List of musical instruments

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The following is a list of musical instruments, categorized by section. Please add to List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number also. See also List of instruments by nationality and Category:Musical instruments

There are 482 musical instruments listed. This includes the variations of categories, but not the categories themselves. Example: There are eight types of flutes in the western concert flute category, which are all metal. Therefore there are eight instruments listed in that category and western concert flute is not considered a musical instrument and is not listed in the count of instruments.

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[edit] Wind instruments

See also: List of woodwind instruments

There are 60 wind instruments listed

[edit] Single reed instruments

There are 37 single reed instruments listed

[edit] Double reed instruments

There are 36 double reed instruments listed.

[edit] Bagpipes

[edit] Brass instruments

[edit] Free reed instruments

There are 34 free reed instruments listed

[edit] Voice

There are 14 vocals listed

[edit] Free aerophones

[edit] String instruments

There are 156 string instruments listed

Main article: List of string instruments

[edit] Percussion instruments

See also: List of percussion instruments

[edit] Drums

There are 36 drums listed

[edit] Other percussion instruments

[edit] Electronic instruments

[edit] Keyboard instruments

There are 26 keyboard instruments listed

[edit] Other

[edit] External links

Oddmusic A website dedicated to unique, odd, ethnic, experimental and unusual musical instruments and resources.

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