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What wind instruments are there?

Wind instruments include: suona, flute, saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, cucurbit silk, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, English pipe, Bawu, double-pipe Bawu and so on. The sound of wind instruments is made by blowing holes. The tube of the instrument is cylindrical, blowing horizontally, and the lips are vibration exciter. In China, suona is a folk wind instrument with a long history, wide spread, rich skills and strong expressive force.

Introduction to suona

Suona is a China double reed woodwind instrument. In the 3rd century, with the opening of the Silk Road, suona was introduced to China from Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is a member of the oboe family in the world. The suona has a magnificent timbre, and the tube body is mostly made of rosewood and ebony, which is conical. The top end is equipped with double reeds made of reeds, which are connected with the wooden pipe body through a copper core, and the lower end is sheathed with a copper bowl with keys.

Brief introduction of flute

Flute is the main treble melody instrument in modern orchestral music and chamber music. Its shape is a long cylindrical tube with several sound holes on it. Early flutes were made of ebony or coconut wood, while modern flutes are made of metal materials, such as relatively low-grade brass, copper, ordinary nickel-silver alloys to professional silver alloys and platinum flutes. The sound quality of the flute is dynamic and beautiful, and the sound is euphemistic and melodious.

Introduction to saxophone

The saxophone was invented by Belgian adolphe sax in 1840. Adolf was keen on making musical instruments and was good at playing clarinet and flute. His original idea was to design a bass instrument for the orchestra. Bioficklede is flexible and can adapt to outdoor performances. He combined the mouthpiece of the bass clarinet with that of Orphee Clyde, improved it, and named this new instrument after himself.