Sunday, July 5, 2009

Single reed

A single-reed instrument is a woodwind instrument that uses only one reed to produce sound. Examples include clarinets, saxophones, and some bagpipes. In a single-reed instrument, the reed is attached to a mouthpiece that is blown into to vibrate the reed, producing the sound. By contrast, in a double reed instrument, there is no mouthpiece; the two parts of the reed vibrate against one another. Examples include the oboe and the bassoon.

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