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Stringed Instrument , stringed instrument Musical instrument sounded by the vibration of strings. Instruments fall into different classes, according to the action used to… Reed Instrument , reed instrument Musical instrument that produces sound when an air current vibrates a fibre or metal tongue. In a clarinet, a beating reed vibrates a… Saxophone , Background
A saxophone is a single reed, woodwind instrument first developed in the mid-1800s by Adolphe Sax. It is composed of a mouthpiece, conical… INSTRUMENT , in·stru·ment / ˈinstrəmənt/ • n. 1. a tool or implement, esp. one for delicate or scientific work: a surgical instrument writing instruments. ∎ a thi… Phonetics , phonetics (fōnĕt´Ĭks, fə–), study of the sounds of languages from three basic points of view. Phonetics studies speech sounds according to their prod… Shofar , SHOFAR
SHOFAR (Heb. שׁוֹפָר), an animal's horn prepared for use as a musical instrument. Together with the reed, it is one of the earliest musical in…
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