Europe

10 instruments

The only brass instrument that uses a slide instead of valves. Seven slide positions creat...

Also called kettledrums. The only drum with definite pitch. A pedal changes the pitch by a...

The largest bells weigh over 100 tons. The Tsar Bell in Moscow cracked and was never rung....

The most important instrument of the Renaissance. A pear-shaped body with a bent-back pegb...

The most intimate keyboard instrument. Tangents strike the strings directly. The volume is...

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

A handsaw played with a bow. Pitch is changed by bending the blade. Produces an ethereal v...

A crank-operated string instrument. The wheel acts as a bow against the strings. Keys chan...

Not a cornet. A curved wooden instrument with finger holes and a cup mouthpiece. The most ...

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