Compression - Ah yes

Japanese: 圧奏 - あっそう
Compression - Ah yes

...The tone of a wind instrument varies depending on whether or not it has a reed, and the material and number of reeds. Most wind instruments are played by blowing air directly into the reed (wind playing), but some are played by pushing the reed with the hand (pressing) like an accordion, or by using a large device like a pipe organ, which blows air indirectly. String instruments produce sound by vibrating strings, and many string instruments have a resonator to amplify the vibration of the strings, as mentioned above. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "compression" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…管楽器はリードの有無およびその材質,枚数によって音色が異なってくる。 管楽器の演奏法としては,直接人間の息を吹きこむ(吹奏)ものがほとんどであるが,アコーディオンのように手で押したり(圧奏),パイプ・オルガンのように大がかりな装置を使うなどして,間接的に風を送るものもある。 弦楽器は弦を振動させることによって発音させるものであるが,多くの弦楽器は,前述のように弦の振動を増幅させるための共鳴体をもっている。…

※「圧奏」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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