woodwinds in English

noun

1

wind instruments other than brass instruments forming a section of an orchestra, including flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons.

striking passages for woodwind and brass

noun

woodwind instrument, wood

Use "woodwinds" in a sentence

1. Clarinets have the largest pitch range of common woodwinds

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3. Mahler re-scored the Ninth for quadruple woodwinds, 2 piccolos, 2 Contrabassoons, one E-Flat clarinet, 4 trumpets, 8 horns, 6 trombones, one tuba, and 2 sets of timpani

4. Blancmange's 1984 LP, Mange Tout, further established the group as one of Britain's most popular electronic artists; however, unlike many of their peers, Blancmange weren't afraid of experimenting with real instruments, incorporating sitars, strings, woodwinds, and horns into their synthesized sound.

5. The Bassoonist's life in the orchestra is generally one of a supporting role — the bassoon's dark sound lends itself to blending with the other woodwinds and horns, reinforcing the cellos and basses and maybe even doubling a melodic line with the violins.

6. Blancmange's 1984 LP, Mange Tout, further established the group as one of Britain's most popular electronic artists; however, unlike many of their peers, Blancmange weren't afraid of experimenting with real instruments, incorporating sitars, strings, woodwinds, and horns into their synthesized sound.

7. Bruckner's Symphonies are all in four movements, starting with a modified sonata form allegro, a slow movement, a scherzo in 3/4 time, and a modified sonata form allegro finale. They are scored for a fairly standard orchestra of woodwinds in pairs, four horns, two or three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.