{"id":8896,"date":"2023-04-25T19:31:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musical-instruments\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:41:50","slug":"musical-instruments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8896\" class=\"elementor elementor-8896 elementor-49\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37e11e8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37e11e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3132ead\" data-id=\"3132ead\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aed410 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aed410\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba0523\" data-id=\"aba0523\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0284bc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0284bc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f2444\" data-id=\"63f2444\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a913ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a913ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classification of musical instruments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d6d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39d6d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A musical instrument is an object that is made or used specifically to produce music. In principle, any object that can produce sounds or noises can serve as a musical instrument. However, the term is usually only used for items that have been manufactured exclusively for this purpose. It can be difficult to distinguish between these two terms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a606e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11a606e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf71756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf71756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classification according to the type of sound production for musical instruments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a460c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a460c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world of musical instruments is divided into different categories, each of which has its own merits and occasional exceptions. The classification is mainly based on the type of sound generation:<\/p><p><a title=\"Idiophones\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/idiophone\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>Idiophones:<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> These include &#8220;self-sounding&#8221; instruments such as bells or triangles, where the sound is produced by the vibration of the entire instrument.<\/p><p><strong>\n  <a title=\"Membranophones\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/membranophones\/\">\n    <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Membranophones:<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/strong> The group of &#8220;skin ringers&#8221; includes instruments such as drums whose sound is produced by vibrating skins.<\/p><p><strong>Chordophones (<a title=\"Stringed instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/stringed-instruments\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">stringed instruments<\/span><\/a>):<\/strong> Sound production by vibrating strings. This group includes <strong>string instruments<\/strong> such as the violin, <strong>plucked instruments<\/strong> such as the guitar and <strong>keyboard instruments<\/strong> such as the piano.<\/p><p><a title=\"Aerophone\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/aerophone\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>Aerophone:<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> Here the sound is produced by a stream of air. <strong>Wind instruments<\/strong> include <strong>woodwind instruments<\/strong> such as the flute and <strong>brass instruments<\/strong> such as the <strong>\n  <a title=\"Trumpet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/trumpet\/\">\n    <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">trumpet<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/strong>. Keyboard aerophones such as the organ or hand-pulled instruments such as the accordion also belong to this group.<\/p><p><strong>\n  <a title=\"Electrophones\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/elektrophon\/\">\n    <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Electrophones:<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/strong> The sound is generated by an electric current. These include electromechanical instruments such as the electric guitar and <strong>electronic musical instruments<\/strong> such as the trautonium or the analog synthesizer. Digital musical instruments such as the digital piano, the groovebox or the computer with purely digital sound generation complement this category, e.g. through sampling technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1efa52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1efa52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c1d6ba\" data-id=\"7c1d6ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f380f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f380f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/blasinstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88f8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f88f8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/wind-instruments\/\">Wind instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95e40bf\" data-id=\"95e40bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dd7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05dd7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/blechblasinstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blechblasinstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8757\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blechblasinstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blechblasinstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blechblasinstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blechblasinstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blechblasinstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adc892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4adc892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/brass-instruments\/\">Brass instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-876d34d\" data-id=\"876d34d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507b68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"507b68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/elektronische-musikinstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elektronische-musik-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elektronische-musik-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elektronische-musik-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elektronische-musik-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elektronische-musik-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/elektronische-musik.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800ade9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"800ade9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/electronic-musical-instruments\/\">Electronic musical instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3405c28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3405c28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d6bd53\" data-id=\"2d6bd53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c7ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76c7ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/holzblasinstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holzblasinstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8756\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holzblasinstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holzblasinstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holzblasinstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holzblasinstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/holzblasinstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2ace3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be2ace3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/woodwind-instruments\/\">Woodwind instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8323a32\" data-id=\"8323a32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e25921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e25921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/saiteninstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lauteninstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8854\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lauteninstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lauteninstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lauteninstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lauteninstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lauteninstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87642a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a87642a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/lute-instruments\/\">Lute instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-688b41f\" data-id=\"688b41f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea33c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eea33c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/saiteninstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saiteninstrument-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8633\" alt=\"Gitarre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saiteninstrument-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saiteninstrument-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saiteninstrument-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saiteninstrument-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saiteninstrument.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583f842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"583f842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/stringed-instruments\/\">Stringed instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b37e922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b37e922\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-934755d\" data-id=\"934755d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bcf89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48bcf89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/schlaginstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schlaginstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schlaginstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schlaginstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schlaginstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schlaginstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/schlaginstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c353248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c353248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/percussion-instruments\/\">Percussion instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f326a60\" data-id=\"f326a60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00402d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00402d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/streichinstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/streichinstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/streichinstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/streichinstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/streichinstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/streichinstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/streichinstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3834c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3834c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/string-instruments\/\">String instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5d5ccf\" data-id=\"a5d5ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d3555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44d3555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/tasteninstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tasteninstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8636\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tasteninstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tasteninstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tasteninstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tasteninstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tasteninstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28d2fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e28d2fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/keyboard-instruments\/\">Keyboard instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcc106d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcc106d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b45a2\" data-id=\"46b45a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7309316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7309316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/zupfinstrumente\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8754\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zupfinstrumente.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b1540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/plucked-instruments\/\">Plucked instruments<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7365ad0\" data-id=\"7365ad0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b5081\" data-id=\"94b5081\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02100ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02100ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc0f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc0f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classification according to player usage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a44cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a44cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to sound production, a classification according to use by the player provides further insights into the world of musical instruments. The instruments are divided into the following categories:<\/p><p><strong>Wind instruments:<\/strong> These include instruments such as flutes and trumpets, where the sound is produced by the airflow of a blown or blown-on instrument.<\/p><p><strong>Percussion instruments:<\/strong> These include drums, cymbals and other instruments where the player produces the sound by striking or tapping the surface of the instrument.<\/p><p><strong>String instruments:<\/strong> These include instruments such as violins, whose strings produce sounds by rubbing them with a bow or plucking them.<\/p><p><strong>Keyboard instruments:<\/strong> This group includes pianos and organs in which the sound is produced by pressing keys.<\/p><p><strong>Plucked instruments:<\/strong> These include guitars and harps, where the sound is produced by plucking or striking the strings.<\/p><p>If no player is required to produce the sound, they are referred to as music automatons. This is the case with mechanical music machines, for example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4a869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f4a869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here you will find a complete <a title=\"List of musical instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/list-of-musical-instruments\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>list of musical instruments<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>that are played all over the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classification of musical instruments A musical instrument is an object that is made or used specifically to produce music. In principle, any object that can produce sounds or noises can serve as a musical instrument. However, the term is usually only used for items that have been manufactured exclusively for this purpose. 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