Reed aerophone

Reed aerophones is one of the categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. In order to produce sound with these Aerophones the player's breath is directed against a lamella or pair of lamellae which periodically interrupt the airflow and cause the air to be set in motion.

422 Reed aerophones

422.1 Double reed instruments - There are two lamellae which beat against one another.

422.11 (Single) oboes.

422.111 With cylindrical bore.

422.111.1 Without fingerholes.

422.111.2 With fingerholes.

• Duduk
• Piri

422.112 With conical bore.

• Bassoon
• Hne
• Oboe
  • Cor anglais
  • Oboe d'amore
• Shawm
• Taepyeongso

422.12 Sets of oboes.

422.121 With cylindrical bore.

422.122 With conical bore.

422.2 Single reed instruments - The pipe has a single 'reed' consisting of a percussion lamella.

422.21 (Single) clarinets.

422.211 With cylindrical bore.

422.211.1 Without fingerholes.

422.211.2 With fingerholes.

• Albogue
• Alboka
• Arghul
• Chalumeau
• Clarinet
  • Piccolo (or sopranino, or octave) clarinet
  • Soprano clarinet (including E-flat clarinet)
  • Basset clarinet
  • Clarinette d'amour
  • Basset horn
  • Alto clarinet
  • Bass clarinet
  • Contra-alto clarinet
  • Contrabass clarinet
  • Octocontra-alto clarinet
  • Octocontrabass clarinet
• Diplica
• Hornpipe
• Pibgorn
• Saxonette
• Sipsi
• Xaphoon
• Zhaleika

422.212 With conical bore.

422.21.1 Without fingerholes

• Sneng (end-blown version)

422.21.2 With fingerholes

• Heckel-clarina
• Heckelphone-clarinet
• Octavin
• Saxophone
  • Soprillo
  • Sopranino saxophone
  • Soprano saxophone
  • Mezzo-soprano saxophone
  • Alto saxophone
  • Tenor saxophone
  • C melody saxophone
  • Baritone saxophone
  • Bass saxophone
  • Contrabass saxophone
  • Subcontrabass saxophone
  • Tubax
• Sneng (side blown version)
• Tárogató (after 1890)

422.22 Sets of clarinets.

• Aulochrome
• Double clarinet
• Launeddas
• Mijwiz

422.3 Reedpipes with free reeds - The reed vibrates through [at] a closely fitted frame. There must be fingerholes, otherwise the instrument belongs to the free reeds 412.13.

422.31 Single pipes with free reed.

• Bawu

422.32 Double pipes with free reeds.

• Hulusi

References

• Music.vt.edu
• Wesleyan.edu

This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 10:30