{"id":8903,"date":"2023-05-05T10:12:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T09:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musical-instruments\/wind-instruments\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T22:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:39:49","slug":"wind-instruments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/wind-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8903\" class=\"elementor elementor-8903 elementor-482\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2bba0f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c2bba0f\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dfa38c\" data-id=\"5dfa38c\" 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-9a1bfc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a1bfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wind instruments<\/h1>\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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e16ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e16ba6\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132c737\" data-id=\"132c737\" 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-4ee46e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ee46e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blasinstrument.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-ec8834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec8834f\" 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-b780cda elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"b780cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;far fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-regular&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-far-circle\\&quot; 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The simplest wind instruments were flutes made of bone or reed. Today there is a wide variety of wind instruments made from different materials such as plastic, metal or wood. Wind instruments are used in various musical genres such as <a title=\"Jazz\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikgenre\/jazz\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>jazz<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and classical music. Many wind instruments are often played together in a wind orchestra. There are also other musical instruments that produce sound through airflow, such as <a title=\"Organ\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/organ\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>organs<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> or <a title=\"Accordion\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/accordion\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>accordions<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>but these do not count as wind instruments. Wind instruments belong to the <a title=\"Systematics of Hornbostel-Sachs\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/hornbostel-sachs-system\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>Hornbostel-Sachs classification<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> belong to the aerophones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04d84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e04d84b\" 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-2bcb6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bcb6a7\" 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\">History of wind instruments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e290a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e290a43\" 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>Wind instruments have a long history and have been used since prehistoric times. The first wind instruments were simple flutes made of bone or reed, which were made by Neanderthals around 43,000 years ago. This information comes from archaeological finds in which flutes made of bone and ivory were discovered that were dated to the Neanderthal era. The flutes were found in several caves in Europe and are proof that the Neanderthals were able to make complex tools and produce musical sounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fd2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6fd2e9\" 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>Over the course of time, wind instruments were developed and refined, and ever more complex and varied instruments were created. Wind instruments such as the aulos and the <a title=\"Tuba\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/tuba\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>tuba<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> were widespread in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. Wind instruments such as the <a title=\"Flute\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/flute\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>flute<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>the oboe and the bassoon <a title=\"Bassoon - wind instrument\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/bassoon\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>bassoon<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> were mainly used in classical music in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, while in the Baroque period instruments such as the <a title=\"Trumpet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/trumpet\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>trumpet<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> and the <a title=\"Horn\/forest horn\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/horn-forest-horn\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>horn<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> were popular. Nowadays there is a wide variety of wind instruments, from the simple recorder to complex saxophones and clarinets, which are also used in other musical genres such as jazz and pop music. Wind instruments are also important in modern <a title=\"Music production\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/music-production\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>music production<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> and are often electronically altered and alienated to create new worlds of sound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8006896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8006896\" 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-ec3e865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec3e865\" 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\">How is sound produced in a wind instrument?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2a0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2a0ab\" 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 easiest way to do this with the recorder is to guide the air past an edge. This is the hole you see at the top of the recorder. The air then goes partly outside and partly into the flute and vibrates there. This is easy for the player, which is why the recorder is usually the first wind instrument a child learns to play. With the transverse flute or pan flute, the musician must blow correctly over the hole to produce the sound. That is much more difficult.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8968117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8968117\" 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 the mouthpiece of the <a title=\"Clarinet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/clarinet\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>clarinet<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> and in the <a title=\"Saxophone\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/saxophone\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>saxophone<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> a thin wooden plate is attached, which vibrates when blown and produces the sound. This plate is called a reed because it is made from reeds. This is why the saxophone is a woodwind instrument, even though it is largely made of brass. Because there is only a single reed here, this group is called the single reed instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d7b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4d7b81\" 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 <a title=\"Oboe\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/oboe\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>oboe<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>, the bassoon, the bagpipes and many other instruments need two reeds. This group is therefore called double-reed instruments. They are also woodwind instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9357aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9357aa\" 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>Brass instruments produce a completely different sound. This group includes the trumpet, the <a title=\"Trombone\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/trombone\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>trombone<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a>all types of horns and many others. The mouthpiece has the shape of a kettle or funnel. The musician puts his lips to it. Depending on how hard he presses his lips together, how hard he blows and how long the instrument is, a different pitch is produced. You can even do this with a garden hose. The musician&#8217;s lips vibrate and set the air in motion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28f2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c28f2de\" 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-b2dae03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2dae03\" 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\">How do you distinguish between woodwind and brass instruments?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c0f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c0f46\" 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 distinction between <a title=\"Woodwind instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/woodwind-instruments\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>woodwind instruments<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> and <a title=\"Brass instruments\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/brass-instruments\/\">\n  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n    <strong>brass instruments<\/strong>\n  <\/span>\n<\/a> is simple: if the instrument has holes through which the air can escape and thus produce different tones, it is a woodwind instrument. If these holes are missing, the instrument belongs to the group of brass instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a18316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a18316\" 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>However, the name of these categories explains itself differently than one might expect. It does not matter what material the instrument is made of, only the mouthpiece. This is where the air is made to vibrate, which produces the sound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589fec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589fec9\" 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 mouthpiece of brass instruments is made of metal. The sound is not produced by the vibrations of the mouthpiece, but by the vibration of the musician&#8217;s lips, which cause the air to vibrate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7b9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be7b9c5\" 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>Many woodwind instruments use one or two wooden reeds to generate the vibration. This is the reason why they are called woodwind instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f603f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34f603f\" 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-0a26b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a26b10\" 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\">How are the different pitches created?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd710f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd710f1\" 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>Woodwind instruments have holes on the instrument that the musician can either leave open or close one after the other with their fingers or keys. If the air column in the instrument becomes longer as the musician closes the holes, the tone becomes deeper. This is the case with the flute or clarinet, for example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b3fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b3fa1\" 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 contrast, with brass instruments the musician produces certain pitches through the tension of his lips and the air pressure from his lungs. The pitch can also be altered by the musician pulling out the slide trombone, for example, which makes the air column longer and the tone lower. Trumpets and some other wind instruments have valves that can be used to lengthen or shorten the tubes and thus the air column. So there are two ways to change the pitch here, which is a little more complicated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2423009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2423009\" 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-f60360a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f60360a\" 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\">List of wind instruments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d46325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d46325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Alphorn<\/li><li>Baritone horn<\/li><li>Recorder<\/li><li>Chalumeau<\/li><li>Didgeridoo<\/li><li>Bagpipes<\/li><li>Duduk<\/li><li>Dulcian<\/li><li>cor anglais<\/li><li><a title=\"Euphonium\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/euphonium\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Euphonium<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Bassoon\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/bassoon\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bassoon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Fanfare<\/li><li><a title=\"Flute\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/flute\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Flute<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Flugelhorn<\/li><li>Heckelphone<\/li><li><a title=\"Horn\/forest horn\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/horn-forest-horn\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Horn\/forest horn<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Clarinet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/clarinet\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Clarinet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Contrabassoon<\/li><li>Luluk\/Bone flute<\/li><li>Monster flute<\/li><li>Harmonica<\/li><li><a title=\"Oboe\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/oboe\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Oboe<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Ocarina<\/li><li>Pan flute<\/li><li>Piccolo flute<\/li><li>Pomeranian<\/li><li><a title=\"Trombone\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/trombone\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Trombone<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Transverse flute<\/li><li>Rankett<\/li><li><a title=\"Saxophone\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/saxophone\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Saxophone<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Shawm<\/li><li><a title=\"Sousaphone\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/sousaphone\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sousaphone<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Suona<\/li><li>Tenor horn<\/li><li><a title=\"Trumpet\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/en\/musical-instruments\/trumpet\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Trumpet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"Tuba\" href=\"https:\/\/musiknerd.org\/musikinstrumente\/tuba\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tuba<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Zinc<\/li><\/ul>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a8eb9\" data-id=\"37a8eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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Wind instruments are musical instruments in which the musician blows air through the mouthpiece to produce a sound. The simplest wind instruments were flutes made of bone or reed. Today there is a wide variety of wind instruments made from different materials such as plastic, metal or wood. 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