instrumento de viento

Definitions of instrumento de viento
  1. noun
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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    metal
    a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
    kazoo
    a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
    ocarina
    egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
    órgano
    wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
    corneta
    wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
    acordeón
    a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
    órgano americano
    a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows
    cornamusa, gaita
    a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
    barítono
    the second lowest brass wind instrument
    tuba
    the lowest brass wind instrument
    cornetín
    a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
    clarín
    a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
    concertina
    free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
    trompeta
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
    bordón
    a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
    flauta dulce
    a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
    flauta travesera
    a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
    armónica
    a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
    armonio, armónium, harmonio
    a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
    zampoña
    a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
    diapasón
    a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
    trombón
    a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
    type of:
    instrumento, instrumento musical
    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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