Title: Woodwind instrument - Wikipedia
Headings: Woodwind instrument
Woodwind instrument
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Flutes
Reed instruments
Modern orchestra and concert band woodwinds
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Content: The player blows through a hole in this cap that then directs the air through the reeds. This family includes the crumhorn . A piper playing the bagpipes in Newport, Rhode Island
Bagpipes are unique reed pipe instruments since they use two or more double or single reeds. However, bagpipes are functionally the same as a capped double reed instruments since the reeds are never in direct contact with player's lips. Free reed aerophone instruments are likewise unique since sound is produced by 'free reeds' – small metal tongues arranged in rows within a metal or wooden frame. The airflow necessary for the instruments sound is generated either by a player's breath (e.g. harmonica ), or by bellows (e.g. accordion). Modern orchestra and concert band woodwinds
Main article: Woodwind section
The modern orchestra 's woodwind section typically includes: flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons. The piccolo, cor anglais, bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, and contrabassoon are commonly used supplementary woodwind instruments.