harmonica
Also known as French harp, blues harp, mouth organ, mouth harp, gob iron, harp, harpoon, Louisiana saxophone
instrument de musique à vent
AI overview
The harmonica is a small wind instrument played by blowing air through holes in a mouthpiece, with each hole containing reeds that produce different notes, and it's widely used across many musical genres including blues, folk, jazz, and rock. Its popularity and versatility across different musical styles and cultures around the world have made it an enduring and accessible instrument for both professional musicians and casual players.
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Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Harmonica
- Instrument.image
- 16-hole chrom 10-hole diatonic.jpg
- Instrument.image_capt
- A 12-hole chromatic (top) and 10-hole diatonic harmonica
- Instrument.background
- woodwind
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 412.132
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Free reed aerophone
- Instrument.developed
- 1820s
- Instrument.range
- Slightly over 4 octaves (16-hole chromatic model) 3 octaves (10-hole diatonic model)
- Instrument.musicians
- List of harmonicists
- Instrument.articles
- Chromatic harmonica Richter-tuned harmonica tremolo harmonica
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Wikidata facts
Article · Français
L'harmonica est un instrument de musique à vent, de la famille des bois, à anches libres, fonctionnant sur le même principe que l'accordéon : des anches (lamelles) métalliques de longueurs différentes, produisent les notes en vibrant au passage de l'air, soufflé par la bouche ou aspiré, cette configuration étant peu fréquente pour un instrument à vent. D'une tessiture normale de trois octaves, il se décline en trois grandes familles : * l'harmonica diatonique simple ; * l'harmonica diatonique double (appelé aussi trémolo) ; * l'harmonica chromatique. L’instrumentiste de l’harmonica est l’harmoniciste.
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