wind instrument
noun
: a musical instrument (such as a trumpet, clarinet, or organ) sounded by wind
especially
: one sounded by the player's breath
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Using electronic keyboards, synths, and merging them with the wind instruments common in corridos, Nuñez plans to make timeless music.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Lewis was drolly skeptical about wind instruments having a breakthrough.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
The band is always looking for new wind instrument and percussion players.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
Classes begin early June. CCM (UC, 2600 Clifton Ave., CUF) offers week-long and multi-week residencies in ballet, musical theatre, string instruments, wind instruments and jazz.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
André took an interest in wind instruments at least 20 years ago.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
Digital wind instruments are also featured on New Blue Sun, devices that Mister 3000 discovered shortly before the start of recording and spent all sessions tinkering with.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 7 Dec. 2023
For his solo debut, André 3000 has crafted eight meditative, purely instrumental songs across 87 minutes, with only two tracks lasting under 10 minutes, all of it centered on his mastering of many different flutes and digital wind instruments.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Few would have guessed his return would be an instrumental LP dominated by flutes and digital wind instruments, though photos of his travels—flute in tow—may have offered a clue.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Nov. 2023
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Lewis was drolly skeptical about wind instruments having a breakthrough.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
The band is always looking for new wind instrument and percussion players.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
Classes begin early June. CCM (UC, 2600 Clifton Ave., CUF) offers week-long and multi-week residencies in ballet, musical theatre, string instruments, wind instruments and jazz.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024
André took an interest in wind instruments at least 20 years ago.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
Digital wind instruments are also featured on New Blue Sun, devices that Mister 3000 discovered shortly before the start of recording and spent all sessions tinkering with.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 7 Dec. 2023
For his solo debut, André 3000 has crafted eight meditative, purely instrumental songs across 87 minutes, with only two tracks lasting under 10 minutes, all of it centered on his mastering of many different flutes and digital wind instruments.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
Few would have guessed his return would be an instrumental LP dominated by flutes and digital wind instruments, though photos of his travels—flute in tow—may have offered a clue.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Nov. 2023
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“Wind instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20instrument. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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