types:
organetto,
organino
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
basso
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
scacciapensieri
a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
carillon
produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
percussione
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
terzino
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
concertina,
fisarmonica
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
banjo
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
tuba
the lowest brass wind instrument
bombarda
a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
ottone
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
cordofoni,
monocordo
a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
clavicordo
an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
cimbalo
a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
batteria,
cestello,
tamburo
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
organo
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
gong
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
chitarra
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
timpano
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
marimba,
xilofono
a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
ocarina
egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
pipa
the flues and stops on a pipe organ
piano,
pianoforte
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
salterio
an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
triangolo
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
vibrafono
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
strumentini
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
cetra
a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers