keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… … Universalium
wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… … Universalium
Horn (instrument) — Corno redirects here. For the river, see Corno (river). French horn redirects here. For the luxury hotel and restaurant, see French Horn, Sonning Eye. Horn Horn Brass instrument Other names … Wikipedia
Stage lighting instrument — Stage lighting instruments are used in stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions, rock concerts and other performances taking place in live performance venues. They are also used to light television studios and sound stages.Terminology… … Wikipedia
percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to … Universalium
Bass instrument amplification — for the bass guitar, double bass and similar instruments is distinct from other types of amplification systems due to the particular challenges associated with low frequency sound reproduction. This distinction affects the design of the… … Wikipedia
Wind instrument — A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the… … Wikipedia
Sector (instrument) — The sector, also known as a proportional compass or military compass, was a major calculating instrument in use from the end of the sixteenth century until the nineteenth century. It is an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length which … Wikipedia
Hang (musical instrument) — Hang (2nd generation 2007) 53 cm in diameter and 24 cm high. A Hang (pronounced [haŋ], with vowel sound between those of the words hot and hungry) is a musical instrument in the idiophone class created by PANArt in Switzerland.[1] The Hang is… … Wikipedia
The Simpsons opening sequence — The Simpsons title screen as of 2009. The Simpsons opening sequence is an element that begins almost every episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Starting with the season 20 episode Take My Life, Please , the opening… … Wikipedia
Musical instrument — A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The… … Wikipedia