4.2.3.5 Musical instrument
Use this domain for words referring to musical instruments and people who play a particular instrument.
OMC Codes:
534 Musical Instruments
Louw Nida Codes:
6L Musical Instruments
What is the general term for musical instrument?
musical instrument, band instrument
What are the types of instruments that have strings that you pluck?
stringed instrument, strings, piano, harp, guitar, banjo, violin, fiddle, viola, cello, bass fiddle
What are the types of instruments that you hit?
percussion instruments, drum, snare drum, bass drum, tympani, cymbal, bell, xylophone, marimba, rattle, castanet, bangle, jingle
What are the types of instruments that you blow into?
wind instruments, winds, reeds, organ, flute, clarinet, oboe, brass instruments, horn, trumpet, cornet, bugle, trombone, French horn, baritone horn, tuba, harmonica, bagpipes, pipe
What words refer to playing a musical instrument?
play, pluck, fiddle, blast, beat
What words refer to a person who plays a musical instrument?
instrumentalist, player, pianist, violinist, drummer, trumpeter, flutist
What words describe the sound made by a musical instrument?
blast (of a trumpet), blare, crash (of a cymbal), timbre,
What words refer to the parts of musical instruments?
mouthpiece, bell, key, keyboard, drumstick, reed, bow, string, fret, pick, organ pipe