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Woodwind instrument — A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument which produces sound when the player blows air against an edge of, or opening in, the instrument, causing the air to vibrate within a resonator. Most commonly, the player blows against a thin piece of … Wikipedia
woodwind instrument — noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments • Syn: ↑woodwind, ↑wood • Hypernyms: ↑wind instrument, ↑wind • Hyponyms: ↑beating reed instrument, ↑reed instrument … Useful english dictionary
woodwind instrument — Any musical wind instrument that produces sound by either directing a stream of air against the edge of a hole or by making a reed or a double reed vibrate (see reed instrument). In a brass instrument, by contrast, the airstream passes directly… … Universalium
Electronic Woodwind Instrument — Blaswandler Spieler Ein Blaswandler (englisch Wind Controller, Electronic Wind Instrument, kurz: EWI) ist ein elektronisches Musikinstrument, das in der Anblasweise einer Blockflöte, Klarinette oder einem Saxophon nachempfunden ist. Der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
woodwind — 1. noun Any (mostly wooden) musical instrument which produce sound by the player blowing into them, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon … Wiktionary
woodwind — Synonyms and related words: English horn, German band, Pandean pipe, Philharmonic, aulos, band, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, big band, bombard, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, callithumpian band,… … Moby Thesaurus
instrument — n. implement 1) a blunt; delicate; sharp instrument 2) surgical instruments; instruments of torture 3) an instrument for (an instrument for good) device for producing a musical sound 4) to play an instrument 5) a brass; musical; percussion;… … Combinatory dictionary
instrument — /in streuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a mechanical tool or implement, esp. one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments. 2. a contrivance or apparatus for producing musical sounds: a stringed instrument. 3. a means by which something is… … Universalium
Woodwind growl — Woodwind growling is a musical technique used primarily in rock and blues style playing; it is popular in the woodwind family of instruments, especially the saxophone. It is commonly used by mainstream artists such as Ben Webster, Illinois… … Wikipedia
woodwind — [wood′wind΄] n. 1. [pl.] the woodwind instruments of an orchestra, or the players of these instruments 2. any of such instruments adj. 1. designating a wind instrument made, esp. originally, of wood, as the flute, clarinet, or oboe 2. composed of … English World dictionary
