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Purpose

This page makes an inventory of all instruments that may be used with the InstrumentRelationshipAttribute and is the documented version of the official list used in the server.

That's why this page might be occasionally outdated. So you should always check the reference list before requesting new instrument.

You could refer to MusicalTermsTranslations if you're searching translation of common musical terms.

New Instruments

Please go to InstrumentAdditionDiscussion to suggest and discuss instruments

List

• instrument (This attribute describes the possible instruments that can be captured as part of a performance.)

  • Wind instruments (Wind instruments)

    • Woodwind (Woodwind)

      • Reeds (Reeds)

        • Double reed (Double reed)

          • Bagpipe (Bagpipe)

            • Uilleann pipes (blown using small bellows strapped around the waist)

          • Bassoon (Bassoon)

          • Contrabassoon (Contrabassoon)

          • Oboe (Oboe)

            • English Horn (English Horn (Cor Anglais))

            • Heckelphone (Heckelphone)

        • Singular reed (Singular Reed)

          • Clarinet (Clarinet )

            • Alto clarinet (Alto clarinet)

            • Bass clarinet (Bass clarinet)

            • Contrabass clarinet (Contrabass clarinet)

          • Saxophone (Saxophone )

            • Soprano saxophone (Soprano saxophone)

            • Alto saxophone (Alto saxophone)

            • Tenor saxophone (Tenor saxophone)

            • Baritone saxophone (Baritone saxophone)

        • Free reed (Free reed)

          • Jew's harp (Jew's harp)

          • Accordion (Accordion)

          • Concertina (Concertina)

          • Harmonica (Harmonica)

          • Bandoneón (Bandoneón)

          • Melodica (Melodica)

          • Sheng (Sheng)

            • Sho (Sho)

      • Flute (Flute)

        • Fipple flutes (Fipple flutes)

          • Piccolo (Piccolo flute)

          • Vertical flute (Vertical flute)

          • Recorder (Recorder flute (Blockflöte))

          • Bansuri (Indian Bamboo flute ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansuri))

          • Willow flute (Willow flute (seljefløyte))

          • Shakuhachi (Japanese end-blown flute)

          • Tin whistle (Tin whistle)

          • Slide whistle (Slide whistle)

        • Other flutes (Other flutes)

          • Pan pipes (Pan pipes)

          • Sáo trúc (a bamboo flute with six finger holes and a seventh covered by a thin membrane.)

          • Ocarina (Ocarina)

          • Nose flute (Nose flute)

    • Brass (Brass)

      • Valved brass instruments (Valved brass instruments)

        • Trumpet (Trumpet)

        • Cornet (Cornet)

        • Flugelhorn (Flugelhorn)

        • Mellophone (Mellophone)

        • Horn (Horn)

          • French horn (French horn)

          • Baritone horn (Baritone horn)

          • Tenor horn (Alto horn) (Tenor horn (Alto horn))

        • Tuba (Tuba)

          • Euphonium (Euphonium)

          • Sousaphone (Sousaphone)

          • Wagner tuba (Wagner tuba)

      • Slide brass instruments (Slide brass instruments)

        • Trombone (Trombone)

          • Bass Trombone (Bass trombone)

          • Valve Trombone (Valve trombone)

          • Sackbut (Sackbut)

      • Keyed brass instruments (Keyed brass instruments)

        • Serpent (Serpent)

        • Cornett (Cornett)

      • Natural brass instruments (Natural brass instruments)

        • Bugle (Bugle)

        • Alphorn (Alphorn)

        • Shofar (Shofar)

        • Conch (Conch shell)

        • Didgeridoo (Didgeridoo)

        • Ophicleide (Ophicleide)

    • Organ (Organ)

      • Hammond organ (Hammond organ)

      • Pipe organ (Pipe organ)

      • Reed organ (Reed organ)

        • Harmonium (Harmonium)

      • Calliope (Calliope)

  • String instruments (String instruments)

    • Bowed string instruments (Bowed string instruments)

      • Viola da gamba (Viola da gamba)

        • Rebec (Rebec)

        • Bass (Bass)

          • Double Bass / Contrabass (Double Bass / Contrabass)

          • Acoustic upright bass (Acoustic upright bass)

            • Electric upright bass (Electric upright bass)

        • Viola d'amore (Viola d'amore)

      • Violins (Violins)

        • Cello (Cello)

          • Electric cello (Electric cello)

        • Viola (Viola)

        • Violin (Violin)

          • Treble Violin (Treble violin)

          • Soprano Violin (Soprano violin)

          • Alto Violin (Alto violin)

          • Violotta (Violotta (Tenor Violin))

          • Fiddle (Fiddle)

            • Hardingfele (Hardingfele (Hardanger))

            • Kemenche (Kemenche)

          • Electric violin (Electric violin)

          • Vielle (Vielle / Vieille)

      • Huqin (Huqin Chinese family of string-instruments)

        • Jing Hú (Jing Hú (Jinghu))

        • Èrhú (Èrhú (Chinese violin))

          • Gaohu (Gaohu)

        • Zhonghu (Zhonghu (Chinese viola))

        • Cizhonghu (Cizhonghu (tenor))

        • Gehu (Chinese western cello fusion)

          • Diyingehu (Chinese double bass)

        • Banhu /Banghu (Banhu / Banghu)

        • Yehu (Yehu)

        • Kokyu (Japanese string instrument)

        • Morin khuur / Matouqin (Mongolian string instrument)

        • Đàn nhị (a stringed instrument with a small, cylindrical body, covered at one end with snakeskin. The bow passes between the two strings and the instrument has no frets. Strings are stopped directly with the fingers. This instrument is also of Chinese descent but has relatives all over Asia.)

      • Aracaic and Other bowed string-instruments (Aracaic and Other bowed string-instruments)

        • Viola organista (Viola organista)

        • Crwth (Crwth)

        • Nyckelharpa (Nyckelharpa)

        • Bowed psaltery (Bowed psaltery)

        • Gudok (Gudok)

          • Gadulka (Gadulka)

        • Musical Saw (Musical Saw)

    • Plucked string instruments (Plucked string instruments)

      • Guitars (Guitars)

        • Guitar

          • Classical guitar (Classical guitar)

            • Acoustic guitar (Acoustic guitar)

              • Spanish acoustic guitar (Spanish acoustic guitar)

          • Electric Guitar (Electric Guitar)

          • Slide guitar (Slide guitar)

          • Steel guitar (Steel guitar)

            • Dobro (Dobro, resonator guitar)

        • Bass Guitar (Bass)

          • Acoustic bass guitar (Acoustic bass guitar)

          • Electric bass guitar (Electric bass guitar)

          • Đàn tứ dây (a latter-day construction in the form of a four-stringed, square-bodied bass guitar.)

        • Ukulele (Ukulele)

        • Spanish Vihuela (Spanish Vihuela)

        • Tres (Tres)

        • Mexican Vihuela (Mexican Vihuela)

        • Balalaika (Balalaika)

      • Lute (Lute)

        • Oud (a small, pear-shaped, stringed musical instrument, still in use in many Arab musical traditions)

        • Turkish baglama (Turkish baglama)

          • Greek baglama Greek baglama

        • Cittern (Cittern)

        • Bouzouki (Bouzouki)

        • Mandolin (Mandolin)

          • Mandola (Mandola)

        • Biwa (Biwa)

        • Rebab (Rebab)

          • Sarod (Sarod)

        • Xalam (khalam) (Xalam (Khalam))

          • Banjo (Banjo)

        • Moon Lute (Moon guitar, a "moon-shaped lute" (commonly known as "Moon Lute") Yueh-ch'in or Yueqin)

          • Zhongruan (alto Moon guitar)

          • Đàn nguyệt (a two-stringed lute with a circular, flat body, related to the corresponding chinese instrument "moon lute")

          • Đàn tỳ bà (Four-stringed lute with a pear-shaped body. Like the "moon lute", it has greatly elevated frets at the neck.)

        • Sanxián (Sanxian)

          • Sanshin (Sanshin)

            • Shamisen (Shamisen (Samisen))

        • Sitar (Sitar)

          • Electric Sitar (Electric Sitar)

      • Lyre (Lyre)

        • Kinnor (Kinnor)

        • Kithara (Kithara)

        • Harp (Harp)

          • Psaltery (Psaltery)

            • Harpsichord (Harpsichord)

          • Kora (Kora harp-lute)

      • Zither (Zither)

        • Appalachian Dulcimer (Appalachian Dulcimer)

        • Koto (Koto)

          • Đàn tranh (a long zither with sixteen strings and high, movable bridges. The strings are plucked with plectrums attached to the fingers of the right hand, while the left hand is used for ornamenting the notes by pressing the strings)

        • Suikinkutsu (Suikinkutsu (Japanese water zither))

        • Gayageum (Gayageum)

        • Komungo (Komungo)

        • Geomungo (Geomungo)

        • Langeleik (Langeleik)

      • Musical bow (Musical bow)

        • Berimbau (Berimbau)

        • Đàn bầu (a single stringed instrument (monochord) of Vietnamese origin. It has an about 80 cm long oblong body with a curved stalk. It is plucked with plectrum, and at the same time, with the back of the hand. Today the Đàn bầu is usually played with amplifier and loudspeaker)

    • Struck string instruments (Struck string instruments)

      • Hammered dulcimer (Hammered dulcimer)

        • Cymbalum (Cymbalum)

        • Yángqín (Yángqín)

        • Santur (Santur)

        • Đàn tam thập lục (a relatively recent imported addition to Vietnamese instruments. A dulcimer with thirty-six trings, struck with two small rubber-clad dubs. It has many counter-parts in various countries, such as the "santoor" in India and also the "cimbalon" in Hungary.)

      • Chapman Stick (Chapman Stick)

      • Warr Guitar (Warr Guitar)

      • Clavichord (Clavichord)

        • Clavinet (Clavinet)

      • Piano (Piano)

        • Grand Piano (Grand Piano)

        • Upright Piano (Upright Piano)

        • Toy piano (Toy piano)

        • Electric Piano (Electric Piano)

          • Rhodes Piano (Rhodes Piano)

          • Chamberlin (Chamberlin)

          • Mellotron (Mellotron)

          • Keyboard (Keyboard)

    • Other String instruments (Other String instruments)

      • Aeolian harp (Aeolian harp)

      • Hurdy gurdy (Hurdy gurdy)

      • Mbira (Mbira)

      • Washtub bass (Washtub bass)

  • Percussion instruments (Percussion instruments)

    • Drums (Drums)

      • Drumset (Drumset)

      • Snare Drum (Snare Drum)

      • Timpani (Timpani)

      • Tambourine (Tambourine)

      • Djembe (Djembe)

      • Doyra (Doyra)

      • Congas (Congas)

      • Bongos (Bongos)

      • Đại cô/tiểu cô (variously sized drums)

      • mõ (hollow wooden instrument with slits, played with drumsticks.)

      • Goblet drum (has many many names. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_drum)

    • Gongs (Gongs)

      • Gong (Gong)

        • chiêng/la (various types of gong)

      • Cymbals (Cymbals)

        • bát/chập choa (various types of cymbal.)

    • Tuned Percussion (Tuned Percussion)

      • Bells (Bells)

        • Handbells (Handbells)

        • Tubular Bells (Tubular Bells)

        • Cowbell (Cowbell)

        • Carillon (Carillon)

      • Xylophone (Xylophone)

        • Marimba (Marimba)

        • Glockenspiel (Glockenspiel)

          • Crotales (Crotales)

        • Celesta (Celesta)

        • Vibraphone (Vibraphone)

      • Timbales (Timbales)

      • Steelpan (Steelpan)

      • Triangle (Triangle)

      • Whistle (Whistle)

      • Singing bowl (Singing bowl)

    • Other percussion (Other instruments)

      • Afuche / Cabasa (Afuche / Cabasa)

      • Maracas (Maracas)

      • Castanets (Castanets)

        • Spoons (Spoons)

      • Claves (Claves)

      • sanh (thai percussion instrument)

      • Güiro (Güiro)

      • Mendoza (Mendoza (Monkey stick))

      • Ratchet (Ratchet)

      • Vibraslap (Vibraslap)

      • Washboard (Washboard)

      • Whip (Whip)

      • Wood Block (Wood Block)

        • Temple Blocks (Temple Blocks)

      • Tibetan Water Drum (Tibetan Water Drum)

        • Waterphone (Waterphone)

  • Electronic instruments (Electronic instruments)

    • Denis d'or (Denis d'or)

    • Dubreq Stylophone (Dubreq Stylophone)

    • Drum machine (Drum machine)

    • Omnichord (Omnichord)

    • Ondes Martenot (Ondes Martenot)

    • Sampler (Sampler)

    • Synclavier (Synclavier)

    • Synthesizer (Synthesizer)

      • Moog (Moog)

      • Minimoog (Minimoog)

    • Teleharmonium (Teleharmonium)

    • Theremin (Theremin)

    • Programming (Programming)

    • Vocoder (Vocoder, Voice Box)

  • Other instruments (Other instruments)

    • Bull-roarer (Bull-roarer)

    • Turntables (Turntables)

    • k'long pút (a folk instrument from the central highlands. A number of differently tuned thick bamboo tubes, open at one end, are playedby the musican clapping his slightly cupped hands in front of the different openings.)

    • Song Loan (a hollow wooden body (about 7 cm in diameter) attached to a flexible spring with a wooden ball on the other end and played with the foot.)

    • Hardart (Hardart)

    • Lasso d'amore (Lasso d'amore)

    • Kazoo (Kazoo)

    • Glass (H)armonica (Glass (H)armonica)

Discussion

The capitalisation isn't always consistent: you have Bass clarinet but Bass Trombone, Alto saxophone but Alto Violin, etc. Also, what's "Aracaic"? --Nikki

• I thought that does not matter at all because AR only displays lower case anyways? --Shepard

The current list on this page doesn't reflect the list of instruments on the live site. I've created a file which marks all errors instead of updating this page myself since I don't know what the current status of the situation is. -- Prodoc 2007-01-30 11:50:45

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CategoryDocumentation Author: mo