Definition of woodwind instrument Woodwind instrument
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What does woodwind instrument mean?
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| woodwind instrument - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments | ||
| woodwind, wood | ||
| wind instrument, wind a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath | ||
| beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed | ||
| finger hole a hole for inserting a finger | ||
| transverse flute, flute a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown | ||
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Wiktionary 
- woodwind instrument (Noun)
A musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.
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A woodwind instrument is an instrument belonging to the woodwind family. Traditionally they were always made of wood, although some of them are now made of metal or plastic..
The piccolo is the highest of the four main instruments. The lowest note is Middle C and it has a range of 3 octaves. The piccolo is the smallest and highest instrument in the orchestra. It plays one octave higher than the flute. There is also an alto flute which sounds a fifth lower than the ordinary flute. Flutes are still sometimes made of wood, but mostly they are metal.
The oboe can play slightly lower than the flute. There is a larger version called the cor anglais (which means: “English horn”). This is a double reeded instrument
The clarinet plays nearly an octave lower than the flute. The bass clarinet plays an octave lower than the clarinet.
The bassoon is the lowest of the four main members, but the contrabassoon plays right down to the bottom B flat of the piano.
The recorder is one of the oldest and most popular woodwinds and has been used to great effect by great composers, such as Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi. The general public is normally only familiar with the plastic, child's version of the recorder, but professional and high-quality recorders are still made of wood.
The saxophone may look like a brass instrument, but it is played like a clarinet and therefore it is a woodwind instrument. It is usually played in bands and jazz groups.
Woodwind instruments are played in a variety of ways.
