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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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'''Musical Instruments''' are found on many different planets.
  
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They can be divided into '''string instruments''', '''wind instruments''', '''percussion instruments''' and '''mental instruments'''.
  
   
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=== String instruments ===
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[[Image:Violin clef.jpg|thumb|Music]]
  
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[[File:Treble clef.jpg|thumb|Treble clef in musical notation]]
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'''String instruments:'''
  
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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.
   
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=== Wind instruments ===
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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.
  
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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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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]].
   
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'''Wind instruments:'''
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=== Percussion instruments ===
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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, [[bell (instrument)|bells]], [[Betazoid chime|chimes]], the [[Algolian musical instrument]], and [[Bajoran rattle]] and [[Bajoran cabasa|cabasa]].
   
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=== Mental 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.
  
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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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Instruments belonging to this groups are [[trombone]]s, [[trumpet]]s, [[clarinet]]s or the [[Ressikan flute]].
  
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These instruments were played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The [[Aldean musical instrument]]s and [[Elanin singer stone]]s 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.
   
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'''Percussion instruments:'''
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== List of musical instruments ==
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*[[Aldean]]
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**[[Aldean musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
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*[[Algolian]]
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**[[Algolian musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
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*[[Bajoran]]
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**[[Bajoran cabasa|Cabasa]]
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**[[Bajoran gong|Gong]]
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**[[Bajoran harp|Harp]]
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**[[Bajoran lute|Lute]]
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**[[Bajoran percussion instrument|Percussion instrument]] (unnamed)
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**[[Bajoran rattle|Rattle]]
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**[[Bajoran woodwind instrument|Woodwind instrument]] (unnamed)
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**[[Belaklavion]]
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*[[Betazoid]]
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**[[Betazoid chime|Chime]]
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*[[Enaran]]
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**[[Enaran musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
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*[[Human]]
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**[[Accordion]]
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**[[Bagpipes]]
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**[[Banjo]]
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**[[Bassoon]]
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**[[Bell (instrument)|Bell]]
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**[[Cello]]
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**[[Clarinet]]
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**[[Concertina]]
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**[[Double bass]]
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**[[Drum]]
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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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**[[Triangle]]
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**[[Trumpet]]
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**[[Trombone]]
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**[[Tuba]]
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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 accordion|Accordion]]
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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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**[[Kriosian musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
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*[[Mataline II]]
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**[[Mataline II piano|Piano]]
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*Other
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**[[Adam's guitar]]
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**[[Ermine violin]]
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**[[Mavig's harp]]
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*[[Risian]]
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**[[Risian lute|Lute]]
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*[[Taresian]]
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**[[Taresian chime|Chime]]
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*[[Teplan]]
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**[[Teplan phonograph|Phonograph]]
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*[[Trill]]
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**[[Trill piano|Piano]]
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*[[Valtese]]
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**[[Valtese horn|Horn]]
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*[[Vulcan]]
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**[[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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=== See also ===
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These instruments are played by being struck (by hand or with sticks) or shaken.
  
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*[[Boatswain's whistle]]
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Instruments belonging to this group include [[drum]]s, [[bell (instrument)|bell]]s, [[Betazoid chime|chime]]s but also the [[Bajoran rattle]] and [[Bajoran cabasa|cabasa]].
  
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*[[Elanin singer stone]]
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*[[Jukebox]]
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*[[Music box]]
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*[[Talosian singing plant]]
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*[[Sikarian atmospheric sensor]]
   
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'''Mental instruments:'''
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== Unknown instruments ==
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[[File:Paris instrument.jpg|thumb|A glass-tube instrument]]
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*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}})
   
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[[File:Quarks instrument.jpg|thumb|An alien instrument in Quark's]]
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These instruments are played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The [[Enaran musical instrument|Enaran]] and [[Aldean musical instrument]] and the [[Elanin singer stone]] belong to this group.
  
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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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{{bginfo|An early script of "Emissary" described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".}}
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Examples of instruments:
  
   
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== External link ==
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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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[[Category:Musical instruments| Musical instruments]]
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An alien musician played a strange percussion instrument in [[Quark's Bar]] when it was re-opened after the [[Cardassian]]s withdrew from [[Bajor]] and the station in [[2369]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Emissary (episode)|Emissary]]")
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Paris instrument.jpg|170px|center|A glass-tube instrument]]
  
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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]]:<br>"[[We'll Always Have Paris]]"
  
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'''See''': [[Musical instruments|List of musical instruments]]
  

Revision as of 19:04, 17 August 2014

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.

List of musical instruments

See also

Unknown instruments

Paris instrument

A glass-tube instrument

Quarks instrument

An alien instrument in Quark's

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

External link

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