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'''Musical instruments''' are found on many different [[planet]]s. They can be divided into ''string instruments'', ''wind instruments'', ''percussion instruments'' and ''mental instruments''. Wind instruments can be further subdivided into ''woodwind instruments'' and ''brass instruments''.
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'''Musical instruments''' were found on many different [[planet]]s. They could be divided into '''string instruments''', '''wind instruments''', '''percussion instruments''', and '''mental instruments'''. Wind instruments could be further subdivided into '''woodwind instruments''' and '''brass instruments'''.
   
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[[Image:Violin clef.jpg|thumb|Treble clef in musical notation]]
  
 
=== String instruments ===
  
=== String instruments ===
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[[File:Treble clef.jpg|thumb|Treble clef in musical notation]]
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As the name implies, these instruments possess strings that need to vibrate in order to produce sound. This can be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them or striking the strings with a hammer. Human instruments belonging to this group include [[guitar]]s, [[kithara]]s, [[violin]]s, [[mandolin]]s, [[cello]]s and [[piano]]s. The [[Vulcan lute]] also belongs to this group.
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As the name implies, these instruments possessed strings that needed to vibrate in order to produce sound. This could be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them, or striking the strings with a hammer. Human instruments belonging to this group included [[guitar]]s, [[kithara]]s, [[violin]]s, [[mandolin]]s, [[cello]]s, and [[piano]]s. The [[Vulcan lute]] also belonged to this group.
   
 
=== Wind instruments ===
  
=== Wind instruments ===
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Wind instruments consist of a tube containing a column of air which is set into vibration by the player blowing into it. Instruments belonging to this group include [[trombone]]s, [[trumpet]]s, [[clarinet]]s, [[oboe]]s, [[bagpipes]] and the [[Ressikan flute]].
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Wind instruments consisted of a tube containing a column of air which was set into vibration by the player blowing into it. Instruments belonging to this group included [[trombone]]s, [[trumpet]]s, [[clarinet]]s, [[oboe]]s, [[bagpipes]], and the [[Ressikan flute]].
   
 
=== Percussion instruments ===
  
=== Percussion instruments ===
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These instruments are played by being struck (by hand or with sticks or mallets) or shaken. Instruments belonging to this group include [[drum]]s, [[bell (instrument)|bells]], [[Betazoid chime|chimes]], and also the [[Bajoran rattle]] and [[Bajoran cabasa|cabasa]].
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These instruments were played by being struck (by hand or with sticks or mallets) or shaken. Instruments belonging to this group included [[drum]]s, {{dis|bell|instrument}}s, [[chime]]s, the [[Unnamed musical instruments#Algolian musical instrument|Algolian musical instrument]], and [[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran rattle|Bajoran rattle]] and [[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran cabasa|cabasa]].
   
 
=== Mental instruments ===
  
=== Mental instruments ===
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[[File:Enaran musical instrument.jpg|thumb|The Enaran musical instrument is played with the tips of the fingers.]]
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[[File:Enaran musical instrument.jpg|thumb|The Enaran musical instrument was played with the tips of the fingers]]
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These instruments are played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The [[Aldean musical instrument]]s and [[Elanin singer stone]]s belong to this group. Another such instrument is the [[Enaran musical instrument|Enaran]]. Such an instrument is played while held in the lap. It's surface is manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp like melodious tone.
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These instruments were played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The [[Unnamed musical instruments#Aldean musical instrument|Aldean musical instrument]]s and [[Elanin singer stone]]s belonged to this group. Another such instrument was the [[Unnamed musical instruments#Enaran musical instrument|Enaran musical instrument]]. This was played while held in the lap. Its surface was manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp-like melodious tone. ({{TNG|When The Bough Breaks|Pen Pals}}, {{VOY|Remember}})
   
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== Examples of instruments in episodes ==
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== List of musical instruments ==
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*[[Aldean]]
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*In a [[holographic]] recreation of the [[Café des Artistes]] in the year [[2342]], a musician played a futuristic instrument that consisted of a small rectangular box with several glass tubes. ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
  
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Aldean musical instrument|Unnamed instrument]]
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*[[Algolian]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Algolian musical instrument|Unnamed instrument]]
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*[[Bajoran]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran cabasa|Cabasa]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran gong|Gong]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran harp|Harp]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran lute|Lute]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran percussion instrument|Unnamed percussion instrument]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Bajoran rattle|Rattle]]
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**[[Belaklavion]]
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**[[Tivara]]
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*[[Betazoid]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Betazoid chime|Chime]]
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*[[Enaran]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Enaran musical instrument|Musical instrument]]
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*[[Human]]
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**[[Accordion]]
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**[[Bagpipes]]
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**[[Banjo]]
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**[[Baritone horn]]
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**[[Bassoon]]
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**{{dis|Bell|instrument}}
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**[[Cello]]
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**[[Clarinet]]
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**[[Double bass]]
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**[[Drum]]
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**[[Euphonium]]
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**[[Flute]]
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**[[French horn]]
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**[[Guitar]]
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**[[Harmonica]]
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**[[Harp]]
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**[[Harpsichord]]
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**[[Kithara]]
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**[[Mandolin]]
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**[[Oboe]]
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**[[Piano]]
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**[[Saxophone]]
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**{{dis|Triangle|instrument}}
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**[[Trumpet]]
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**[[Trombone]]
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**[[Violin]]
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*[[Kataan]] (community of [[Ressik]])
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**[[Ressikan flute]]
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*[[Klingon]]
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**[[Klingon concertina|Concertina]]
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**[[Klingon drum|Drum]]
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**[[Klingon guitar|Guitar]]
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*[[Kriosian]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Kriosian musical instrument|Unnamed musical instrument]]
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*[[Mataline II]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Mataline II piano|Piano]]
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*Other
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Adam's guitar|Adam's guitar]]
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**[[Ermine violin]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Mavig's harp|Mavig's harp]]
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*[[Risian]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Risian lute|Lute]]
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*[[Taresian]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Taresian chime|Chime]]
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*[[Trill]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Trill piano|Piano]]
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*[[Valtese]]
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**[[Valtese horn|Horn]]
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*[[Vulcan]]
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**[[Unnamed musical instruments#Vulcan bells|Bells]]
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**[[Vulcan gong|Gong]]
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**[[Vulcan lute|Lute]]
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**[[Vulcan marriage drum|Marriage drum]]
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* [[Unnamed musical instruments]]
   
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== See also ==
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*An alien musician played a strange percussion instrument in [[Quark's]] when it was re-opened after the [[Cardassian]]s withdrew from [[Bajor]] and the station in [[2369]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
  
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*[[Boatswain's whistle]]
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*[[Elanin singer stone]]
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*[[Jukebox]]
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*[[Muktok plant]]
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*[[Music box]]
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*[[Sikarian atmospheric sensor]]
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*[[Singing plant]]
   
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== External link ==
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:'' An early script of {{e|Emissary}} described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".
  
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* {{wikipedia}}
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| align="center"| [[Image:Paris instrument.jpg|170px|center|A glass-tube instrument]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Quarks instrument.jpg|155px|center|An alien instrument in Quark's]]
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | A glass-tube instrument
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | An alien instrument at Quark's
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | {{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}}
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | {{DS9|Emissary}}
  
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=== See also ===
  
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* [[Musical instruments|List of musical instruments]]
  
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== External links ==
  
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*{{wikipedia}}
  
   
 
[[Category:Musical instruments| Musical instruments]]
  
[[Category:Musical instruments| Musical instruments]]

Revision as of 12:06, 13 March 2019

Musical instruments were found on many different planets. They could be divided into string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments, and mental instruments. Wind instruments could be further subdivided into woodwind instruments and brass instruments.

String instruments

Treble clef

Treble clef in musical notation

As the name implies, these instruments possessed strings that needed to vibrate in order to produce sound. This could be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them, or striking the strings with a hammer. Human instruments belonging to this group included guitars, kitharas, violins, mandolins, cellos, and pianos. The Vulcan lute also belonged to this group.

Wind instruments

Wind instruments consisted of a tube containing a column of air which was set into vibration by the player blowing into it. Instruments belonging to this group included trombones, trumpets, clarinets, oboes, bagpipes, and the Ressikan flute.

Percussion instruments

These instruments were played by being struck (by hand or with sticks or mallets) or shaken. Instruments belonging to this group included drums, bells, chimes, the Algolian musical instrument, and Bajoran rattle and cabasa.

Mental instruments

Enaran musical instrument

The Enaran musical instrument was played with the tips of the fingers

These instruments were played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The Aldean musical instruments and Elanin singer stones belonged to this group. Another such instrument was the Enaran musical instrument. This was played while held in the lap. Its surface was manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp-like melodious tone. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks", "Pen Pals", VOY: "Remember")

List of musical instruments

See also

External link

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