Instrumentos Musicais

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Acordeão, m., acordeões Accordion
def. Keyboard instrument consisting of a rectangular bellows expanded and contracted between the hands. Buttons or keys operated by the player open valves, allowing air to enter or to escape. The air sets in motion free reeds, frequently made of metal.
Alaúde, m. Lute
def. String instrument with a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear-shaped body with a vaulted back.
Clarinete, m. Clarinet
def. Woodwind instrument in the form of a straight cylindrical tube, usually made of black wood, with a flaring bell and a single-reed mouthpiece.
Contrabaixo, m. Double bass
def. Bowed string instrument with generally four or five strings. It's the largest and lowest instrument of the string section of the orchestra.
Cravo, m. Harpsichord
def. Keyboard instrument, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys.
Fagote, m. Bassoon
def. Low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed. It has a long wooden body attached to a U-shaped lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece.
Ferrinhos, m., pl. Triângulo
Oboé, m. Oboe
def. Woodwind instrument with a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece, whose tone is nasal.
Pandeireta, f. Tambourine
def. Percussion instrument consisting of a small drumhead with jingling disks fitted into the rim, usually played by shaking and striking with the hand.
Piano, m. Piano
def. Keyboard instrument in which hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike wire strings, producing sounds that may be softened or sustained by means of pedals.
Pratos, m., pl. Cymbal
def. Percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that makes a loud clashing tone when hit with a drumstick or when used in pairs.
Triângulo, m. Triangle
def. Percussion instrument consisting of a piece of metal in the shape of a triangle open at one angle, that is struck with a steel rod. It has a tinkling sound of indefinite pitch.
Violino, m. Violin
def. String instrument played with a bow. It has four strings, an unfretted fingerboard and is capable of great flexibility in range, tone, and dynamics.
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