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1) "Woodwind" -- As to woodwind reeds wood·wind
Pronunciation: 'wud-"wind
Function: noun
1 : any of a group of wind instruments (as a clarinet, flute, oboe, or saxophone) that are characterized by a cylindrical or conical tube of wood or metal usually ending in a slightly flared bell, that produce tones by the vibration of one or two reeds in the mouthpiece or by the passing of air over a mouth hole, and that usually have finger holes or keys by which the player may produce all the tones within an instrument's range
2 plural : the woodwind section of a band or orchestra Pronunciation Symbols
A woodwind instrument is a wind instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column. As the name implies, such instruments were originally made of wood, but some modern woodwinds, such as the saxophone, are made of other materials. - 1 Types of woodwind instrument
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| - Single-reed instruments use a reed, which is a thinly sliced piece of cane or plastic that is held against the aperture of a mouthpiece with a ligature. When air is forced between the reed and the mouthpiece, the reed vibrates, creating the sound. Single reed instruments include the clarinet and saxophone families of instruments.
- Double-reed instruments use two precisely cut, small pieces of cane joined together at the base. The finished, bound reed is inserted into the top of the instrument and vibrates as air is forced between the two pieces of bound cane. There are two sub-families:
- Exposed double reed instruments, where the reed goes between the player's lips. The oboe, cor anglais (also called english horn) and bassoon make up the more popular instruments within this family.
- Capped double reed instruments, where there is a cap covering up the reed with a hole in that the player just blows through. This family includes most bagpipes and the crumhorn.
- Flutes, in which the sound is produced by blowing against an edge. There are two sub-families:
- Open flute family, where the player uses his/her lips to form the stream of air which goes directly from the players lips to the edge, e.g. the transverse flute. Modern flutes are usually made of silver plated brass, nickel plated brass, solid silver, or gold.
- Closed flute family, where the instrument forms and directs the stream over the edge. This family includes whistle and the re..."
2) "Reeds" -- As to woodwind reeds 1reed
Pronunciation: 'rEd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English rede, from Old English hrEod; akin to Old High German hriot reed
1 a : any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas b : a stem of a reed c : a person or thing too weak to rely on : one easily swayed or overcome
2 : a growth or mass of reeds; specifically : reeds for thatching
3 : ARROW
4 : a wind instrument made from the hollow joint of a plant
5 : an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits
6 a : a thin elastic tongue (as of cane, wood, metal, or plastic) fastened at one end over an air opening in a wind instrument (as a clarinet, organ pipe, or accordion) and set in vibration by an air current b : a woodwind instrument that produces sound by the vibrating of a reed against the mouthpiece <the reeds of an orchestra>
7 : a device on a loom resembling a comb and used to space warp yarns evenly
8 : REEDING 1a
- reed·like /-"lIk/ adjective
[reed illustration] Pronunciation Symbols
Reed can refer to: - 1 Places
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| | - Reed (plant), grass-like plant growing in shallow water or on marshy ground (see also Thatching)
- Reed (instrument), a thin strip of cane or similar material which vibrates in wind instruments
- Reed, Gloppen in the county Sogn og Fjordane in Norway.
- Reed, Arkansas
- Reed, Maine
- Reed, Argentina
- Alan Reed, American actor, voice of Fred Flintstone
- Alfred Reed, American composer
- Alfred Hamish Reed, New Zealand author and publisher
- Andre Reed, American football player for the Buffalo Bills
- Carol Reed, British film director
- David P. Reed, telecommunications expert, creator of Reed's law
- Davin Reed, American botanist
- Donna Reed, American actress
- Edward Reed (artist), a pinup artist.
- Edward Earl Reed, Jr., a football player in the NFL.
- Edward James Reed, Victorian era naval architect
- Evelyn Reed, American Communist, Socialist Workers Party
- Fred Reed, American journalist
- Fred Reed, British poet
- Henry Reed, British poet and journalist
- Irving S. Reed, mathematician and engineer
- Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist and scholar
- Jack Reed, United States Senator from Rhode Island
- Jake Reed, former NFL wide receiver
- James Reed, NFL footballer
- James A Reed, executive chairman of the Reed group, (the UK's largest recruitment consultancy)
- Jamie Reed, British politician
- Jimmy Reed, American blues singer
- John Reed (journalist)
- John Reed (actor), longtime principal comedian of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- John Reed Sr., John Reed..."
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