Wind
23 instruments
Bagpipes
Originated in the Middle East, not Scotland. The Great Highland Bagpipe has one chanter an...
Harmonica
Invented by Christian Friedrich Buschmann. Over 40 million sold annually. Little Walter de...
Didgeridoo
The worlds oldest wind instrument at over 3,500 years. Made from a termite-hollowed eucaly...
Calliope
A steam-powered organ used on riverboats and at circuses. Whistles are blown by steam pres...
Shakuhachi
A Japanese bamboo flute with five finger holes. Over 1,300 years of history. Played by Zen...
Bansuri
A bamboo flute used in Hindustani classical music. Six or seven finger holes, no keys. Har...
Duduk
The Armenian national instrument. A double reed instrument made from apricot wood. Over 3,...
Zurna
A loud double reed instrument from Turkey. Used in outdoor celebrations and weddings. The ...
Pan Flute
Named after Pan, the Greek god of nature. Multiple tubes of different lengths bound togeth...
Uilleann Pipes
The most complex form of bagpipe. Bellows under the arm fill the bag, not mouth blowing. T...
Melodica
A free reed instrument with a piano keyboard. Blow into the mouthpiece while pressing keys...
Ocarina
An ancient vessel flute shaped like a sweet potato. Over 12,000 years of history in variou...
Cornett
Not a cornet. A curved wooden instrument with finger holes and a cup mouthpiece. The most ...
Serpent
A bass wind instrument shaped like a snake. Made of wood covered in leather. Finger holes ...
Sarrusophone
Invented by Pierre-Louis Gautrot to compete with the saxophone. A double-reed instrument m...
Contrabassoon
The lowest instrument in the orchestra. Over 18 feet of tubing folded into a compact shape...
English Horn
Neither English nor a horn. The alto member of the oboe family. A bulb-shaped bell gives i...
Sheng
A Chinese mouth organ with free reeds. Over 3,000 years of history. Multiple pipes of diff...
Sho
A Japanese mouth organ derived from the Chinese sheng. Used in gagaku court music for over...
Hichiriki
A Japanese double-reed instrument used in gagaku. Only 18 cm long but extremely loud. Over...
Quena
An Andean end-blown flute. No mouthpiece, blown across the open end. Over 3,000 years of A...
Zampona
Andean pan pipes. Two rows of cane tubes tied together. Each tube produces one note. Over ...
Erke
A large trumpet from the Andes. Made from a single long cane tube with a cow horn bell. Ov...