Mexican musical instruments

350px|right|thumb|A drawing from the 16th century Florentine Codex showing a One Flower ceremony with a teponaztli (foreground) and a [[huehuetl (background).]] thumb|This is a type of teponaztli made out of a turtle shell or ayotapalcatl A teponaztli is a type of slit drum used in central Mexico by the Aztecs and related cultures.

Mexican string instrument

fretted, stringed musical instrument

thumb|Marimbula player The marímbula () is a plucked box musical instrument of the Caribbean. In Cuba it is common in the changüí genre, as well as old styles of son. In Mexico, where it is known as marimbol is played in son jarocho; in the Dominican Republic, where it is known as marimba, it is played in merengue típico, and in Jamaica it is known as rumba box and played in mento.

Mexican string instrument

ancient whistle

Small four- or five-stringed Mexican guitar

The huapanguera, guitarra quinta huapanguera or guitarra huapanguera is a Mexican guitar-like instrument that usually forms part of a conjunto huasteco ensemble, along with the jarana huasteca and violin. Because of its large body and deeper structure, the huapanguera is able provide a much deeper sound compared to a regular acoustic guitar. Here it takes on the role of the bass instrument using a rhythmical strumming technique. Its physical construction features a large resonating body with a short neck. It normally has around 10 frets which stop at the point where the fingerboard meets the t

250px|thumb|right|Aztec Tlālpanhuēhuētl with Symbols of War, National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)|National Museum of Anthropology, [[Mexico City]] The huēhuētl is a percussion instrument from Mexico, used by the Aztecs and other cultures. It is an upright tubular drum made from a wooden body opened at the bottom that stands on three legs cut from its base, with skin stretched over the top. It can be beaten by hand or wood mallet.

thumb|Traditional tololoche

Mexican harp

A tlapitzalli is an aerophone known from pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, particularly the Aztec. It is a form of flute, made of ceramic, wood, clay, or bone. They are most often decorated with abstract designs or images of Aztec deities. The tlapitzalli could be multi-chambered, examples using up to four chambers are known. Tlapitzalli was also a term that was used to refer to the conch shell trumpets used to coordinate attacks during Aztec war ceremonies.

thumb|The chirimía on the left is from Jacaltenango, Guatemala, and the one on the right is from Antigua, Guatemala.

musical instrument

Mexican acoustic bass guitar

guitar-like chordophone with 5 strings which usually forms part of the trio huasteco ensemble, along with the quinta huapanguera and violin, taking on the role of the rhythmical accompaniment to the ensemble