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woodwind

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percussion

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Is the woodwind family one of the biggest instrument families?

yes


What musical instrument can belong to two different instrument families?

The piano can belong to two different instrument families, this is due to the way the sound is produced. It can be considered a percussion instrument because it uses a mallet to hit a string to produce the sound. On the other hand, it can be considered a string instrument because a vibrating string is what actually produces the sound.


The piano became a popular instrument for middle-class families when?

mass production became possible


Can brass instrument be a percussion instrument?

No, they are two different families of musical instruments. Brass instrument produce sound by the vibration of air though a mouthpiece created by the vibration of the player's lips. A percussion instrument produces sound by being struck, scraped, or rubbed by the player's hand or against another instrument to create sound.


When did the piano become a instrument for middle class families?

1840s in Europe and the 1890s in America. This was the square upstanding pianos.


Why are musical instrument organised into families?

the instruments in a family are related to each other because they are the same type of instruments.


How many instrument Families belong to an orchestra?

There are four families in a standard symphony orchestra: woodwind, brass, percussion, and strings.


What string instrument is in two families?

a harp and a base That's a very strange answer, even though it means bass. The simple answer is violin and viola, or cello and double-bass.


Instrument that blends with brass and woodwinds?

That what some people say about the saxophone. It's made of brass but is played with a reed.


What are the 5 families of the orchestra?

Woodwind, string, brass, percussionWoodwind,string,brass,percussion


What is the highest to lowest in the instrument families?

The violin is the stringed instrument with the highest pitch. The viola is slightly lower, and it is followed by the cello, and then finally the double bass. The double bass is the lowest string instrument found in an orchestra.


A popular Christmas tradition in Italy involves music played by zampognari What instrument do these musicians play?

Zampognari is the name of traditional musicians that mark the beginning of the Christmas celebrations in some regions of Italy. The instrument they play is the bagpipe. Originally, these traditional musicians were shepherds who came down from the hills to celebrate the holiday season with their families. Nowadays these musicians are men who work in the city, but they come from families with Zampognari tradition.