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INSTRUMENT VENT BOIS [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

Woodwind instruments fall into two categories: reed instruments, in which air passes via an aperture controlled by a vibrating flexible reed or pair of reeds; and those without a reed where air is simply blown into or across a tube.

OBS

Woodwind instruments include those, like the flute, originally made of wood but now more commonly of metal.

OBS

Bassoons, clarinets, oboes, saxophones and flutes are examples of woodwind instruments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
CONT

Le basson. Il est la basse du hautbois et il est le plus grave des instruments à bois de l'orchestre.

Spanish

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