musical instruments

Roget-categorie 417

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#417. Musical Instruments

zelfstandig naamwoord

musical instruments — band — string-band, brass-band — orchestra — orchestrina^†.
[Stringed instruments], monochord^†, polychord^† — harp, lyre, lute, archlute^† — mandola^†, mandolin, mandoline^† — guitar — zither — cither^†, cithern^† — gittern^†, rebeck^†, bandurria^†, bandura, banjo — bina^†, vina^† — xanorphica^†.
viol, violin, fiddle, kit — viola, viola d'amore [Fr.], viola di gamba [It] — tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass — bass viol, base viol — theorbo^†, double base, contrabasso^†, violone^†, psaltery [Slang] — bow, fiddlestick^†.
piano, pianoforte — harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord^†, manichord^† — clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle^†, pianino^†, Eolian harp.
[Wind instruments]; organ, harmonium, harmoniphon^† — American organ^†, barrel organ, hand organ — accordion, seraphina^†, concertina — humming top.
flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet — clarinet, claronet^† — basset horn, corno di bassetto [It], oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais [Fr.], corno Inglese^†, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto^†, serpent, bass clarinet — bagpipes, union pipes — musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes — reed instrument — sirene^†, pipe, pitch-pipe — sourdet^† — whistle, catcall — doodlesack^†, harmoniphone^†.
horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean^†, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide^† — French horn, saxophone, sax [Slang], buglehorn^†, saxhorn, flugelhorn^†, althorn^†, helicanhorn^†, posthorn^† — sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba^†.
[Vibrating surfaces] cymbal, bell, gong — tambour^†, tambourine, tamborine^† — drum, tom-tom — tabor, tabret^†, tabourine^†, taborin^† — side drum, kettle drum — timpani, tympani^† — tymbal^†, timbrel^†, castanet, bones — musical glasses, musical stones — harmonica, sounding-board, rattle — tam-tam, zambomba^†.
[Vibrating bars] reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon^†, xylophone.
sordine^†, sordet^† — sourdine^†, sourdet^† — mute.
(iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND

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