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Musical Instruments A-Z

Guess these musical instruments whose names start with each letter A-Z.
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Last updated: April 7, 2020
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Clue
Instrument
A
It is colloquially referred to as a squeezebox
Accordion
B
Musical instrument mostly associated with Scotland
Bagpipes
C
Instrument played in J.B. Bach's "Suite No. 1 in G Major"
Cello
D
Tube-shaped musical instrument of Indigenous Australians
Didgeridoo
E
Two-stringed Chinese instrument
Erhu
F
Instrument that made its first known debut in the comedy-ballet "La Princesse d’Elide"
in Paris in 1664
French Horn
G
It is struck with a hammer to signal the start and end of each round in boxing
Gong
H
Type of stringed musical instrument that appears on the Irish coat of arms
Harp
I
Lamellaphone common amongst the Bahutu of Rwanda, Burundi
Ikembe
J
Most famous Christmas song has the namesake of this musical instrument
Jingle Bell
K
Musical instrument traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe
Kalimba
L
European version of a Persian barbat or an Arab oud
Lute
M
Shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair
Maraca
N
The predecessor to the modern-day version of F
Natural Horn
O
Small Chinese wind musical instrument
Ocarina
P
Musical instrument mostly used in the Western Christian churches
Pipe Organ
Q
Latin American string instrument that is derived from the Spanish guitar
Quatro
R
It actually does not do what its name says it does
Recorder
S
Instrument played by Ravi Shankar
Sitar
T
Percussion instrument that originated in ancient Egypt
Tambourine
U
Small guitar popular in Hawaii
Ukulele
V
Instrument with one pitch lower than the violin
Viola
W
Chinese instrument with the namesake of a technique for printing
Woodblock
X
Common percussion instrument
Xylophone
Y
Chinese instrument sometimes known by the names "santoor" and "cymbalom"
Yangqin
Z
String instrument with wooden frame
Zither
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Level 63
Apr 11, 2020
Many interesting new instruments to look into.
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Level 65
Sep 16, 2021
I wasn't sure about the clue "The predecessor to the modern-day version of F". The letter F? Is there an instrument called the "F"?
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Level 40
Mar 29, 2022
It's a predecessor of the French Horn, which is the answer for F (I do agree that it's confusing wording though).
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Level 40
Mar 29, 2022
I'm just I happened to know what a quatro is (thank you, late night wikipedia seep dives!)
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Level 95
Apr 5, 2022
A viola can actually play seven pitches (measured by the western system of a twelve tone scale) that are lower than the range of a violin. The lowest string of a viola is a fifth lower than the lowest string of a violin, thus allowing it to play more than just one pitch lower than a violin.
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Level 71
Sep 8, 2022
It's not quatro, it's cuatro. I've never seen it like that before. I did a quick search and it's referred to as "cuatro" everywhere.
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Level 51
Apr 10, 2023
Great quiz! I nominated