Generally speaking, it is a general term for wind instruments made of wood, but there are many woodwind instruments that are not made of wood. For example, flutes were originally made of wood, but the vast majority of those in use today are made of metal. The saxophone has been made of metal since its invention, but it is included in the woodwind category because it uses a reed to produce sound. Many other instruments are also made of synthetic resin or metal. Woodwind instruments can be broadly divided into those that produce sound by a reed and those that use an edge sound, such as the flute, and the former are further divided into single-reed and double-reed instruments. However, even within each of these, for example the single-reed clarinet and saxophone, and the double-reed oboe and bassoon, have quite different characteristics, and there is less unity under the name "woodwind instruments" compared to brass instruments. [Maekawa Haruhisa] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
概括的には、木を材料とした管楽器の総称だが、木製ではない木管楽器も少なくない。たとえば、フルートは元来木製だったが、現在使われているのは金属製のものが圧倒的に多い。サクソフォーンは発明当初から金属製だが、発音にリードを用いているため、木管楽器に含められる。他の楽器でも、合成樹脂や金属でつくられたものが少なくない。木管楽器は、リードによって発音されるものと、フルートのようにエッジ音によるものとに大別でき、前者はさらに、シングル・リード(単簧(たんこう))のものとダブル・リード(複簧)のものとに分けられる。しかし、それぞれのなかでも、たとえば、単簧のクラリネットとサクソフォーン、複簧のオーボエとファゴットなどでは、かなり性格が異なっており、金管楽器と比べて「木管楽器」の名の下での統一感は乏しい。 [前川陽郁] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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