Woodwinds Definition–noun | 1. | a musical wind instrument of the group comprising the flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and occasionally, the saxophones. | | 2. | woodwinds, the section of an orchestra or band comprising the woodwind instruments. | –adjective | 3. | of, relating to, or composed of woodwinds. | |
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any of a group of wind musical instruments, composed of the flutes and reed pipes (i.e., clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone). Both groups were traditionally made of wood, but now they may also be ...
Hotteterre, Jacques
French musician, teacher, and musical-instrument maker.instrumentation
The string mute is a device that softens the tone of the instrument. Muting is also used by brass instruments, particularly the trumpet and trombone, a development that took place in 20th-century ...
heckelphone
double-reed woodwind instrument resembling the baritone oboe. It was perfected by Wilhelm Heckel in 1904 as a result of a request from the composer Richard Wagner about 20 years earlier for a ...
giant reed
(Arundo donax), tall perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to Europe and introduced into southeastern North America as an ornamental. Giant reed is 1.8 to 7 m (about 6 to 23 feet) tall and ...
suona
Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument, the most commonly used double-reed instrument. Similar to the shawm, the suona originated in Arabia; it has been widely used in China since the 16th century. ...
aerophone
any of a class of musical instruments in which a vibrating mass of air produces the initial sound. The basic types include woodwind, brass, and free-reed instruments, as well as instruments that ...
crook
in brass musical instruments, detachable piece of metal tubing inserted between the mouthpiece and the main tubing or in the middle of the tubing to lengthen the air column produced. This ...
Danzi, Franz
the most important member of a German family of musicians of Italian ancestry. Although Danzi was a prolific composer of operas, church music, lieder, symphonies, and concerti, it is for his chamber ...
Schmitt, Florent
composer known for his orchestral works. He studied at Nancy and under Massenet and Faure at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1900 he won the Prix de Rome with his lyric scene Semiramis. He gained fame ...
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EQ Magazine - Found Nov. 10, 2008
Rounding out the package: The preset libraries in all WIVI instruments (Brass 1 and Woodwinds 1, 2, and 3) have been completely reworked to...
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Rounding out the package: The preset libraries in all WIVI instruments (Brass 1 and Woodwinds 1, 2, and 3) have been completely reworked to...
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Rockford Register Star - Found Oct. 30, 2008
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Rockford Register Star - Found Oct. 22, 2008
GO.RRSTAR.COM Woodwinds Concert: Whirls of Winds Mendelssohn Performing Artists present a sampling of the repertoire of chamber music for woodwinds. ...
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US Embassy Serbia & Montenegro: Belgrade - Found Sep. 9, 2008
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