Category Archive: Music Instrument of Month (2011)

Musical Instrument of the Month (4) “Bassoon”

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Tweet Musical Instrument > Playlist The “Bassoon” is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. The bassoon is a …

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Musical Instrument of the Month (3) “Mandolin”

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Tweet Musical Instrument > Playlist A “Mandolin” (Italian: mandolino) is a musical instrument in the lutefamily (plucked, or strummed). It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard (the top) comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, …

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Musical Instrument of the Month (2) “Djembe”

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Tweet Musical Instrument > Playlist A “Djembe” also known as jembe, jenbe, djimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered hand drum shaped like a large goblet and meant to be played with bare hands. According to the Bamana people in Mali (West Africa), the name of the djembe comes directly …

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Musical Instrument of the Month (1) “Trombone”

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Tweet Musical Instrument > Playlist The “Trombone” is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. The trombone is usually characterised by a telescopic slide with which the player varies the length of the …

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