woodwind instrument

Also known as woodwind, woodwind instruments, woodwinds

family of musical wind instruments

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A woodwind instrument is a type of musical wind instrument that produces sound when air is blown through it. These instruments are important in orchestras, bands, and many musical traditions around the world because they provide distinctive melodic and harmonic sounds that are central to a wide range of musical compositions.

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Instance of: family of musical instruments
Subclass of: wind instrument
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Commons category: Woodwind instruments
topic's main category: Category:Woodwind instruments
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Woodwind instruments at the Museu de la Música de Barcelona.

Tenor and soprano saxophones Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments.

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