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Music instruments
Devices constructed or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds.
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Anthropomorphic harp
Music; Music instruments
Linked to the Colonial past of Zaire, which is now Democratic Republic of Congo, this instrument is attributed to Mangbetu people. It is an arched harp made of twisted copper wire, with a geometric, ...
Embouchure
Music; Music instruments
The shape of the mouth, created by the grip of the mouth, which enables the player of a woodwind instrument,e.g. a clarinet, saxophone, oboe or cor anglais (for example) to hold the mouthpiece and ...
Strum
Music; Music instruments
Strum is to play a musical instrument, such as a guitar, by brushing the strings with the fingers, especially in a casual and not very skilled way.
Celesta
Music; Music instruments
A small keyboard instrument in which felted hammers strike a row of steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound.
Xylophone
Music; Music instruments
A musical instrument played by striking a row of wooden bars of graduated length with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets.
Viola
Music; Music instruments
An instrument of the violin family, larger than the violin and tuned a fifth lower.
