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The Miscellaneous Musical Instruments ClipArt gallery includes 36 illustrations of bagpipes, carillon, concertinas, crowd, curtail, hand-organ, and other assorted instruments.

"Ancient Persian bag-pipe." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Bag-Pipe

"Ancient Persian bag-pipe." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

A bagpipe.

Bagpipe

A bagpipe.

An illustration of a young boy playing a small pipe.

Young Boy Playing Pipe

An illustration of a young boy playing a small pipe.

A series of small bars of steel or bronze, so placed that they can be struck by a small hammer, and tuned wither diatonically or chromatically, makes an elementary carillon

Carillon without Clavier

A series of small bars of steel or bronze, so placed that they can be struck by a small hammer, and…

A chalil, which is a pipe or flute. The word means "bored through" and is found in 1 Sam 10:5.

Chalil

A chalil, which is a pipe or flute. The word means "bored through" and is found in 1 Sam 10:5.

By adapting a key-board to a carillon we obtain an instrument more convenient for use; and besides, this admits of chords, appreggios, trills and all the rapid passages which would be impossible to the simple carillion

Carillon with Clavier

By adapting a key-board to a carillon we obtain an instrument more convenient for use; and besides,…

It is composed of bellows, with two faces or ends, generally polygonal in shape which are placed the various stops and studs.

Concertinas

It is composed of bellows, with two faces or ends, generally polygonal in shape which are placed the…

A cornet, a treble wind instrument made of brass.

Cornet

A cornet, a treble wind instrument made of brass.

A group of musicians playing at Nursted Court entertaining the nobles. The musicians, from left to right, are playing a shawm, Portative (hand organ), vielle, and harp.

Musicians at Nursted Court

A group of musicians playing at Nursted Court entertaining the nobles. The musicians, from left to right,…

An ancient Welsh and Irish musical instrument, the earliest known specimen of the viol class.

Crowd

An ancient Welsh and Irish musical instrument, the earliest known specimen of the viol class.

"Old English double curtail (before 1688)." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Curtail

"Old English double curtail (before 1688)." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

A portable organ played by means of a cylinder set with pins and staples, and turned with a crank.

Hand-organ

A portable organ played by means of a cylinder set with pins and staples, and turned with a crank.

An ancient harp.

Harp

An ancient harp.

A grouping of musical instruments including a guitar, lyre, and horns together with a festoon and sheet music.

Instrument grouping

A grouping of musical instruments including a guitar, lyre, and horns together with a festoon and sheet…

Contrivances by which musical sounds are produced.

Instruments

Contrivances by which musical sounds are produced.

Native musical instruments from Uganda.

Instruments

Native musical instruments from Uganda.

A small French bagpipe operated with a bellows and having a soft sound.

musette

A small French bagpipe operated with a bellows and having a soft sound.

Tambourine, drum, bells, and a triangle.

Musical instruments

Tambourine, drum, bells, and a triangle.

Hand cymbals, finger cymbals, and a tambourine.

Musical Instruments

Hand cymbals, finger cymbals, and a tambourine.

An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard that operates a mechanism controlling the flow of air to the pipes

Organ

An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard…

Banks of keys- Boards at Saint-Sulpice. An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard that operates a mechanism controlling the flow of air to the pipes

Organ

Banks of keys- Boards at Saint-Sulpice. An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones…

A musical instrument consisting essentially of one or more graduated sets of smll free reeds of metal, which are sounded by streams of air set in motion by a bellows, and controlled from a keyboard like tha of a pianoforte.

Reed Organ

A musical instrument consisting essentially of one or more graduated sets of smll free reeds of metal,…

The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal. Although not portable and often expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments.

Keyboard Piano

The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music…

"Piper of the Clan Gregarach." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Piper

"Piper of the Clan Gregarach." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The Plagiaulos. Castellani Collection (Maenad Pipes), British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Plagiaulos

"The Plagiaulos. Castellani Collection (Maenad Pipes), British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

An illustration of two men playing instruments.

Two Men Playing Instruments

An illustration of two men playing instruments.

Or the Chinese Violin was a piece of bamboo which forms the stick; at the heel this bamboo is pierced with a hole through which passed a mesh of hair secured by a knot; in this way the stick is curved, whence its name, a bow.

Ravanastron

Or the Chinese Violin was a piece of bamboo which forms the stick; at the heel this bamboo is pierced…

An Indian stringed instrument played with a bow, used by some pilgrims.

Ravanastron

An Indian stringed instrument played with a bow, used by some pilgrims.

Scotch Highlander with bagpipe

Scotch Highlander with Bagpipe

Scotch Highlander with bagpipe

One of the most important musical instruments in use among the Chinese, one that is indispensable to their temple ritual, is the Sheng. This instrument is the representative of the gourd principle; originally the bowl was formed from a portion of a gourd or a calabash, the top being covered by a circular piece of wood with holes around the margin in which the pipes, seventeen in number, are fixed. In the side of the gourd is placed a mouthpiece or tube covered with ivory, through which the player <em>draws</em> his breath. Each pipe is fitted with a small free reed of copper. A small hole is made in each pipe just above the bowl, which prevents a pipe from speaking when the air is drawn in by the player, unless the hole is closed by a finger. --Baltzell, 1905

Sheng

One of the most important musical instruments in use among the Chinese, one that is indispensable to…

"The spinet is a keyed musical instrument much in use from 1500 to 1760. It derived its name from the spines or crowquills which, attached to levers called jacks, plucked the string and produced the tone."&mdash;Finley, 1917

Spinet

"The spinet is a keyed musical instrument much in use from 1500 to 1760. It derived its name from the…

"Interior mechanism of a spinet. A, Jack; B, tongue; C, quill; D, bristle; E, cloth damper; F, pivot; G, wire."&mdash;Finley, 1917

Interior mechanism of a spinet

"Interior mechanism of a spinet. A, Jack; B, tongue; C, quill; D, bristle; E, cloth damper; F, pivot;…

A psaltry, a stringed instrument belonging to the harp family. Originated in Greece.

The psaltry

A psaltry, a stringed instrument belonging to the harp family. Originated in Greece.

A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped mouth, and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches.

Slide Trombone

A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped…

A stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. The vina is played by sitting cross-legged and holding the vina in front of oneself. The small gourd on the left rests on the left thigh, the left arm passing beneath and hand curved round the stem so that the fingers rest upon the frets. The vina's main body is placed on the ground, partially supported by the right thigh.

Vina

A stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. The vina is played by sitting cross-legged and holding…

Members of this wind band (or "waits") are playing instruments from the late 16th or early 17th century. From left to right the musicians are playing: a curtal, shawm, cornet, shawm, shawm, and a sackbut. The shawms are of different sizes and may be intended to represent tenor, soprano, and alto instruments. The schwam is also known as schalmey, pommer, or hautbois. The curtal is also known as the dulcian or fagott. The sackbutt was known as the trombone in Italian. The cornett was also known by the German names zink, zinke, zinck, or krummer zink (curved spike).

Wind Band

Members of this wind band (or "waits") are playing instruments from the late 16th or early 17th century.…