musical instrument

Musical instrument — A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The… …   Wikipedia

musical instrument — Introduction       any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, are percussion (percussion instrument), stringed (stringed instrument), keyboard (keyboard… …   Universalium

musical instrument — noun A device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds …   Wiktionary

musical instrument — Музыка: музыкальный инструмент …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

musical instrument — музыкальный инструмент …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

Sampler (musical instrument) — Licht Ton Orgel (1936), an earlier sampling organ utilizing analog optical disc An AKAI MPC20 …   Wikipedia

transposing musical instrument —       instrument that produces a higher or lower pitch than indicated in music written for it. Examples include clarinets, the English horn, and saxophones. Musical notation written for transposing instruments shows the relative pitches, rather… …   Universalium

Experimental musical instrument — Gage Averill playing an experimental hydraulophone pipe organ made from a piece of sewer drainage pipe and plumbing fittings in 2006 An experimental musical instrument (or custom made instrument) is a musical instrument that modifies or extends… …   Wikipedia

Electronic musical instrument — An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces its sounds using electronics. In contrast, the term electric instrument is used to mean instruments whose sound is produced mechanically, and only amplified or altered… …   Wikipedia

Koto (musical instrument) — The koto ( or ) is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from the Chinese zither (Guzheng) . The koto is the national instrument of Japan.cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article… …   Wikipedia