instrument à anche

Definitions of instrument à anche
  1. noun
    a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
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    instrument à anche double
    a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
    instrument à anche libre
    a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
    instrument à anche simple
    a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
    basson
    a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
    clarinette
    a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
    cor anglais
    a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
    matelote
    an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
    cromorne
    a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
    hautbois
    a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
    saxo, saxophone
    a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
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    instrument à vent en bois
    any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
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