Roget's Thesaurus

#417. Musical Instruments

Nouns

musical instruments; band; string-band, brass-band; orchestra; orchestrina. [Stringed instruments], monochord, polychord; harp, lyre, lute, archlute; mandola, mandolin, mandoline; guitar; zither; cither, cithern; gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo; bina, vina; xanorphica. viol, violin, fiddle, kit; viola, viola d'amore [Fr.], viola di gamba [It.]; tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass; bass viol, base viol; theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery [Slang]; bow, fiddlestick. piano, pianoforte; harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord; clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp. [Wind instruments]; organ, harmonium, harmoniphon; American organ, barrel organ, hand organ; accordion, seraphina, concertina; humming top. flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet; clarinet, claronet; basset horn, corno di bassetto [It.], oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais [Fr.], corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet; bagpipes, union pipes; musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes; reed instrument; sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe; sourdet; whistle, catcall; doodlesack, harmoniphone. horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide; French horn, saxophone, sax [Slang], buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn; sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba. [Vibrating surfaces] cymbal, bell, gong; tambour, tambourine, tamborine; drum, tom-tom; tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin; side drum, kettle drum; timpani, tympani; tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones; musical glasses, musical stones; harmonica, sounding-board, rattle; tam-tam, zambomba. [Vibrating bars] reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone. sordine, sordet; sourdine, sourdet; mute.