wind instrument
class of musical instruments
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Summary
wind instrument is a family of musical instruments[1]. It draws 4,237 Wikipedia views per month (family of musical instruments category, ranking #13 of 55).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: aerophone[3]
- Part of: MIMO's classification of musical instruments[4], Guizzi's classification of musical instruments[5], Hornbostel–Sachs[6]
- Commons category: Wind instruments[7]
- Has part(s): brass instrument[8], woodwind instrument[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wind instruments[10]
- Described at URL: http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/245[11]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Wind musical instruments[16]
- Official name: Wind instruments proper[17], Strumenti a fiato (propriamente detti)[18], instrumenty dęte[19]
- Used by: wind instrument player[20]
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 42[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
wind instrument has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]