subclass_of sipsi
A ___MASK43___ instrument is a ___MASK24___ that contains some type of resonator ( usually a tube ), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into ( or over ) a mouthpiece set at or near the end of the resonator . The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of the effective length of the vibrating column of air . In the case of some ___MASK43___ instruments , sound is produced by blowing through a reed ; others require buzzing into a metal mouthpiece . The ___MASK50___ is a family of ___MASK46___ instruments in the woodwind group . Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds , a ___MASK50___ is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening . According to the instrument classification of Hornbostel  Sachs , flutes are categorized as edge - blown aerophones . A double reed is a ___MASK51___ of reed used to produce ___MASK63___ in various wind instruments . The term " double reed " comes from the fact that there are " two " pieces of cane vibrating against each other . A ___MASK96___ reed consists of " one " piece of cane which vibrates against a mouthpiece made of metal , hardened rubber , resin , or some other material . The term " double reeds " can also refer collectively to the class of instruments which use double reeds . The arghul , also spelled argul , arghoul , arghool , argol , or yarghul ( Israel ), is a traditional ___MASK58___ and Palestinian ___MASK24___ . It has been used since Ancient ___MASK58___ times and is still used as a traditional instrument in Egypt and Palestine . Woodwind instruments are a ___MASK33___ of ___MASK46___ instruments within the more general category of wind instruments . There are two main types of woodwind instruments : flutes and reed instruments ( otherwise called reed pipes ). What differentiates these instruments from other wind instruments is the way in which they produce their sound . Examples are a saxophone , a bassoon and a piccolo . Oboes are a ___MASK33___ of double reed woodwind ___MASK46___ instruments . The most common ___MASK89___ plays in the treble or soprano range . Oboes are usually made of wood , but there are also oboes made of synthetic materials . A soprano ___MASK89___ measures roughly long , with metal keys , a conical bore and a flared bell . Sound is produced by blowing into the reed and vibrating a column of air . The distinctive ___MASK89___ tone is versatile , and has been described as " bright ". When the term " ___MASK89___ " is used alone , it is generally taken to mean the standard treble instrument rather than other instruments of the ___MASK33___ , such as the " cor anglais " ( English ___MASK93___ ) or the ___MASK89___ " d ' amore ". The sipsi ( pronounced ( sipsi ) ) is a Turkish ___MASK8___ . It is a ___MASK64___ - like , ___MASK96___ - reed instrument used mainly in folk music . The word `` sipsi '' is possibly onomatopoeic . The Redhouse Turkish - English dictionary defines `` sipsi '' as `` 1 . prov . whistle ; boatswain ' s pipe . 2 . reed ( of a ___MASK64___ ) . '' The Turkish Language Society lists `` sipsi '' as `` 1 . Aaç dallarndan yaplan düdük . ( a whistle / flute made from the branch of a tree . ) 2 . Gemici düdüü . ( Sailor ' s whistle / pipe . ) 3 . Zurnann dudaklara gelen kam bölümü . ( The reed section that fits into the opening ( lips ) of a zurna . ) '' No link is made in either dictionary to any other Turkish word . The sipsi , however , is an instrument native to the Aegean region of Turkey , which has a millennia - old history of sea - faring , hence the reasonable association with the bosun ' s pipe . ( 5 ) The sipsi can be made of bone , wood , or reed , though the reed variant is most common . Its size varies from region to region , but it generally contains five finger holes in the front , and one finger hole in the back . The sipsi is one of many reed instruments in Turkey used to play lead melodies in instrumental folk music . It is generally played in the Western part in the Aegean Region of Turkey . Most folk tunes played in this area with the sipsi are in 9 / 8 time . The ___MASK64___ is a ___MASK46___ - instrument family belonging to the group known as the woodwind instruments . It has a single - reed mouthpiece , a straight cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore , and a flared bell . A person who plays a ___MASK64___ is called a " clarinetist " ( sometimes spelled " clarinettist "). The ___MASK29___ ( also referred to as the sax ) is a ___MASK33___ of woodwind instruments . Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a ___MASK96___ - reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet . The ___MASK29___ ___MASK33___ was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1840 . Adolphe Sax wanted to create a group or series of instruments that would be the most powerful and vocal of the woodwinds , and the most adaptive of the brass instruments , that would fill the vacant middle ground between the two sections . He patented the ___MASK29___ on June 28 , 1846 , in two groups of seven instruments each . Each series consisted of instruments of various sizes in alternating transposition . The series pitched in B and E , designed for military bands , have proved extremely popular and most saxophones encountered today are from this series . Instruments from the so - called " orchestral " series , pitched in C and F , never gained a foothold , and the B and E instruments have now replaced the C and F instruments when the ___MASK29___ is used in an orchestra . The piccolo ( Italian for " small ", but named " ottavino " in Italy ) is a half - size ___MASK50___ , and a member of the woodwind family of ___MASK46___ instruments . The modern piccolo has most of the same fingerings as its larger sibling , the standard transverse ___MASK50___ , but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written . This gave rise to the name " ottavino " ( Italian for " little octave "), the name by which the instrument is referred to in the scores of Italian composers . Piccolos are now only manufactured in the key of C ; however , they were once also available in D . It was for this D piccolo that John Philip Sousa wrote the famous solo in the final repeat of the closing section ( trio ) of his march " The Stars and Stripes Forever ". A ___MASK96___ - reed instrument is a woodwind instrument that uses only one reed to produce sound . The very earliest ___MASK96___ - reed instruments were documented in ancient Egypt , as well as the Middle East , Greece , and the Roman Empire . The earliest types of ___MASK96___ - reed instruments used idioglottal reeds , where the vibrating reed is a tongue cut and shaped on the tube of cane . Much later , ___MASK96___ - reed instruments started using heteroglottal reeds , where a reed is cut and separated from the tube of cane and attached to a mouthpiece of some sort . By contrast , in a double reed instrument ( such as the ___MASK89___ and bassoon ), there is no mouthpiece ; the two parts of the reed vibrate against one another . Reeds are traditionally made of cane and produce sound when air is blown across or through them . Most ___MASK96___ - reed instruments are descended from ___MASK96___ - reed idioglot instruments called ' memet ', found in Egypt as early as 2700 BCE . Due to their fragility , no instruments from antiquity were preserved but iconographic evidence is prevalent . During the Old Kingdom in Egypt ( 2778  2723 BCE ), memets were depicted on the reliefs of seven tombs at Saqqarra , six tombs at Giza , and the pyramids of Queen Khentkaus . Most memets were double - clarinets , where two reed tubes were tied or glued together to form one instrument . Multiple pipes were used to reinforce sound or generate a strong beat - tone with slight variations in tuning among the pipes . One of the tubes usually functioned as a drone , but the design of these simple instruments varied endlessly . The entire reed entered the mouth , meaning that the player could not easily articulate so melodies were defined by quick movement of the fingers on the tone holes . These types of double - clarinets are still prevalent today , but also developed into simplified ___MASK96___ - clarinets and hornpipes . Modern - day idioglots found in Egypt include the arghul and the zummara .