instrument à vent en bois

Definitions of instrument à vent en bois
  1. noun
    any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
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    instrument à anche
    a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
    flûte, flûte traversière
    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
    instrument à anche double
    a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
    fifre
    a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
    instrument à anche libre
    a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
    piccolo
    a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
    instrument à anche simple
    a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
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    instrument à vent
    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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