Continuous pitch instruments Continuous pitch instruments The 'cello (often formally referred to as the violoncello) is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. A cello player is called a cellist. Cellists are often gregarious by nature, and will insist that more cellos (or celli, as they are familiarly called) are better, up to at least twelve . ...more on Wikipedia about "Cello"
The diddley bow is an American string instrument of African origin. It is typically homemade, consisting usually of a wooden board and a single wire string stretched between two screws, and played by plucking while varying the pitch with a metal or glass slide held in the other hand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diddley bow"
The didjeribone is a sliding didgeridoo made of plastic. It is a musical instrument invented by Charlie McMahon in 1981. ...more on Wikipedia about "Didjeribone"
The double bass is the largest and lowest bowed string instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. It is used extensively in Western classical music as a standard member of the string section of symphony orchestras and smaller string ensembles. In addition to its use in classical music, it has been widely used in other genres such as jazz, blues, rock and roll, and bluegrass. ...more on Wikipedia about "Double bass"
The electric upright bass (abbreviated EUB and sometimes also called stick bass) is an electronically amplified version of the double bass with a minimal or skeleton body. These features greatly reduce size and weight and cost of the instrument. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electric upright bass"
The Electro-Theremin aka Tannerin is a unique electronic musical instrument developed by trombonist Paul Tanner and amateur inventor Bob Whitsell in the late 1950s. The instrument features a tone and portamento similar to that of the Theremin (Thereminvox), for which it is named. Unlike the Theremin, the Electro-Theremin uses mechanical controls rather than hand movement in space to control pitch and amplitude. The Electro-Theremin also produces a less complex timbre, as all sounds are created using a single sine wave oscillator rather than the Theremin's mixture of two heterodyning oscillators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Electro-Theremin"
The fretless guitar is a guitar without frets (including similarly configured bass guitars known as fretless bass). It operates in the same manner as most other stringed instruments and traditional guitars, but does not have any frets to act as the lower end point (node) of the vibrating string. On a fretless guitar, the vibrating string length runs from the bridge (also called chair), where the strings are attached, all the way up to the point where the fingertip presses the string down on the fingerboard. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fretless guitar" Please inform your friends about www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
The kazoo is a simple musical instrument ( membranophone) that adds tonal qualities when the player hums into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton - a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane. Although the membranophone label is a key element in its definition as an instrument, it should be noted that to call the kazoo (which merely distorts and amplifies the sound of ones hum) an instrument would require one to call the distortion pedal used for guitar an instrument. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kazoo"
A monochord is an ancient musical and scientific laboratory instrument. It was used by Pythagoras about 550 BCE. The word "monochord" comes from the Greek and means literally "one string." In the monochord, a single string is stretched over a sound box. The string is fixed at bothes ends; a moveable bridge alters pitch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monochord"
Monopipe is a variable open pipe which can produce variable pitches. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monopipe"
A musical instrument plucked from the toolshed, the musical saw is often a standard, manual wood-cutting saw. However, it is often the case that professional "sawyers" might opt for a custom-made musical saw. These saws generally have a longer blade for a greater range, thinner metal for sweeter notes, and are cut from the original sheet so the grain of the metal runs parallel to the cutting edge of the saw (providing cleaner vibrations). ...more on Wikipedia about "Musical saw"
Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. Instead of altering the pitch of the strings in the normal manner (by pressing the string against frets), a slide is used to vary the vibrating length, and the pitch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slide guitar"
A slide whistle (variously known as a swanee whistle, piston flute or less commonly jazz flute) is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it. It thus has an air reed like some woodwinds, but varies the pitch with a slide. Because the air column is cylindrical and open at one end and closed at the other, it overblows the third harmonic (like the clarinet, the only closed-end, cylindrical Western orchestral instrument). ...more on Wikipedia about "Slide whistle"
The theremin or thereminvox (originally pronounced but often anglicized as ** ) is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. Invented in 1919 by Russian Léon Theremin, the theremin is unique in that it requires no physical contact in order to produce music and was, in fact, the first musical instrument designed to be played without being touched. The instrument consists of a box with two projecting antennas around which the user moves his or her hands to play. ...more on Wikipedia about "Theremin"
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A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. The most frequently encountered trombones are the tenor and bass counterparts of the trumpet. The trombone is usually characterised by a telescopic slide with which the player varies the length of the tube. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trombone"
The viola (in French, 'alto'; in German 'Bratsche') is a stringed musical instrument which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the higher violin (soprano register) and the lower lines played by the deeper cello (bass) ...more on Wikipedia about "Viola"
The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. Music written for the violin almost always uses the G clef ( treble clef). A related bowed string instrument, the double bass technically belongs to the similar but distinct viol family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Violin"
Voice instrumental music is the term used for compositions and improvisations for the human voice. This kind of music treats the human voice as an instrument just like the violin or the piano. It seeks to use the expressive capabilities of the human voice to express and perform music without words like a spontaneous improvisation on percussion or a violin sonata. It involves a class of singing which does not use words. In these cases the voice is normally being used as if it is a musical instrument with the mouth producing timbre and rhythm. ...more on Wikipedia about "Voice instrumental music"
The washtub bass, or "gutbucket," is a folk instrument that uses a metal washtub as a resonator. Although it is possible for a washtub bass to have four or more strings and tuning pegs, most washtub basses have a single string whose tone is adjusted by manipulating the neck and finger board to change the tension. ...more on Wikipedia about "Washtub bass"
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