Instrument Relationship Attribute
Relationship Attribute "Instrument"
Description
This AdvancedRelationshipAttribute specifies which instrument an artist played. Note that an artist can play more than one instrument on the same track, which can be represented by adding one relationship for each instrument.
Possible Values
Status: 
A restructure is being attempted at AttributeTypeTreeRestructure. Please request new instruments to be added there.
- Wind Instruments
- Woodwind
- Double reed
- *Bagpipe
- *Bassoon
- *Contrabassoon
- *English Horn
- *Oboe
- Other
- *Bull-roarer
- *Serpent
- Clarinet
- *Alto clarinet
- *Bass clarinet
- *Contrabass clarinet
- Flute
- *Vertical flute
- *Ocarina
- *Pan pipes
- *Piccolo
- *Recorder flute
- *Shakuhachi (Japanese end-blown flute (尺八))
- Saxophone
- *Soprano saxophone
- *Alto saxophone
- *Tenor saxophone
- *Baritone saxophone
- Woodwind
- Other
- Conch
- Didgeridoo
- Other
- Brass
- Cornet
- Horn
- *Alphorn
- *Baritone horn
- *Flugelhorn
- *French horn
- *Tenor Horn (Alto Horn)
- Trombone
- *Sackbut
- Trumpet
- Tuba
- *Euphonium
- *Sousaphone
- *Wagner tuba
- Other
- *Bugle
- *Mellophone
- *Ophicleide
- *Shofar
- Brass
- Free reed
- Accordion
- Concertina
- Harmonica
- Melodica
- Sheng
- Free reed
- String instruments
- Bass
- Acoustic upright bass
- Electric upright bass
- Acoustic bass guitar
- Electric bass guitar
- Bass
- Guitars
- Acoustic guitar
- *Spanish acoustic guitar
- Classical guitar
- Electric Guitar
- Slide guitar
- Steel guitar
- Guitars
- Harp
- Violins
- Double Bass / Contrabass
- Cello
- Fiddle
- Violin
- Viola
- Other
- Aeolian harp
- Appalachian Dulcimer
- Balalaika
- Banjo
- Berimbau
- Biwa
- Bouzouki
- Mandolin
- Musical bow
- Crwth
- Gayageum
- Geomungo
- Hammered dulcimer
- Hardanger
- Hurdy gurdy
- Jew's harp
- Komungo
- Kora
- Koto
- Lute
- Lyre
- Mbira
- Psaltery
- Samisen (or shamisen)
- Sitar
- Ukulele
- Tres
- Vieille
- Vihuela
- Viola da Gamba
- Viola d'amore
- Violotta
- Washtub bass
- Xalam (or khalam)
- Zither
- Other
- Percussion instruments
- Drums
- Drumset
- Congas
- Bongos
- Snare Drum
- Other
- Drums
- Modern percussion
- Cowbell
- Ratchet
- Spoons
- Vibraslap
- Washboard
- Wood Block
- Modern percussion
- Other
- Temple Blocks
- Other
- Orchestral Percussion
- Timbales
- Triangle
- Whip
- Orchestral Percussion
- Latin Percussion
- Afuche
- Castanets
- Claves
- Doyra
- Güiro
- Maracas
- Mendoza
- Latin Percussion
- Tuned Percussion
- Bells
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Timpani
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
- Tuned Percussion
- Electronic instruments
- Denis d'or
- Dubreq Stylophone
- Drum machine
- Ondes Martenot
- Sampler
- Synclavier
- Synthesizer
- Teleharmonium
- Theremin
- Keyboard instruments
- Calliope
- Carillon
- Celesta
- Clavichord
- Harpsichord
- Mellotron
- Organ
- Hammond Organ
- Harmonium
- Pipe organ
- Piano
- Grand Piano
- Rhodes Piano
- Upright Piano
- Piano
- Other instruments
- Hardart
- Kazoo
- Lasso d'amore
- Musical Saw
- Singing bowl
- Suikinkutsu
Used with Types
This attribute can be applied to the following AdvancedRelationshipTypes:
It's been proposed that it should be possible to specify an instrument when recording a person's membership of a band (MusicalAssociationRelationshipClass).
It has also been proposed that it should be possible to specify an instrument when recording a person's musical support of a solo artist SupportingMusicianRelationshipType.
Discussion
Taxonomy
Could someone explain where this taxonomy came from? I'm sure there's been plenty of work done in the field of instrument taxonomy, so hopefully we're not duplicating this work ourselves. --MatthewExon
