) Bass Clarinet Basset clarinet Basset horn Bass flute Bass/ baritone oboe Bassoon Bass sarrusophone Bass saxophone Bawu (Chinese wind instrument) Bayan (Russian Accordian) Bifora (Sicillian oboe) Biniou (French bagpipe) Bock (German bagpipes) Bodega (French bagpipe) Boha (French bagpipe) Bombarde Border pipe/ lowland bagpipe Brian Boru bagpipes Button accordian Cabrette (French bagpipe) Chabrette (French bagpipe) Chi (Chinese Transverse Flute) Chromatic accordian Cimpoi (Romanian bagpipe) Clarinet Clarinette d’amour C melody saxophone Concertina Contra-alto clarinet Contra-alto flute Contrabass á anche Contrabass clarinet Contrabass flute Contrabass oboe Contrabass Sarrusophone Contrabass saxophone Contrabassoon Cornish bagpipes Croatian bagpipes Cromorne Crumhorn Dankiyo (Turkish bagpipe) Darvyra (Greek Duct Flute) Didgeridoo (Aboriginal Natural Trumpet) Doedelzak (Dutch bagpipe) Double contrabass flute Duct Flute Dudelsack (German bagpipe) Dudy (Czech bagpipes) Dulcian (pre-1700’s Western European Bassoon) Dulzaina (Spanish oboe) Fiscarmonica (Italian Accordian) Folgerphone Gaida (Southern Balkan bagpipes) Gaita (Portuguese & Spanish bagpipe) Gajdy (Eastern European bagpipes) Great Highland bagpipe Great Irish warpipes Guan (Chinese pipe) Harmonica/ Mouth Organ Harmonium/ reed organ Heckelphone Hichiriki (Japanese Oboe) Hocchiku (Japanese flute) Hsaio (Chinese Duct Flute) Huemmelchen (German smallpipes) Hun (Korean flute) Inci (Philippine flute) Irish Uilleann (Indoor bagpipe) Istarski mih (Croatian bagpipe) Japanese Bamboo Flute/ Shakuhachi Jew’s harp Kangling (Tibetan serunai) Kaval (Slovakian Duct Flute) Kèn bầu (Vietnamese reed) Khene (Northeast Thailand mouth organ) Khloy (Cambodian flute) Koudi (Chinese flute) Koziol (Polish bagpipe) Lancashire great-pipe Launeddas (Sardinian triple clarinet) Lusheng (Chinese bamboo pipes) Magayr duda (Hungarian bagpipes) Mangtong (Chinese bamboo pipes) Melodeon Melodica Mezzo-soprano saxophone Mizwad (Arabic bagpipe) Mijwiz (Arabic double pipe) Mittlealtersackpfeife (German medieval bagpipe) Muchosac (Belgian bagpipe) Musette de cour (French bagpipe) Musette bressane (French bagpipe) Musette du centre (French bagpipe) Nadaswaram (Indian wind instrument) Natural Trumpet Nay (Syrian wooden flute) Ney (Lebanese Flute) Northumbrian smallpipes Nose flute Oboe Oboe da caccia Oboe d’amore Ocarina Octavin Octocontra-alto clarinet Octocontrabass clarinet Oliphant/ Cor d’Oliphant Paixiao (Chinese flute) Palendang (Philippine flute) Pan pipes Pastoral pipes Piccolo Piccolo clarinet Piccolo heckelphone Piccolo oboe Pipe organ Piva (Northern Italian bagpipe) Pulalu (Philippine flute) Quena (Andean flute) Racket Raita (Moroccan serunai) Recorder Reed contrabass Reed Pipe Ryuteki (Japanese flute) Sac de gemecs (Catalonian bagpipe) Säckpipa (Swedish bagpipe) Saenghwang (Korean mouth organ) Sarrusophone Saxonette Schweizer sackpfeife (Swiss bagpipe) Scottish smallpipes Serunai (Islamic reed instrument) Shawm (Renaissance oboe) Sheng (Chinese mouth organ) Shinobue (Japanese flute) Shofar (Jewish horn) Slide whistle Sopranino clarinet Sopranino saxophone Soprano clarinet Soprano saxophone soprillo Sorna (Afghan serunai) Sralai (Cambodian reed) Subcontrabass flute Subcontrabass saxophone Suling (Indonsian/Philippine flute) Suona (Chinese serunai) Tárogató (Hungarian shawm) Tenoroon (tenor bassoon) Tenor sarrusophone Tenor saxophone Tin whistle Tonette (plastic recorder) Torupill (Estonian bagpipe) Transverse Flute (Traditional Flute) Trekspill (Norwegian Accordian) Tromboon/ babone Trompeta china (Cuban suona) Tsampouna (Greek bagpipe) Tubax Tulum (Turkish bagpipe) Tumpong (Philippine flute) Vertical flute Veuze (French bagpipe) Volinka (Russian bagpipes) Washint (Ethiopian flute) Welsh pipes Willow flute Xiao (Chinese flute) Xun (Chinese flute) Yu (Chinese bamboo pipes) Zampogna (Italian bagpipe) Zaqq (Maltese bagpipe) Zufalo (Italian flute) Zurna (Turkish serunai) |
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