An instrument from Germany that's often played in elementary school, with holes down the front and back.
What is an alto recorder?
100
An instrument from Germany that’s one of the oldest instruments, being played by blowing air through closed lips into the air column inside the instrument.
What is a trumpet?
100
An instrument from Italy usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths, being the smallest, highest-pitched member of the string family.
What is a violin?
100
An instrument from Austria that’s played using a keyboard and by pressing down the keys.
What is a piano?
100
An instrument from Germany called 'laute' in German.
What is a lute?
200
An instrument from Belgium with a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight cylindrical tube, and a flaring bell.
What is a clarinet?
200
An instrument from Italy with a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch.
What is a trombone?
200
An instrument from Spain with anywhere from four to eighteen strings, usually having six, with sound projected acoustically or through electrical amplification.
What is a guitar?
200
An instrument from Italy similar to a piano, but with a double keyboard.
What is a harpsichord?
200
An instrument from France called 'corne' in French.
What is a horn?
300
An instrument from Italy in the double reed family that usually plays music written in the bass.
What is a bassoon?
300
An instrument from France made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flare bell.
What is a French horn?
300
An instrument from Italy that’s a form of long-necked lute, with a deeply arched back that comprises fourteen strings.
What is an archlute?
300
An instrument from Germany that’s a military instrument, being used to signal troops in the field and to provide the cadences for a marching army.
What is a side drum?
300
An instrument from Italy called 'fagotto' in Italian.
What is a bassoon?
400
An instrument from England that’s a small, high-pitched flute, similar to a piccolo, but louder and shriller.
What is a fife?
400
An instrument from Germany that’s the largest and lowest-pitched in the brass family.
What is a tuba?
400
An instrument from Spain similar to a violin, with a bow and strings.
What is a viola da gamba?
400
An instrument from Germany that was used as a ceremonial instrument, especially for royal ceremonies.
What is a kettle drum?
400
An instrument from Germany called 'harmonium' in German.
What is a regal?
500
An instrument from Bosnia that’s a double flute made from one block of wood, with a single mouthpiece, but two channels that direct the air flow into two separate pipes.
What is a dvojnice?
500
An instrument from England that’s one of the simplest brass instruments, having no valves or other pitch-altering devices.
What is a bugle?
500
An instrument from France with three necks, a central neck tuned conventionally, a neck on the left tuned chromatically, and a neck on the right tuned diatonically.
What is a harpo-lyre?
500
An instrument from Germany that’s a reed organ, needing two people to play it, one to operate the keys, and a second to pump the two bellows on the back.
What is a regal?
500
An instrument from Italy called 'clavicembalo' in Italian.