Reed aerophones is one of the categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. In order to produce sound with these Aerophones the player's breath is directed against a lamella or pair of lamellae which periodically interrupt the airflow and cause the air to be set in motion.
422 Reed aerophones
422.1 Double reed instruments - There are two lamellae which beat against one another.
:422.11 (Single) oboes.
::422.111 With cylindrical bore.
:::422.111.1 Without fingerholes.
:::422.111.2 With fingerholes.
::::*Duduk
::::*Piri
::422.112 With conical bore.
:::*Bassoon
:::*Hne
:::*Oboe
:::**Cor anglais
:::**Oboe d'amore
:::**Bagpipes
:::*Shawm
:::*Taepyeongso
:422.12 Sets of oboes.
::422.121 With cylindrical bore.
::422.122 With conical bore.
422.2 Single reed instruments - The pipe has a single 'reed' consisting of a percussion lamella.
:422.21 (Single) clarinets.
::422.211 With cylindrical bore.
:::422.211.1 Without fingerholes.
:::422.211.2 With fingerholes.
::::*Albogue
::::*Alboka
::::*Arghul
::::*Chalumeau
::::*Clarinet
::::**Piccolo (or sopranino, or octave) clarinet
::::**Soprano clarinet (including E-flat clarinet)
::::**Basset clarinet
::::**Clarinette d'amour
::::**Basset horn
::::**Alto clarinet
::::**Bass clarinet
::::**Contra-alto clarinet
::::**Contrabass clarinet
::::**Octocontra-alto clarinet
::::**Octocontrabass clarinet
::::*Diplica
::::*Hornpipe
::::*Pibgorn
::::*Saxonette
::::*Sipsi
::::*Xaphoon
::::*Zhaleika
::422.212 With conical bore.
:::422.21.1 Without fingerholes
::::*Sneng (end-blown version)
:::422.21.2 With fingerholes
::::*Heckel-clarina
::::*Heckelphone-clarinet
::::*Octavin
::::*Saxophone
::::**Soprillo
::::**Sopranino saxophone
::::**Soprano saxophone
::::**Mezzo-soprano saxophone
::::**Alto saxophone
::::**Tenor saxophone
::::**C melody saxophone
::::**Baritone saxophone
::::**Bass saxophone
::::**Contrabass saxophone
::::**Subcontrabass saxophone
::::**Tubax
::::*Sneng (side blown version)
::::*Tárogató (after 1890)
:422.22 Sets of clarinets.
::*Aulochrome
::*Double clarinet
::*Launeddas
::*Mijwiz
422.3 Reedpipes with free reeds - The reed vibrates through [at] a closely fitted frame. There must be fingerholes, otherwise the instrument belongs to the free reeds 412.13.
:422.31 Single pipes with free reed.
::*Bawu
:422.32 Double pipes with free reeds.
::*Hulusi
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