From an assortment of woodwind and percussion instruments to a piano, mandolin and guitar, Desplat believes “it was a good challenge for me to find another sound,” adding that there’s a ...

pipes and slabs of wood. In the end, it was worth unloading all those amazing instruments to document one of today's finest — and friendliest — percussion ensembles.

Woodwinds: French “hautbois,” literally “high wood,” is the origin of “oboe ... Brass: “Trumpet” is from Old French “trompette,” for a tube-like musical instrument. “French horn” is ultimately from ...

Mbira is a musical instrument traditionally from Zimbabwe in Africa. It's sometimes called a thumb piano. Mbira is made from a wooden block, about the size of an adult hand. On top of the wood are ...