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.

Explore Different Cultures: With 10 international wooden percussion instruments, our kids musical instruments set for toddler 3 and kids ages 3-5,5-9 takes on a trip around the world!

However, most electric pianos are made of plastic and rubber, though some have wooden elements. The internal electrical circuit boards can be dismantled for recycling. Each percussion instrument ...

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 ...

Master percussionist Chief Baba Neil Clarke explained that African musical traditions ... many varieties of African stringed instruments that have wooden bodies and [animal] skin faces.