Woodwind

10 instruments

The oldest known musical instrument is a bone flute from 40,000 years ago found in Germany...

Invented by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker. Made of brass but classified as woodw...

Invented by Johann Christoph Denner around 1700. Single reed instrument with the widest pi...

The orchestra tunes to the oboe A. Double reed instrument with a distinctive penetrating t...

Eight feet of wooden tubing folded in half. Double reed larger than an oboe reed. Over 20 ...

Not a beginner instrument despite school usage. Over 500 years of serious repertoire. The ...

Half the size of a flute, plays one octave higher. The highest instrument in the orchestra...

The lowest clarinet, sounding two octaves below the standard Bb clarinet. Over 9 feet of t...

The lowest common member of the saxophone family. Over 6 feet tall. Adolphe Sax designed t...

The highest member of the saxophone family in regular use. Over 180 years of history. Rare...