5 String Instruments
5 String Instruments
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string musical instrument, composed of a wooden box, a neck on which the
fingerboard or storage room is attached - generally with an acoustic hole in the center of the top
(soundhole) -,
Fiddle
The violin is a bowed string instrument played with a bow. It has four tensioned strings whose
tuning is E, A, D, G (from the thinnest string to the thickest). This instrument is very dynamic, it
has great flexibility and versatility in its tonal range.
Harp
This instrument has its origins in Egypt and Greece, whose civilizations were the first to theorize
musical harmonization, and allowed them to develop the techniques to build chordophone
instruments. The sound is obtained by touching the strings with the fingers. The musician who plays
it is called a harpist.
Zither
This instrument has its origins in Egypt and Greece, whose civilizations were the first to theorize
musical harmonization, and allowed them to develop the techniques to build chordophone
instruments. The sound is obtained by touching the strings with the fingers. The musician who plays
it is called a harpist.
Cello
We must clarify that the term cello comes from the Italian term violoncello. Later, through
apheresis, the word evolved into cello. It was created in Italy in the 16th century and is a
modification of the viola. If the violin was created in 1530, years later the cello was born.5
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Trumpet
A trumpet is a wind instrument that allows music to be made thanks to the passage of air through its
interior. Its structure consists of an extensive tube that widens and emits a different sound
depending on how it is blown.
Clarinet
Clarinet. The clarinet is a single reed instrument. The sound is caused by the vibration of the reed
against the mouthpiece, controlling the air passing through it. This, in turn, causes the column of air
in the tube to vibrate.
Oboe
The Oboe is a woodwind musical instrument, with a conical bore and that emits a sound by
vibrating a double reed that acts as a conduit for the blow of air. The timbre it produces is
characterized by having a penetrating, biting and somewhat nasal sound, sweet and very expressive.
Accordion
It was invented in Vienna in 1829 by Cyrill Demian and then in 1837 it was perfected by Bifé.
Various sounds of an accordion along with its chords
The accordion is a musical instrument that is part of the group of wind instruments.
Harmonica
The harmonica or harmonica, also known as rondín or dulzaina, is a wind instrument, from the
group of woodwind and metal wind instruments, with individual reeds for each musical note.
Bandoneon
The bandoneon is a bellows-free wind musical instrument of the concertina family, with a
rectangular shape, square section and particular tone. Organologically there are no major
differences between the bandoneon and the accordion (piano or 5 buttons),
pipe organ
The organ works with pressurized air. This is achieved with two elements called bellows: the supply
bellows, which supplies the air and introduces it into the tank or pressure bellows, which always
maintains the same pressure in the air even if one or more tubes sound at the same time.
Cornet
F. Wind musical instrument, for band and orchestra, similar to the cornet, and with various holes in
the tube, which are opened and closed by means of keys.
Bassoon
Musical instrument belonging to the family of woodwind aerophones. Bassoon. It is a double-reed
instrument like the oboe, and is the natural bass of the woodwind family. He is often called "the
clown of the orchestra", due to the comical effects he can perform.
Flute
The flute is a wind instrument that is characterized by its beautiful tubular shape, formed with holes
that can be covered by the musician who plays it with his fingers or with keys, varying depending
on the notes that are intended to be played.
15 percussion instrument
Drum.
Composed of a cylindrical sound box, covered by a membrane of different materials that covers the
opening, it emits sounds when hit with the hand or with two wooden cylinders called drumsticks. Its
origin dates back to ancient times and it has been widely used in military marches and celebrations.
Drum.
Similar to the drum, but special for emitting bass sounds , the timpani is usually made up of a
copper cauldron covered by a membrane, which requires its own drumsticks (timbal sticks) to be
hit.
Xylophone
. Striked with two or four hands and usually small in size, the xylophone or xylophone is made of a
series of wooden sheets of different sizes, fixed to a support. When struck, the woods reproduce the
different musical notes of the scale.
Bell.
Shaped like an inverted cup and made of metal , just like church bells or other urban settings, this
musical instrument vibrates when struck, generally by the clapper that is suspended inside the cup.
Crop them.
This musical instrument, similar to cymbals, is made up of two small metal pieces that are attached
with a strap to the index fingers and thumb, like castanets, and are clattered together at the desired
rhythm, often as part of a dance.
Celesta.
Similar to a small upright piano, it operates with the impact of a series of hammers, connected to its
keys, whose blows hit metal sheets arranged on wooden resonators. Like the piano, it has a pedal to
modulate its sounds. It can also be considered a keyboard instrument.
The triangle
. With a sharp and indefinite sound, it is a metal triangle that is hit with a bar of the same material
and allowed to vibrate, reaching a great sound even above orchestras.
Taiko.
This is how the different types of Japanese drums are known, played with wooden drumsticks called
bachi. Specifically, the name refers to a large, heavy base drum, immobile due to its proportions,
which is struck with a wooden mallet.
Castanets.
Invented by the Phoenicians thousands of years ago, castanets are traditionally made of wood and
are clapped between the fingers to the rhythm of the dance. They are very common in Andalusian
culture, in Spain. There is usually a treble (right hand) and a treble (left hand).
Maracas.
Maracas were invented in pre-Columbian times in America, and consist of a spherical part filled
with striking particles, which can be seeds or small stones. Indigenous tribes still use it, but alone,
while in Caribbean music and Colombian-Venezuelan folklore they are used in pairs.
Drum.
With a very low and indeterminate timbre, it is usually entrusted with the task of marking the pulse
of the troupe or orchestra. It is estimated that their Ottoman origin introduced them to Europe in the
18th century and since then they evolved to what they are today.
Battery.
It is a set of instruments, more than just one, since it groups bass drums, snare drums, cymbals and
tom toms in a single installation, very popular in contemporary musical groups. They are played
with two wooden sticks and some instruments with a pedal.
Gong.
Originally from China, it is a large metal disc, usually made of bronze, with edges curved inward
and that is struck with a mallet. It is normally suspended vertically and allowed to vibrate, often for
ritual or celebratory functions, in Eastern cultures.
Tambourine
. It is a rigid frame made of wood or other material, round and covered by a thin, light membrane,
into which small rattles or metal plates are inserted as side bells. Its sound is precisely the
combination of the blow to the membrane and the vibration of the bells.