Common & Unusual Orchestral and Band Instruments and Music Examples

Woodwinds
Bass Oboe on stand by	Bass Clarinet	Contrabassoon & Bassoon	Tenor Sax

Brass
Double Bell Trumpet pretending to be a Euphoniette		Horn in F & Bb	Wagner Tuba (Tuben)	Tuben Mutes
Rotary Valve Trumpet	Cornet		Bass Trumpet, piston valves
Bass Trumpet, rotary valves	Alto Trombone		Tenor Trombone
Contrabass Trombone (custom made)	Marcellophone (custom)	Tuba Mute	Tenor Tuba (German style Euphonium)	Double Bell Euphonium(s)
Opheclide at rest	Opheclide at play	Cimbasso	Eb Alto Horn	Baritone Bugle
Post Horn	Serpent at play	Alphorn		Tirolean Many-Belled Reed Trumpet

Percussion
Snare Drum	Bass Drum	Gongs & small Cymbal	Orchestra Bells	4-octave Xylophone
Chimes	Low E chime (for Zarathustra)	Vibraphone (Vibes)	Tubophone	Windmachine & Cow Bells
Hammer	Tambourin de Provence	Conga Drum	Rute & Soft mallets	Bodhran (Irish drum)
Wood Blocks	Bell Tree	Brake Drum	Carillon Bells (open framework)	Sistro (Italian bells as called for in Barber of Seville)
Sistrum (Egyptian or Turkish rattle)	Agglomeration of Percussion instruments, including:    1) Water gong    2) Cow Bells    3) Chineese Cymbals    4) Vibraphone    5) Tom tom    6) Bass Drum    7) collection of sticks		Glass Harmonica (used in Die Frau ohne Schatten)

Harp & Keyboards
Schlicker Organ	Cimbalom, Dulcimer, or Hackbrett	Ondes Martenot	Portative Organ

Strings
Violin	Viola	What! a Viola?	Lyra da braccia (rare)	Viola da gamba
Cello	Double bass

Music examples

Music manuscript

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