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The horn may be gripped with either the left hand or the right hand, and the valves may also be operated by either hand, which is facilitated by the presence of two pinky rings on the top of the horn. Similarly, the slide may be operated by either hand, giving the player the option to finger the
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By 2000, Ramirez came up with a design for a full seven-position
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364:Bass guitar
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322:Double bass
267:French horn
192:Cor anglais
127:Axel Dörner
1947:Categories
1927:Trumpeters
1917:Repertoire
1871:Embouchure
1866:Mouthpiece
1778:Flugelhorn
1751:Cornettino
1696:Contrabass
1536:Brass band
1485:Pedal tone
1475:Mouthpiece
1470:Embouchure
1422:Sousaphone
1417:Trombonium
1402:Mellophone
1337:Indigenous
1328:Jazzophone
1318:Saxotromba
1308:Sudrophone
1298:Ophicleide
1219:Cornettino
1202:Antiquated
1153:Flugelhorn
1104:Contrabass
1012:Contrabass
917:Q111040546
901:1249799159
893:2021020757
852:2012-05-23
821:References
692:See also:
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541:Vibraphone
537:aka Chimes
509:Snare drum
479:Lithophone
432:Percussion
277:Tenor horn
272:Mellophone
262:Flugelhorn
207:Nadaswaram
1922:Concertos
1824:technique
1822:Parts and
1803:Post horn
1529:Ensembles
1510:Water key
1495:Valve oil
1251:Post horn
1184:Euphonium
1163:Kuhlohorn
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559:Keyboards
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530:Tubaphone
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489:MarĂmbula
439:Bass drum
257:Euphonium
222:Saxophone
170:Woodwinds
118:Musicians
109:Superbone
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63:Aerophone
1963:Trumpets
1773:Firebird
1719:Variants
1704:Standard
1691:By range
1680:Trumpets
1505:Leadpipe
1394:Marching
1354:Vuvuzela
1129:Cimbasso
1098:Trombone
1037:Firebird
913:Wikidata
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674:trombone
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525:Triangle
514:Steelpan
474:Handbell
449:Carillon
394:Shamisen
384:Mandolin
282:Trombone
197:Clarinet
177:Bagpipes
20:Firebird
1912:History
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1793:Natural
1783:Flumpet
1768:Fanfare
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1712:Piccolo
1708:Soprano
1684:cornets
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1281:Sackbut
1266:Buccina
1214:Cornett
1209:Clarion
1158:Fiscorn
1137:Saxhorn
1119:Soprano
1042:Flumpet
1022:Piccolo
1006:Trumpet
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688:History
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519:Timpani
484:Marimba
459:Cymbals
454:Celesta
409:Ukulele
404:Tambura
369:Guzheng
348:Plucked
287:Trumpet
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182:Bassoon
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1891:Rotary
1886:Piston
1831:Action
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1741:Cornet
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1443:Valves
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1369:Shofar
1364:Carnyx
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342:Violin
252:Cornet
227:Tharai
1900:Other
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1876:Muted
1861:Keyed
1851:Crook
1813:Slide
1731:Bugle
1726:Birch
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1359:Nyele
1349:Nabal
1236:Cornu
1070:Bugle
596:Piano
591:Organ
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494:Melam
399:Sitar
354:Banjo
337:Viola
327:Huqin
317:Cello
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202:Flute
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1173:Tuba
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897:OCLC
889:LCCN
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