France

9 instruments

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 ...

Similar to trumpet but with a conical bore. Produces a warmer, mellower tone. Bix Beiderbe...

A bass wind instrument shaped like a snake. Made of wood covered in leather. Finger holes ...

The immediate predecessor of the tuba. A keyed brass instrument in the bass range. Nine ke...

Invented by Pierre-Louis Gautrot to compete with the saxophone. A double-reed instrument m...

Invented by Maurice Martenot. One of the earliest electronic instruments. Played with a ke...

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...