Main Music Instruments in Orchestra-Woodwinds

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Woodwinds

1. Flute - included in woodwinds instrument although it is made from metal, because it was made from wood before. An very old instrument.

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2. Piccolo - its shape is like flute but smaller and has higher pitch.

3. Oboe - A very-hard-to-play instrument. Double-reed woodwind. It has sweet and lamentably sound.

4. Cor Anglais or English Horn (Neither related to English nor the horn) - its shape is similar to oboe but deeper sound and lower pitch.

5. Bassoon (Many countries don't call this name.) -  Very big instrument. It has very low and funny pitch so it is called "The clown of orchestra". There is a bassoon's relative instrument called Contrabassoon or Double bassoon. It is larger than bassoon.

6. Clarinet - Another important instrument. Single-reed woodwind. There are many keys of clarinet like A-flat, B-flat, E-flat, etc.

 7. Recorder - whistle-like woodwinds. It has been popular in Baroque era. Now it is known as child's instrument. Recorder, however, is played in Baroque era songs sometimes.

In fact there is another woodwind instrument, that is saxophone. But I think I'll tell you about it later because this instrument merely played in orchestra due to its loud, unique sound. Also, an important reason is saxophone has too long story to post here.

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