Changes: Musical instrument

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Musical instruments are found on many different planets. 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.

String instruments

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 guitars, kitharas, violins, mandolins, cellos and pianos. The Vulcan lute also belongs to this group.

Wind instruments

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 trombones, trumpets, clarinets, oboes, bagpipes and the Ressikan flute.

Percussion instruments

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

Mental instruments

The Enaran musical instrument is played with the tips of the fingers.

These instruments are played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The Aldean musical instruments and Elanin singer stones belong to this group. Another such instrument is the Enaran musical instrument. Such an instrument is played while held in the lap. Its surface is manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp-like melodious tone.

List of musical instruments

Aldean
- Musical instrument (unnamed)
Algolian
- Musical instrument (unnamed)
Bajoran
- Cabasa
- Gong
- Harp
- Lute
- Percussion instrument (unnamed)
- Rattle
- Woodwind instrument (unnamed)
- Belaklavion
Betazoid
- Chime
Enaran
- Musical instrument (unnamed)
Human
- Accordion
- Bagpipes
- Banjo
- Bassoon
- Bell
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Concertina
- Double bass
- Drum
- Flute
- French horn
- Guitar
- Harmonica
- Harp
- Harpsichord
- Kithara
- Mandolin
- Oboe
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Violin
Kataan (Community of Ressik)
- Ressikan flute
Klingon
- Accordion
- Concertina
- Drum
- Guitar
Kriosian
- Musical instrument (unnamed)
Mataline II
- Piano
Other
- Adam's guitar
- Ermine violin
- Mavig's harp
Risian
- Lute
Taresian
- Chime
Teplan
- Phonograph
Trill
- Piano
Vulcan
- Bells
- Gong
- Lute
- Marriage drum

Unknown instruments

Paris instrument — A glass-tube instrument

In a holographic recreation of the Café des Artistes in the year 2342, a musician played an instrument that consisted of a small rectangular box with several glass tubes. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")

Quarks instrument — An alien instrument in Quark's

An alien musician played a strange percussion instrument in Quark's when it was re-opened after the Cardassians withdrew from Bajor and the station in 2369. (DS9: "Emissary")

An early script of "Emissary" described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".

External links

Musical instrument at Wikipedia

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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 musical instrument]]. Such an instrument is played while held in the lap. Its surface is manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp-like melodious tone.
-== Examples of instruments in episodes ==
+== List of musical instruments ==
+*[[Aldean]]
-*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}})
+**[[Aldean musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
+*[[Algolian]]
+**[[Algolian musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
+*[[Bajoran]]
+**[[Bajoran cabasa|Cabasa]]
+**[[Bajoran gong|Gong]]
+**[[Bajoran harp|Harp]]
+**[[Bajoran lute|Lute]]
+**[[Bajoran percussion instrument|Percussion instrument]] (unnamed)
+**[[Bajoran rattle|Rattle]]
+**[[Bajoran woodwind instrument|Woodwind instrument]] (unnamed)
+**[[Belaklavion]]
+*[[Betazoid]]
+**[[Betazoid chime|Chime]]
+*[[Enaran]]
+**[[Enaran musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
+*[[Human]]
+**[[Accordion]]
+**[[Bagpipes]]
+**[[Banjo]]
+**[[Bassoon]]
+**[[Bell (instrument)|Bell]]
+**[[Cello]]
+**[[Clarinet]]
+**[[Concertina]]
+**[[Double bass]]
+**[[Drum]]
+**[[Flute]]
+**[[French horn]]
+**[[Guitar]]
+**[[Harmonica]]
+**[[Harp]]
+**[[Harpsichord]]
+**[[Kithara]]
+**[[Mandolin]]
+**[[Oboe]]
+**[[Piano]]
+**[[Saxophone]]
+**[[Trumpet]]
+**[[Trombone]]
+**[[Tuba]]
+**[[Violin]]
+*[[Kataan]] (Community of [[Ressik]])
+**[[Ressikan flute]]
+*[[Klingon]]
+**[[Klingon accordion|Accordion]]
+**[[Klingon concertina|Concertina]]
+**[[Klingon drum|Drum]]
+**[[Klingon guitar|Guitar]]
+*[[Kriosian]]
+**[[Kriosian musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
+*[[Mataline II]]
+**[[Mataline II piano|Piano]]
+*Other
+**[[Adam's guitar]]
+**[[Ermine violin]]
+**[[Mavig's harp]]
+*[[Risian]]
+**[[Risian lute|Lute]]
+*[[Taresian]]
+**[[Taresian chime|Chime]]
+*[[Teplan]]
+**[[Teplan phonograph|Phonograph]]
+*[[Trill]]
+**[[Trill piano|Piano]]
+*[[Vulcan]]
+**[[Vulcan bells|Bells]]
+**[[Vulcan gong|Gong]]
+**[[Vulcan lute|Lute]]
+**[[Vulcan marriage drum|Marriage drum]]
+=== See also ===
-*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}})
+*[[Boatswain's whistle]]
+*[[Elanin singer stone]]
+*[[Jukebox]]
+*[[Music box]]
+*[[Talosian singing plant]]
+*[[Sikarian atmospheric sensor]]
+== Unknown instruments ==
-:'' An early script of {{e|Emissary}} described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".
+[[File:Paris instrument.jpg|thumb|A glass-tube instrument]]
+*In a [[holographic]] recreation of the [[Café des Artistes]] in the year [[2342]], a musician played an instrument that consisted of a small rectangular box with several glass tubes. ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
+[[File:Quarks instrument.jpg|thumb|An alien instrument in Quark's]]
-{| class="mainpage" "width: 100%"
+*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}})
-|-
-! colspan="4"| Examples of alien instruments
-|-
-{| class="mainpage" "width: 100%" align="center"
-|-
-| align="center"| [[File:Paris instrument.jpg|170px|center|A glass-tube instrument]]
-| align="center"| [[File:Quarks instrument.jpg|155px|center|An alien instrument in Quark's]]
-|-
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | A glass-tube instrument
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | An alien instrument at Quark's
-|-
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | {{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}}
-| class="even" style="text-align: center" | {{DS9|Emissary}}
-|}
+{{bginfo|An early script of "Emissary" described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".}}
-=== See also ===
-* [[Musical instruments|List of musical instruments]]
 == External links ==