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 60 wind instruments listed

• Bansuri (India)
• Danso (Korea)
• Dizi (China)
• Duduk (Armenia)
• Didgeridoo
• Diple (or Dvojnice) (Croatia)
• Fife
• Flageolet (France)
• Fujara (Slovakia)
• Gemshorn (Germany)
• Hocchiku (Japan)
• Hun (Korea)
• Irish flute
• Inci (Philippines)
• Kaval
• Khloy (Cambodia)
• Khlui (Thailand)
• Koudi (China)
• Nadaswaram (South India)
• Ney
• Nohkan (Japan)
• Nose flute
• Ocarina (Italy)
• Organ pipe
• Paixiao (China)
• Palendag (Philippines)
• Pan pipes
• Pasiyak or Water whistle (Philippines)
• Pulalu (Philippines)
• Piano horn
• Quena (South America)
• Recorder (Germany)
• Ryuteki (Japan)
• Samponia (Peru)
• Shakuhachi (Japan)
• Shinobue (Japan)
• Shvi (Armenia)
• Siku
• Slide whistle
• Suling (Indonesia/Philippines)
• Tin Whistle
• Tonette
• Tumpong (Philippines)
• Veena (South India)
• Vertical flute
• Washint (Ethiopia)
• Western concert flutes:
  • Piccolo
  • Flute
  • Alto flute
  • Bass flute
  • Contra-alto flute
  • Contrabass flute
  • Subcontrabass flute
  • Double contrabass flute
  • Hyperbass flute
• Whistle
• Willow flute (Scandinavia)
• Xiao (China)
• Xun (China)
• Zufolo (Italy)

Single reed instruments

There are 38 single reed instruments listed

• Alboka
• Arghul
• Chalumeau
• Clarinets
  • Piccolo clarinet (A? clarinet)
  • Sopranino clarinet (E? clarinet, D clarinet)
  • Soprano clarinet (C clarinet, B? clarinet, A clarinet, G clarinet)
  • Saxonette
  • Basset clarinet
  • Clarinette d'amour
  • Basset horn
  • Alto clarinet
  • Bass clarinet
  • Contra-alto clarinet
  • Contrabass clarinet
  • Octocontra-alto clarinet
  • Octocontrabass clarinet
• Launeddas (Sardinia)
• Mijwiz
• Octavin
• Pibgorn (instrument)
• Saxophones:
  • Soprillo
  • Sopranino saxophone
  • C Soprano saxophone
  • Soprano saxophone
  • Mezzo-soprano saxophone (Alto in F)
  • Alto saxophone
  • C melody saxophone
  • Tenor saxophone
  • Baritone saxophone
  • Bass saxophone
  • Contrabass saxophone
  • Subcontrabass saxophone
  • Tubax
• Tarogato (modern single-reed)
• Folgerphone

Double reed instruments

There are 35 double reed instruments listed.

• Bassoon
  • Contrabassoon/Double bassoon
  • Tenoroon
• Bifora (Sicily)
• Bombarde (France)
• Cromorne
• Crumhorn
• Dulzaina (Spain)
• Dulcian
• Guan (instrument) (China)
• Heckelphone
  • Piccolo heckelphone
  • Terz heckelphone
• Kèn b?u (Vietnam)
• Nadaswaram (India)
• Oboes:
  • Piccolo oboe
  • Oboe d'amore
  • Cor anglais/English horn
  • Oboe da caccia
  • Bass/Baritone oboe
  • Contrabass oboe
• Rackett
• Contrabass á anche / Reed contrabass
• Sarrusophones:
  • Sopranino sarrusophone
  • Soprano sarrusophone
  • Alto sarrusophone
  • Tenor sarrusophone
  • Baritone sarrusophone
  • Bass sarrusophone
  • Contrabass sarrusophone
• Shawm
• Sralai (Cambodia)
• Suona (China)
• Surnay
• Tarogato (original two-reed variety)
• Trompeta china (Cuba)
• Tromboon

Bagpipes (single and double reed)

• See: Types of bagpipes

Brass instruments

There are 31 brass instruments listed (not necessarily made from brass)

• Air horn
• Alphorn
• Baritone horn
• Bazooka
• Bugle (instrument)
  • keyed bugle
• Cimbasso
• Conch
• Cornet
• Cornett
• Didgeridoo
• Doulophone/Cuprophone
• Euphonium
• Flugelhorn
• Horagai
• Horn/French horn
• Jug
• Mellophone
• Ophicleide
• Roman tuba
• Sackbut
• Saxhorn
• Subcontrabass tuba
• Serpent
• Shofar
• Sousaphone
• Tenor Horn/Alto Horn
• Trombone
• Trumpet
• Tuba
• Wagner tuba
• Quinticlave

Free reed instruments

There are 34 free reed instruments listed

• Accordion
  • Chromatic Accordion
  • Button Accordion
  • Free Bass Accordion
• Array mbira
• Agidigbo
• Bandoneón
• Bawu
• Bayan
• Comb
• Concertina
• Electric thumb piano
• Harmonica
• Harmonium
• Jew's Harp
• Kalimba
• Khene
• Kisanji
• Kouxian
• Likembe
• Lusheng
• Mangtong
• Melodica
• Melodeon
• Mbira (Sanza)
• Morsing
• Musete
• Musical box
• Pipe organ (some pipes; others are woodwind)
• Saenghwang
• Sanza (Mbira)
• Sheng
• Thumb piano
• Tom (instrument)
• Yu

Voice

There are 12 vocals listed

• Soprano
• Mezzo-soprano
• Alto/Contralto
• Countertenor
• Tenor
• Baritone
• Basso/Bass
• Castrato
• Falsetto
• Kazoo
• Death growl
• Overtone/Throat singing

Free aerophones

• Bullroarer
• Harmonica
• Lasso d'amore
• Whip
• Siren

String instruments

There are 156 string instruments listed

Main article: List of string instruments

• Aeolian harp
• Ajaeng (Korea)
• Appalachian dulcimer (United States)
• Archlute
• Arpeggione
• Baglama (Turkey)
• Balalaika (Russia)
• Bandura
• Banjo
• Barbat (Iran)
• Baryton
• Berimbau (Brazil)
• Biwa (Japan)
• Bordonua
• Bouzouki (Greece)
• Cello (Violoncello)
• Chapman stick
• Charango (Peru)
• Cimbalom
  • Electric Cymbalum
• Cittern
• Clavichord
• Crwth
• Cuatro
• Dahu (China)
• Ðàn b?u (Vietnam)
• Ðàn gáo (Vietnam)
• Ðàn nguy?t (Vietnam)
• Ðàn tam th?p l?c (Vietnam)
• Ðàn tranh (Vietnam)
• Ðàn t? bà (Vietnam)
• Dihu (China)
• Domra (Kazakhstan)
• Double-neck guitjo
• Double Bass
• Dutar (Central Asia)
• Duxianqin (China)
• Ektara (Pakistan)
• Erhu (China)
• Erxian (China)
• Faglong/Fuglung (Philippines)
• Fegereng (Philippines)
• Fiddle
• Gayageum (Korea)
• Gehu (China)
• Geomungo (Korea)
• Gottuvadhyam (India)
• Guitars:
  • Acoustic bass guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Bass guitar
  • Chitarra battente (Italy)
  • Cigar box guitar
  • Classical guitar
  • Electric guitar
  • Flamenco guitar
  • Harp guitar
  • Seven-string guitar
  • Slide guitar
  • Steel guitar
  • Tailed bridge guitar
  • 3rd bridge guitar
• Guitarrón (Mexico)
• Gusli (Russia)
• Guqin (China)
• Guzheng (China)
• Hammered dulcimer
• Hardanger fiddle (Norway)
• Harmonico
• Harp
• Harpsichord
• Hegelong (Philippines)
• Huluhu (China)
• Huqin (China)
• Hurdy gurdy
• Igil
• Irish bouzouki
• Jiaohu (China)
• Kadlong (Philippines)
• Kamancha
• Kantele (Finland)
• Khim (Thailand/Cambodia)
• Kokyu (Japan)
• Komungo (Korea)
• Kora
• Koto
• Kubing (Philippines)
• Kudyapi (Philippines)
• Langeleik (Norway)
• Laruan (China)
• Leiqin (China)
• Lirone
• Lute
• Lyre
• Maguhu (China)
• Mando-bass
• Mandocello
• Mandola
• Mandolin
• Mohan veena (India)
• Morin khuur (Mongolia)
• Musical bow
• Nyckelharpa (Sweden)
• Octave mandolin (Octave mandola)
• Oud
• Piano
• Piccolo violin
• Piccolo 'cello/violoncello piccolo
• Pipa (China)
• Psaltery
• Quatro
• Rebab (Afghanistan)
• Rebec
• Ruan (China)
• Rudra vina (India)
• Sallameh (Iran)
• Sanshin (Okinawa)
• Santoor (India)
• Sanxian (China)
• Saung (Burma)
• Saw sam sai (Thailand)
• Saz
• Se (China)
• Shamisen (Japan)
• Setar (lute) (Persia)
• Sitar (India)
• Stroh violin
• Sopranino mandolin
• Tamburitza (Croatia/Serbia)
• Tamboori or Tanpura (India)
• Tar (lute)
• Tea chest bass
• Tenor viola
• Theorbo (Europe)
• Timple
• Tres
• Tro (Cambodia)
• Trumpet marine/tromba marina
• Tuhu (China)
• Ukulele
• Valiha (Madagascar)
• Veena (India)
• Vertical viola (and other members of the violin octet family)
• Vichitra vina (India)
• Vielle
• Vihuela (Spain)
• Viol/Viola da gamba
• Viola
• Viola d'amore
• Violin
• Violotta
• Washtub bass
• Xalam/Khalam
• Yayli tanbur
• Yazheng (China)
• Zhonghu (China)
• Zhuihu (China)
• Zither
  • Overtone zither

Percussion instruments

See also: List of percussion instruments

Drums

There are 36 drums listed

• Abïa drum
• African drum
• Agung a Tamlang (Philippines)
• Bass drum
• Bodhrán (Ireland)
• Bongo drum
• Chenda (India)
• Conga (Caribbean)
• Cuíca (Brazil)
• Dabakan (Philippines)
• Dhol (Pakistan)
• Dholak
• Djembe (West Africa)
• Drum Kit
• Goblet drum
• Janggu (Korea)
• Kettle drum
• Kendang (Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines)
• Khol
• Lambeg drum (Ireland)
• Maadal (Nepal)
• Mridangam (India)
• Naqara
• Octaban
• Sabar (Senegal)
• Sampho (Cambodia)
• Snare
• Steel drum
• Surdo (Brazil)
• Tabla (Pakistan,India)
• Taiko (Japan)
  • O Daiko (Japan)
• Tan-tan
• Taphon (Thailand)
• Thavil (India)
• Timpani (kettledrums)
• Tom-Tom

Other percussion instruments

There are 80 percussion instruments listed

• Agogo
• Agung/Agong (Philippines)
• Agung a Tamlang (Philippines)
• Ahoko
• Array mbira
• Babendil (Philippines)
• Bell
• Bianqing (China)
• Bianzhong (China)
• Bones
• Boomwhackers
• Carillon
• Castanets
• Caxixi (Brazil)
• Chime
• Ching
• Clapper
• Claves
• Cowbell
• Crotales
  • Crash cymbal
  • Hi-hat cymbal
  • Ride cymbal
  • Splash cymbal
  • Zil (Finger cymbal)
• Cymbalum
• Fangxiang (China)
• Gamelan (Indonesia)
  • American gamelan
  • Gangsa
  • Gendér
  • Ugal
• Gandingan (Philippines)
• Gandingan a Kayo (Philippines)
• Ganzá
• Ghatam
• Glass marimba
• Glass harmonica
• Glockenspiel
• Gong
• Guban
• Guiro
• Hands
  • Clapping
• Handbells
• Hang
• Hosho (Zimbabwe)
• Ipu (Hawaii)
• Kagul (Philippines)
• Kalimba (Africa}
• Kulintang/Kolintang (Philippines)
• Kulintang a Kayo (Philippines)
• Kulintang a Tiniok (Philippines)
• Lamellaphone
• Luntang (Philippines)
• Maraca
• Marimba
• Marimbaphone
• Mbira
• Metallophone
• Musical Saw
• Rainstick
• Ranat ek lek (Thailand)
• Ranat thum lek (Thailand)
• Ratchet
• Rattle
• Riq
• Shekere
• Singing bowl
• Slit Drum
• Spoons
• Steelpan
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Trychel
• Timpani
• Tubular bells
• Udu
• Vibraphone
• Washboard
• Whip
• Xylophone
• Xylorimba

Electronic instruments

There are 23 electronic instruments listed

• Computer
• Continuum (instrument)
• Denis d'or
• Dubreq Stylophone
• Drum machine
• Electric guitar
• Electronic organ
• Electronic organ - synthesizer hybrid
• Electric piano
• Fingerboard synthesizer
• Hammond organ
• laser harp
• Mellotron
• Octapad
• Ondes Martenot
• Turntables (record player/phonograph)
• Rhodes piano
• Sampler
• Synclavier
• Synthesizer
• Teleharmonium
• tenori-on
• Theremin

Keyboard instruments

There are 26 keyboard instruments listed

• Accordion
• Bandoneón
• Calliope
• Carillon
• Celesta
• Clavichord
• Clavinet
• Glasschord
• Harpsichord
• Katzenklavier
• Keytar
• MIDI keyboard
• Organ
  • Electronic organ
  • Hammond Organ
  • Pipe organ
• Piano
  • Baby grand piano
  • Electric piano
  • Grand piano
  • Janko piano
  • Mechanical Piano
  • Honky Tonk
  • Thumb piano
  • Toy piano
  • Upright piano
  • Upright grand piano
• Viola organista

Other

There are 10 other musical instruments listed

• Crystallophones
• Hardart
• Hydraulophone
• Plasmaphone
• Pyrophone
• Quintephone
• Sea organ
• Shishi odoshi (Japanese)
• Suikinkutsu (Japanese water zither)
• Wobble board (Australian)

External links

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