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woodwind instrument
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woodwind instrument: see wind instrument wind instrument, in music, any instrument whose tone is produced by a vibrating column of air. In the pipe organ the column of air is set into vibration by mechanical means.
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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 from the player's vibrating lips into the air column. The orchestral woodwinds include the flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, English horn, and bassoon. Other woodwinds include the saxophone, recorder, panpipe, shakuhachi, and shawm.



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As he did last week, Dohnanyi lowered the risers on Disney Hall's stage, save for a small elevation of the woodwinds and brasses.
Buttery, florid pop arrangements replete with woodwinds and strings characterized much of Bell's period work here, as well as few chunky up-tempo R & B cuts produced by Phillips house bassist (and later Led Zeppelin member) John Paul Jones.
CMTA joined forces with the Charlotte Civic Orchestra to feature student competition winners in an annual concerto concert for piano, strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion.
 
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