Common & Unusual Orchestral and Band Instruments and Music Examples
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Woodwinds
Flute & Piccolo
Bass Oboe
Bass Oboe on stand by
Clarinets in A, Eb & Bb
Bass Clarinet
Basset Horns
Contrabassoon & Bassoon
Saxophone Collection (Adolph Sax)
Tenor Sax
Brass
Double Bell Trumpet pretending to be a Euphoniette
Horn in F & Bb
Wagner Tuba (Tuben)
Tuben Mutes
Rotary Valve Trumpet
Cornet
Bass Trumpet, piston valves
Bass Trumpet, rotary valves
Alto Trombone
Tenor Trombone
Contrabass Trombone (custom made)
Marcellophone (custom)
Tuba Mute
Tenor Tuba (German style Euphonium)
Double Bell Euphonium(s)
Opheclide at rest
Opheclide at play
Cimbasso
Eb Alto Horn
Baritone Bugle
Post Horn
Serpent at play
Alphorn
Tirolean Many-Belled Reed Trumpet
Percussion
Timpani
Small Timpani with gear tuning mechanism
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Gongs & small Cymbal
Orchestra Bells
Standard Xylophone
4-octave Xylophone
5-octave Marimba
Chimes
Low E chime (for Zarathustra)
Vibraphone (Vibes)
Tubophone
Windmachine & Cow Bells
Hammer
Tambourin de Provence
Conga Drum
Rute & Soft mallets
Bodhran (Irish drum)
Wood Blocks
Bell Tree
Brake Drum
Carillon Bells (open framework)
Agglomeration of Percussion instruments, including:
1) Water gong
2) Cow Bells
3) Chineese Cymbals
4) Vibraphone
5) Tom tom
6) Bass Drum
7) collection of sticks
Harp & Keyboards
Harp
Celeste
Harpsichord
Schlicker Organ
Keyboard Glockenspiel
Cimbalom, Dulcimer, or Hackbrett
Ondes Martenot
Church Organ Console
Portative Organ
Strings
Violin
Viola
What! a Viola?
Lyra da braccia (rare)
Viola da gamba (3 pics)
Cello
Double bass
Music examples
pops music manuscript
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