History:Instrument Tree/Requests

Status: It is work in progress, ignore it for the time being

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ok, ignore this part. just look at the part that begins with 'instruments'

• ROOT
• additional (This attribute describes if a particular performance role was considered normal or additional.)
• dissolving (This attribute describes if a particular artist was in the group/collaboration when it was dissolved)
• founding (This attribute describes if a particular artist was a founding member of this group/collaboration)
• guest (This attribute indicates a 'guest' performance where the performer is not usually part of the band.)
• minor (This attribute describes if a particular cooperation was considered equal or minor.)
• vocal (This attribute describes a type of vocal performance.)
  • Lead (Lead or solo vocal)
    • Alto (Alto)
    • Bass-Baritone (Bass-Baritone)
    • Contralto (Contralto)
    • Baritone (Baritone)
    • Bass (Bass)
    • Contra-tenor (Contra-tenor)
    • Mezzo-soprano (Mezzo-soprano)
    • Soprano (Soprano)
    • Tenor (Tenor)

• • Background (Background vocal)
    • Choir/Chourus (Choir/Chourus)

• • Narrator (Narrator)
    • Reader (Reader)

• 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)
          • Melodica (Melodica)
          • Sheng (Sheng)
          • Bandoneón (Bandoneón)

• • • • Flute (Flute)
        • Fipple flutes (Fipple flutes)
          • Piccolo (Piccolo flute)
          • Vertical flute (Vertical flute)
          • Recorder flute (Recorder flute (Blockflöte))
          • 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)
          • 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)
          • 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)

• • • Organ (Organ)
      • Hammond organ (Hammond organ)
      • Pipe organ (Pipe organ)
      • Reed organ (Reed organ)
        • Harmonium (Harmonium)

• • String instruments (String instruments)
    • Bowed string instruments (Bowed string instruments)
      • Viola da gamba (Viola da gamba)
        • Rebec (Rebec)
        • Double Bass / Contrabass (Double Bass / Contrabass)
        • Acoustic upright bass (Acoustic upright bass)
          • Electric upright bass (Electric upright bass)

(NOTE. Double Bass and Acoustic up. bass sould if possible be merged. since they are one and the same.)

• Viola d'amore (Viola d'amore)

• Violin Family (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))
    • Electric violin (Electric violin)
    • Vielle (Vielle / Vieille)

• Crwth (Crwth)
• Gadulka (Gadulka)
• Bowed psaltery (Bowed psaltery)

• Plucked string instruments (Plucked string instruments)
  • Guitars (Guitars)
    • Guitar
    • Acoustic guitar (Acoustic guitar)
      • Spanish acoustic guitar (Spanish acoustic guitar)
      • Classical guitar (Classical guitar)

• • • Electric Guitar (Electric Guitar)
    • Slide guitar (Slide guitar)
    • Steel guitar (Steel guitar)

• • Bass (Bass)
    • Acoustic bass guitar (Acoustic bass guitar)
      • Electric bass guitar (Electric bass guitar)

• • Bouzouki (Bouzouki)
  • Balalaika (Balalaika)
  • Turkish bağlama (Turkish bağlama)
    • Greek baglama Greek baglama

• • Banjo (Banjo)
  • Appalachian Dulcimer (Appalachian Dulcimer)
  • Harp (Harp)
  • Harpsichord (Harpsichord)
  • Kora (Kora)
  • Koto (Koto)
  • Lute (Lute)
    • Oud (a small, pear-shaped, stringed musical instrument, still in use in many Arab musical traditions)

• • Lyre (Lyre)
  • Mandolin (Mandolin)
  • Musical bow (Musical bow)
  • Psaltery (Psaltery)
  • Shamisen (Shamisen (Samisen))
  • Sitar (Sitar)
  • Tres (Tres)
  • Ukulele (Ukulele)
  • Spanish Vihuela (Spanish Vihuela)
  • Mexican Vihuela (Mexican Vihuela)
  • Zither (Zither)

• Struck string instruments (Struck string instruments)
  • Clavichord (Clavichord)
  • Hammered dulcimer (Hammered dulcimer)
  • Piano (Piano)
    • Grand Piano (Grand Piano)
    • Rhodes Piano (Rhodes Piano)
    • Upright Piano (Upright Piano)

• Other (Other String instruments)
  • Aeolian harp (Aeolian harp)
  • Hurdy gurdy (Hurdy gurdy)
  • Berimbau (Berimbau)
  • Biwa (Biwa)
  • Gayageum (Gayageum)
  • Geomungo (Geomungo)
  • Komungo (Komungo)
  • Mbira (Mbira)
  • Washtub bass (Washtub bass)
  • Xalam (khalam) (Xalam (Khalam))

• Keyboard instruments (Keyboard instruments)
  • Calliope (Calliope)
  • Clavinet (clavinet)
  • Keyboard (Keyboard)
  • Carillon (Carillon)
  • Celesta (Celesta)
  • Mellotron (Mellotron)

• Percussion instruments (Percussion instruments)
  • Drums (Drums)
    • Drumset (Drumset)
    • Congas (Congas)
    • Bongos (Bongos)
    • Snare Drum (Snare Drum)
    • Other (Other Drums)
      • Goblet drum (has many many names. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblet_drum)

• • Modern percussion (Modern (non-traditional) instruments)
    • Cowbell (Cowbell)
    • Ratchet (Ratchet)
    • Spoons (Spoons)
    • Vibraslap (Vibraslap)
    • Washboard (Washboard)
    • Wood Block (Wood Block)

• • Latin Percussion (Latin Percussion)
    • Afuche (Afuche)
    • Castanets (Castanets)
    • Claves (Claves)
    • Doyra (Doyra)
    • Güiro (Güiro)
    • Maracas (Maracas)
    • Mendoza (Mendoza)

• • Tuned Percussion (Tuned Percussion)
    • Bells (Bells)
    • Crotales (Crotales)
    • Glockenspiel (Glockenspiel)
    • Marimba (Marimba)
    • Timpani (Timpani)
    • Tubular Bells (Tubular Bells)
    • Vibraphone (Vibraphone)
    • Whistle (Whistle)
    • Xylophone (Xylophone)

• • Other (Other percussion instruments)
    • Temple Blocks (Temple Blocks)
    • Orchestral Percussion (Orchestral Percussion)
    • Timbales (Timbales)
    • Triangle (Triangle)
    • Whip (Whip)

• Electronic instruments (Electronic instruments)
  • Denis d'or (Denis d'or)
  • Dubreq Stylophone (Dubreq Stylophone)
  • Drum machine (Drum machine)
  • Ondes Martenot (Ondes Martenot)
  • Sampler (Sampler)
  • Synclavier (Synclavier)
  • Synthesizer (Synthesizer)
  • Teleharmonium (Teleharmonium)
  • Theremin (Theremin)

• Other instruments (Other instruments)
  • Thai instruments (asked for by mo.)
    • Dàn nguyêt (a two-stringed lute with a circular, flat body, related to the corresponding chinese instrument "moon lute")
    • Dàn tỳ bà (Four-stringed lute with a pear-shaped body. Like the "moon lute", it has greatly elevated frets at the neck.)

• • Bull-roarer (Bull-roarer)
  • Hardart (Hardart)
  • Kazoo (Kazoo)
  • Lasso d'amore (Lasso d'amore)
  • Musical Saw (Musical Saw)
  • Singing bowl (Singing bowl)
  • Suikinkutsu (Suikinkutsu (Japanese water zither))
  • Waterphone (Waterphone)
  • Glass (H)armonica (Glass (H)armonica)
  • Handbells (Handbells)
  • Indian Strings (Indian Strings)
  • Sho (Sho)
  • Programming (Programming)

Still missing instruments

See mails at http://lists.musicbrainz.org/pipermail/musicbrainz-users/2005-April/020476.html (requested in april!!!)

• Waterphone
• Glass (H)armonica (http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/armonica.htm)
• Handbells
• Indian Strings
• Bandoneón, under Free reed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandoneón)
• Sho (http://www.asza.com/isho.shtml)
• Programming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_%28music%29)