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List of musical instruments
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The following is a list of musical instruments, categorized by section. Please add to List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number also. See also List of instruments by nationality and Category:Musical instruments
There are 482 musical instruments listed. This includes the variations of categories, but not the categories themselves. Example: There are eight types of flutes in the western concert flute category. Therefore there are eight instruments listed in that category and western concert flute is not considered a musical instrument and is not listed in the count of instruments.
Wind instruments
- See also: List of woodwind instruments
There are 58 wind instruments listed
Single reed instruments
There are 38 single reed instruments listed
Double reed instruments
There are 35 double reed instruments listed.
Bagpipes (single and double reed)
Brass instruments
There are 29 brass instruments listed (not necessarily made from brass)
Free reed instruments
There are 18 free reed instruments listed
Voice
There are 12 vocals listed
Free aerophones
String instruments
There are 144 string instruments listed
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Percussion instruments
- See also: List of percussion instruments
Drums
There are 33 drums listed
Other percussion instruments
There are 74 percussion instruments listed
Electronic instruments
There are 19 electronic instruments listed
Keyboard instruments
There are 23 keyboard instruments listed
Other
There are 10 other musical instruments listed
External links
Oddmusic A website dedicated to unique, odd, ethnic, experimental and unusual musical instruments and resources.
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