Appendix:Musical instruments
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The following is a list of musical instruments, from Wikipedia. See Category:Musical instruments
- atenteben (Ghana)
- bansuri (India)
- danso (Korea)
- dizi (China)
- flageolet
- flute
- hocchiku (Japan)
- hun (Korea)
- khloy (Cambodia)
- khlui (Thailand)
- koudi (China)
- nose flute
- ocarina
- paixiao (China)
- pan pipes
- recorder
- ryuteki (Japan)
- shakuhachi (Japan)
- shinobue (Japan)
- slide whistle
- tin whistle
- tonette
- vertical flute
- washint (Ethiopia)
- willow flute
- xiao (China)
- xun (China)
Single reed instruments
[edit]- alboka
- arghul
- clarinet
- launeddas (Sardinia)
- mijwiz
- octavin
- saxophone
- tarogato (modern single-reed)
- folgerphone
Double reed instruments
[edit]- bassoon
- bombarde (France)
- cromorne
- crumhorn
- dulzaina (Spain)
- dulcian
- guan (China)
- heckelphone
- nadaswaram (India)
- oboe
- rackett
- contrabass á anche
- sarrusophone
- shawm
- sralai (Cambodia)
- suona (China)
- surnay
- tarogato (original two-reed variety)
- trompeta china (Cuba)
- tromboon
Bagpipes (single and double reed)
[edit](not necessarily made from brass)
- alphorn
- baritone horn
- bazooka
- bugle
- cimbasso
- conch
- cornet
- cornett
- didgeridoo
- euphonium
- flugelhorn
- horagai
- horn
- jug
- mellophone
- ophicleide
- roman tuba
- sackbutt
- saxhorn
- serpent
- shofar
- sousaphone
- tenor horn
- trombone
- trumpet
- tuba
- Wagner tuba
- quinticlave
- accordion
- bandoneón
- bawu
- bayan
- concertina
- harmonica
- harmonium
- khene
- lusheng
- mangtong
- melodica
- melodeon
- pipe organ (some pipes; others are woodwind)
- saenghwang
- sheng
- yu
Free aerophones
[edit]- aeolian harp
- Appalachian dulcimer (United States)
- archlute
- balalaika (Russia)
- bandura (Ukraine)
- banjo
- baryton
- berimbau (Brazil)
- biwa (Japan)
- bordonua
- bouzouki (Greece)
- cello (violoncello)
- Chapman stick
- cittern
- clavichord
- crwth (Wales)
- cuatro
- dahu (China)
- đàn bầu (Vietnam)
- đàn gáo (Vietnam)
- đàn nguyệt (Vietnam)
- đàn tranh (Vietnam)
- đàn tỳ bà (Vietnam)
- dihu (China)
- double bass
- dutar (Central Asia)
- duxianqin (China)
- ektara (India)
- erhu (China)
- erxian (China)
- fiddle
- gayageum (Korea)
- gehu (China)
- geomungo (Korea)
- gittern
- gottuvadhyam (India)
- guitars:
- guitarrón (Mexico)
- guqin (China)
- guzheng (China)
- hammered dulcimer
- hardingfele (Norway)
- harp
- harpsichord
- huluhu (China)
- huqin (China)
- hurdy gurdy
- Irish bouzouki
- Jew's harp
- jiaohu (China)
- kantele (Finland)
- khim (Thailand/Cambodia)
- kokyu (Japan)
- komungo (Korea)
- kora
- koto
- langeleik (Norway)
- laruan (China)
- leiqin (China)
- lirone
- lute
- lyre
- maguhu (China)
- mando-bass
- mandocello
- mandola
- mandolin
- mohan veena (India)
- morin khuur (Mongolia)
- musical bow
- nyckelharpa (Sweden)
- octave mandolin (Octave mandola)
- piccolo violin
- piccolo 'cello
- pipa (China)
- psaltery
- rahab (rabob)
- rebec
- ruan (China)
- rudra vina (India)
- sanxian (China)
- saung (Burma)
- saw sam sai (Thailand)
- se (China)
- shamisen (Japan)
- setar (Persia)
- sitar
- sopranino mandolin
- tar
- tea chest bass
- tenor viola
- theorbo
- timple
- tres
- tro (Cambodia)
- trumpet marine
- tuhu (China)
- ukulele
- valiha (Madagascar)
- veena (India)
- vertical viola (and other members of the violin octet family)
- vichitra vina (India)
- vielle
- vihuela (Spain)
- viol / viola da gamba
- viola
- viola d'amore
- violin
- violotta
- washtub bass
- xalam / khalam
- zhonghu (China)
- zhuihu (China)
- zither
- abïa drum
- African drum
- bass drum
- bodhrán (Ireland)
- bongo drum
- chenda (India)
- conga (Caribbean)
- cuíca (Brazil)
- darbuka (Greek name)/dumbek (Turkish name)
- dhol(Persia)
- dholak
- djembe
- janggu (Korea)
- khol
- lambeg (Ireland)
- mridangam (India)
- naqara
- octaban
- octapad
- riq
- sabar (Senegal)
- sampho (Cambodia)
- slit drum
- snare drum / side drum
- steelpan / steel drum
- surdo (Brazil)
- tabla
- taiko (Japan)
- o daiko (Japan)
- tambourine
- tan-tan
- taphon (Thailand)
- thavil (India)
- timpani (kettledrums)
- tom-tom
- whip
Other percussion instruments
[edit]- ahoko
- bell
- bianqing (China)
- bianzhong (China)
- carillon
- castanets
- caxixi (Brazil)
- chimes
- ching
- cowbell
- crotales
- cymbal:
- crash cymbal
- hi-hat cymbal
- ride cymbal
- splash cymbal
- zil (finger cymbal)
- fangxiang (China)
- gamelan (Indonesia)
- ganza
- ghatam
- glass marimba
- gong
- guiro
- glockenspiel
- hand
- handbell
- hang
- hosho (Zimbabwe)
- ipu (Hawaii)
- maraca
- marimba
- marimbaphone
- marimbula
- mbira
- metallophone
- piano
- rainstick
- ranat ek lek (Thailand)
- ranat thum lek (Thailand)
- shekere
- spoons
- steelpan
- triangle
- timpani
- udu
- vibraphone
- washboard
- xylophone
- xylorimba
Electronic instruments
[edit]- Denis d'or
- Dubreq stylophone
- drum machine
- fingerboard synthesizer
- Hammond organ
- mellotron
- ondes martenot
- Rhodes piano
- sampler
- synclavier
- synthesizer
- teleharmonium
- theremin
- turntables
- accordion
- bandoneón
- calliope
- carillon
- celesta
- clavichord
- glasschord
- harpsichord
- MIDI keyboard
- organ
- piano
- viola organista