Woodwind instruments

Woodwind instruments

1. The flute = Consits of a metal tube formed of the pieces that can be dismantled. It has 16 holes, with their corresponding keys, and a lip plate and an embouchure hole on which the lips rest. It's held horizontaly.

2. The piccolo = Is a small, higher-pitched flute. It consists of two parts, the head joint and the body that can be made of wood or metal. Is has 10 holes.

3. The clarinet = Consists of a cylindrical tube with 19 keys and a mouthpiece with a single reed.

4. * The saxophone = Is a metalic instrument made of copper or brass. It consists of a conical tube, a bell and a mouthpiece with a single reed.

   • Developed by Adolph Sax in 1846
   • He was a Belgium flautist, clarinetist and a instrument maker.
   • He moved to Paris in 1842 to establish his musical instrument business
   • Creating the saxophone he created his reputation
   • He teached in the conservatory pf Paris in 1857
   • He died in comlete provetry he was interned in section 5 in Paris

5. The oboe = Consits of a conical tube, it's 60 cm long, ends in a small bell.

6. The English horn = It's similar to the oboe. It's one and a half times an oboe. Its sound is lower than the oboe. Its double reed is different too.

7. The bassoon = Has a double reed, it consists of a conical tube that is bent in the muddle in order to reduce its dimensions