A-Z Musical Instruments
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Bullroarer Dumbelek (Turkish drum) A-Z Musical Instruments Lasso d’amore Dun dun (West African large talking drum) Whip/ slapstick Fangxiang (Chinese metallophone) Brass: Siren Finger Cymbals Gambang (Indonesian xylophone) Alto horn Gandingan (Philippine set of 4 hanging gongs) Baritone horn Keyboards: Gandingan a kayo (Philippine xylophone) Basse a Pistons (French Euphonium) Gan gan (West African small talking drum) Basse Cor Accordion Ganza (Brazilian rattle) Bazooka Bandoneón (Argentinian concertina) Gender (Indonesian brass xylophone) Bombardino (Spanish Euphonium) Calliope (steam organ) Ghatam (Indian drum) Cimbasso Carillon (Dutch harmonising bells) Glass marimba conch Celesta (idiophone) Glockenspiel Cornet/ Cornett/ Cornetto/ Zink Clavichord Gong Doulophone/ cuprophone Glasschord (crystallophone) Guiro (South & Central American notched English Horn/ Cor Anglais (French tenor Oboe) Harpsichord gourd that is scraped) Euphonium MIDI keyboard Handbells Flageolets Organ - electric, pipe Hang (steel hand drum) Flugelhorn Piano- baby grand, electric, grand, janko, toy, Hosho (Zimbabwean rattle) French Horn upright, Ipu (Hawaiian rattle) Hélicon Viola organista Janggu (Korean drum) Horagai (Japanese conch) Jew’s harp (plucked idiophone) Horn Kagul (Philippine slit drum) Hunting Horn Percussion: Kettle drum/ Timpani Jug Khol (South Indian drum) Keyed Bugle Agung/ agong (Philippine gong) Kulintang/ kolintang (Philippine gong group) Keyed Trumpet Agung a Tamlang) (Philippine slit drum) Kulintang a kayo (Philippine xylophone) Mellophone Ahoko (Ivory Coast rattle) Kulintang a putao/ kulintang a tiniok (Philippine Ophicleide Alpine bell metallophone) Quinticlave (Ophicleide) Angklung (tuned bamboo slide rattle) Kwa-yen (Chinese hanging drum) Roman tuba Array Mbira (African thumb piano) Kwintangen kayo/ luntang (Philippine Sackbutt (trombone family’s ancestor) Babendil (Philippine gong) xylophone) Saxhorn Balafon (xylophone from Ghana) Lambeg (Irish drum) Saxophone Bass Drum Lithophone (stone barred xylophone) Serpent Bell Malimba (xylophone from the Congo) Sousaphone Bianqing (Chinese stone chimes) Maraca Tenor horn Bianzhong (Chinese bells) Marimba Trombone Bodhrán (Irish drum) Marimbao (Brazilian stringed instrument) Trumpet Bongo drum Marinbaphone Tuba Carillon (Dutch harmonising bells) Mbira/ Sanza/ Thumb Piano (African stringed Vladimirsky Rozhok Castanets instrument) Wagner Tuba Caxixi (Brazilian idiophone) Metallophones (metal barred xylophone) Chenda (Indian drum) Mridangam (South Indian drum) Chimes Musical saw Electronic: Ching (Cambodian/ Thai finger cymbals) Naqara (Mongolian war drum) Clapped hands Octaban (cylinder drum) Denis d’or (ancient Czech chordophone) Conga (Caribbean drum) Octapad (electronic drumpad) Dubreq stylophone Cowbell Piano Drum machine Crotales (Struck cymbals) Rainstick Electric organ Cuíca (Brazilian drum) Ranat ek elk (Thai metallophone) Electric piano Cymbals – crash, hi-hat, ride, splash, tom- Ranat thum lek (Thai metallophone) Fingerboard synthesizer toms, zil Rattle Mellotron (polyphonic keyboard) Cymbalum (Western European hammered Riq/ riqq/ rik (Arabic tambourine) Ondes martenot (electronic keyboard and dulcimer) Sabar (Senegalese drum) slide) Dabakan (Philippine drum) Sampho (Cambodian barrel drum) Sampler Daiko (Japanese drum) Sarunay/ saronay/ sarunai/ saronai (Philippine Synclavier Darabukka (Arabic drum) metallophone) Synthesizer Daraboukka (Syrian drum) Shekere (African rattle) teleharmonium Darbuka (Greek drum) Singing bowl/ rin gong (Himalayan standing Theremin (oscillator) Da’uli da’uli (Indonesian xylophone) bell) Turntables Dhol (Iranian drum) Slit drum Dholak (North Indian hand drum) Snare Drum Djembe (West African hand drum) Spoons Free Aerophones: Dombak (Iranian drum) Steel drum Duff (Islamic tambourine) Tabla (Indian/ Pakistani drum) Tagutok (Philippine slit drum) Classical guitar Kutiyapi/ kutyapi/ kutiapi/ kotyapi/ kotapi/ Taiko (Japanese drum) Clavicembelo (Italian pianoforte) fegereng/ faglong/ fuglung/ kudyapi/ hegelong/ Talking drum Clavichord (European stringed keyboard) kugong/ kadlong/ kudlong/ kudlung/ kusyapi Tambour (French drum) Diyingehu (contrabass gehu) (Philippine fretted boat-lute) Tambourine Crwth (Welsh stringed instrument) Langeleik (Norwegian stringed instrument) Tan-tan (Brazilian hand drum) Cuatro (Latin American lute) Laruan (Chinese stringed instrument) Taphon (Thai drum) Dadihu (contrabass erhu) Leier (German hurdy gurdy) Teponaztli/ Tunkul/ Quiringua/ Teponagua Dahu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Leiqin (Chinese bowed instrument) (Mexican wooden drum) đàn bầu (Vietnamese one-stringed zither) Lirone Thavil (Indian drum) đàn gáo (Vietnamese two-stringed zither) Lute Timpani/ kettle drum đàn nguyệt (Vietnamese two-stringed guitar) Lyre Tom-tom đàn tam thập lục (Vietnamese hammered Maguhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Triangle dulcimer) Mando-bass (bass mandolin) Tsuri-daiko (Japanese hanging drum) đàn tranh (Vietnamese plucked zither) Mandocello (large mandolin) Tubular Bells đàn tỳ bà (Vietnamese plucked stringed Mandola (US/ Canadian fretted stringed Udu (African clay drum) instrument) instrument) Vibraphone/ vibraharp Dihu (Chinese large bowed stringed Mandolin Washboard instrument) Mohan veena (Indian guitar) Whip Domra (Russian mandolin) Moodswinger (zither) Wind Chimes Dotara (bass ektara) Morin khuur/ morin huur (Mongolian fiddle) Xylophone (wooden keyed instrument) Double Bass Musical bow Xylorimba (extended range xylophone) Dulcimer (hammered zither) Nyckelharpa (Swedish key harp) Yun Lo (Chinese gong) Dutar (Central Asian lute) Octave mandolin Duxianqin (Chinese one-stringed zither) Overtone guitar Ektara (Indian one-string) Pianoforte Strings: Electric guitar Pipa (Chinese lute) Erhu (Chinese violin) Psaltery (plucked zither) 3rd bridge guitar Erxian (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Qanun (Turkish zither) Acoustic bass guitar Fiddle Rajao (Portuguese guitar) Acoustic guitar Gaohu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Rebab (Arabic bowed stringed instrument) Aeolian harp Gayageum (Korean zither) Rebec (15th/ 16th century rebab) Ajaeng Gehu (Chinese cello-like) Ruan (Chinese plucked stringed instrument) Appalachian dulcimer Geomungo/ komungo (Korean zither) Rudra veena (Indian plucked stringed archlute Gottuvadhyam/ chitravina/ mahanataka vina instrument) Arpa anottolini (Italian hooked harp) (Indian 21-stringed guitar) Sallaneh (Iranian plucked stringed instrument) Arpeggione (Italian six-string) Gugin (Chinese bridgeless zither) Sang-auk (Burmese harp) Aru-ding/ kubing/ kobing/ kolibau/ aroding/ Guitar Santur (North Indian hammered zither) kulaing/ karombi/ yori/ karinta/ ore-ore Guitarrón (Mexican large bass guitar) Sanxian (Chinese lute) mbondu/ ore Ngkale (Philippine Jew’s harp) Guqin (Chinese plucked zither) Saraswati veena (South Indian lute) Baglama/ saz (Turkish strings) Gusle/ gusla (Balkan guitar) Saung (Burmese harp) Balalaika (Central Asian 2 or 3 stringed guitar) Gusli (Russian harp) Saw sam sai (Thai bowed stringed instrument) Bandurria (Spanish/ Latin American plucked Guzheng (Chinese zither) Saw ou (Thai bowed stringed instrument) lute) Hammered dulcimer Se (Chinese zither) Bandola (plucked lute from Cuba, Chile and Hardanger fiddle Setar (Iranian lute) Peru) Harp Shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed instrument) Banhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Harp guitar Sihu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Banjo Harpsichord Sitar (South Asian lute) Barbat (Iranian plucked lute) Hegelong (Philippine fretted boat-lute) Slide guitar Bass guitar Hooked harp Steel guitar Berimbao (Brazilian musical bow) Huluhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Soprano mandolin Biwa (Japanese short-necked lute) Huqin (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Tamburitza (Croatian/ Serbian mandolin) Bordonua (Puerto Rican bass guitar) Hurdy Gurdy Tar (Persian lute) Bouzouki (Greek lute) Igil (Tuvan bowed instrument) Tea chest bass (skiffle bass) Cavaco (Spanish guitar) Irish bouzouki Tenor mandola (European/ UK fretted stringed Cavaquinho (Portuguese guitar) Jiaohu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) instrument) Cello Jinghu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) Theorbo (lower-toned lute) Ceng (Turkish harp) Kadlong (Philippine fretted boat-lute) Timple (Canary Islands/ Murcia ukulele) Chapman stick (fretboard) Knatele (Finnish zither) Tjelempung/ Celempung (Javanese zither) Charango (South American fretted lute) Khim (Cambodian/ Thai hammered dulcimer) Tres (Cuban chordophone) Chitaronne (lower-toned lute) Kissar (West African lyre) Tromba marina (European stringed Chitarra battebte (Italian guitar) Kokyu (Japanese bowed instrument) instrument) Cigar box guitar Komungo (Korean zither) Tro u (Cambodian bowed stringed instrument) Cimbalom (Eastern European hammered Kora (West African 21-string harp-lute) Tuhu (Chinese bowed stringed instrument) dulcimer) Koto (Japanese zither) Ud/ oud (Arabic and Islamic lute) Cittern (Renaissance lute) Kubing (Philippine Jew’s harp) Ukulele (Hawaiian guitar) Valiha (Indonesian and Madagascan zither) Chromatic accordian Mezzo-soprano saxophone Vertical viola Cimpoi (Romanian bagpipe) Mizwad (Arabic bagpipe) Vichitra veena (Indian stringed instrument) Clarinet Mijwiz (Arabic double pipe) Vielle (French hurdy gurdy) Clarinette d’amour Mittlealtersackpfeife (German medieval Vihuela (Spanish 2-string guitar) C melody saxophone bagpipe) Viola Concertina Muchosac (Belgian bagpipe) Viola da gamba Contra-alto clarinet Musette de cour (French bagpipe) Viola d’amore Contra-alto flute Musette bressane (French bagpipe) Violin