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Many kinds of musical instruments can be used to play [[microtonal music]], ranging from non-microtonal instruments (i.e. designed to be played in [[12edo]]) to custom-designed xenharmonic instruments. | Many kinds of musical instruments can be used to play [[microtonal music]], ranging from non-microtonal instruments (i.e. designed to be played in [[12edo]]) to custom-designed xenharmonic instruments. | ||
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=== Plucked strings === | === Plucked strings === | ||
* Fretted: | * Fretted: | ||
** [[Guitar]] | **[[Guitar]] | ||
** [[Electric bass]] | ** [[Electric bass]] | ||
** [[ | **[[Pedal steel guitar]] | ||
** [[ | **[[Fun With Microtones|Ukulele]] | ||
** Others: banjo, mandolin, balalaika | ** Others: banjo, bouzuki, mandolin, balalaika, sitar, [[Wikipedia:Moodswinger|moodswinger]], etc. | ||
* Fretless: | * Fretless: | ||
**[[Autoharp]] | |||
** [[Electric bass|Fretless bass]] | |||
** [[Qanun]] | ** [[Qanun]] | ||
** Others: oud, harp, zither (including kantele), hammer dulcimer, [[Wikipedia:Đàn bầu|đàn bầu]], etc. | |||
* Keyboard plucked strings | |||
** Others: oud, harp, zither, hammer dulcimer, [[Wikipedia:Đàn bầu|đàn bầu]], etc. | ** Harpsichord | ||
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=== Bowed strings === | === Bowed strings === | ||
* [[Bowed strings]] (violin, viola, cello, bass, etc.) | * Fretted: | ||
* Others: [[Wikipedia:Huqin|huqin]], etc. | ** [[Bowed strings|Viol family and other bowed fretted strings]] (viola da gamba, some types of violone, baryton, arpeggione, GuitarViol, fretted violin, etc.) | ||
* Fretless: | |||
** [[Bowed strings|Violin family]] (violin, viola, cello, bass, some types of violone, etc.) | |||
** Others: [[Wikipedia:Huqin|huqin]], etc. | |||
== Wind instruments == | == Wind instruments == | ||
=== Brass instruments === | === Brass instruments === | ||
* [[Flugelhorn]] | |||
* [[Horn]] | |||
* [[Trumpet]] | * [[Trumpet]] | ||
* [[Trombone]] | * [[Trombone]] | ||
* Others: tuba, digeridoo, alphorn, etc. | * Others: tuba, digeridoo, alphorn, etc. | ||
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** [[Flute]] | ** [[Flute]] | ||
** [[Recorder]] | ** [[Recorder]] | ||
** [[Shakuhachi]] | |||
** [[Whistle]] | ** [[Whistle]] | ||
** Others: khaen, etc. | ** Others: khaen, some very small organs, etc. | ||
* Reed: | * Reed: | ||
** [[Bassoon]] | ** [[Bassoon]]/contrabassoon | ||
** Oboe | |||
** English horn | |||
** Heckelphone/Lupophone | |||
** [[Clarinet]] | ** [[Clarinet]] | ||
** [[Harmonica]] | |||
** [[Saxophone]] | ** [[Saxophone]] | ||
** [[ | ** [[Fretless saxophone]] | ||
** Others: | ** Others: reed organ, regal, accordion, melodica, etc. | ||
* Combination: | |||
** Organ (usually has both flue and reed stops, and may also have percussion stops, especially in the case of theatre organs) | |||
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=== Others === | === Others === | ||
* [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/oddmusic/message/17051 Balloon flute]{{dead link}} | |||
* [[Infinitone]] | |||
* [[Udderbot]] | * [[Udderbot]] | ||
== Percussion instruments == | == Percussion instruments == | ||
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* Tuned drums: timpani, rototoms, pat waing, etc. | * Tuned drums: timpani, rototoms, pat waing, etc. | ||
* Bells: | * Bells: | ||
** [[Conic Bellophone in 96edo|Conic bellophone | **[[Conic Bellophone in 96edo|Conic bellophone]] | ||
** [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/instr/kk.htm Sound tower/sound cube]{{dead link}} | |||
**[[Tubulong]] | |||
** [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/instr/kk.htm Sound tower/sound cube] | **[[Zoomoozophone]] | ||
** Others: carillon, amglocken, handbells, etc. | ** Others: carillon, amglocken, handbells, etc. | ||
* Lamellophones: | * Lamellophones: | ||
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** [[Daxophone]] | ** [[Daxophone]] | ||
** Others: musical saw, wine glasses, nail violin, etc. | ** Others: musical saw, wine glasses, nail violin, etc. | ||
* [[Keyboard]]s: piano, | * Hammered dulcimers (including [[wikipedia:yangqin|yangqin]] and lavachord, the latter of which also belongs to keyboard instruments) | ||
** Finger-hammered dulcimers: [[harpejji]]. | |||
* [[Keyboard]]s: piano, tangent piano (including [[fluid piano]]), organ (when equipped with percussion stops), clavichord (including the Clavinet and its derivatives). | |||
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== Electronic instruments == | == Electronic instruments == | ||
* [[Software]], [[DAWs]], [[List of Microtonal Software Plugins|plugins]] | |||
* Synthesizers: | * Synthesizers: | ||
** [[Lumatone]] | ** [[Lumatone]] | ||
** [[SoMa Terra]] | |||
** Others: see [[Keyboard#List of generalized keyboards]] | ** Others: see [[Keyboard#List of generalized keyboards]] | ||
* [[Novation Launchpad]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Ondes Martenot|Ondes Martenot]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Theremin|Theremin]] | * [[Wikipedia:Theremin|Theremin]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Wikipedia:Trautonium|Trautonium]] | ||
* Web browser-based on-screen keyboards: | * Web browser-based on-screen keyboards: | ||
** [[User:SAKryukov#Microtonal Fabric|“Microtonal Fabric” family]] | ** [[User:SAKryukov#Microtonal Fabric|“Microtonal Fabric” family]] | ||
** ReTuner: [https://www.facebook.com/retuner on facebook], [https://encyclotronic.com/apps/microtonal/retuner-r24 on Encyclotronic] | ** ReTuner: [https://www.facebook.com/retuner on facebook], [https://encyclotronic.com/apps/microtonal/retuner-r24 on Encyclotronic]{{dead link}} | ||
== Tuning-agnostic instruments == | == Tuning-agnostic instruments == | ||
These instruments can play in any microtonal scale out-of-the-box, because 12edo is not a part of their manufacture: | These instruments can play in any microtonal scale out-of-the-box, because 12edo is not a part of their manufacture: | ||
*[[Daxophone]] | |||
* Fretless string instruments | * Fretless string instruments | ||
** Fretless bass | ** Fretless bass | ||
** Fretless guitar | ** Fretless guitar | ||
** Oud | |||
** Violin, viola, cello, double bass (the string quartet is a whole tuning-agnostic ensemble) | ** Violin, viola, cello, double bass (the string quartet is a whole tuning-agnostic ensemble) | ||
* | * Musical saw | ||
* String instruments with one pitch per string | * String instruments with one pitch per string | ||
** Hammered dulcimer | ** Hammered dulcimer (when provided with on-the-fly adjustable tuning mechanism, such as fluid dulcimer or the more modern versions of [[Wikipedia:Yangqin|Yangqin]]) | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Ondes Martenot|Ondes Martenot]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Theremin|Theremin]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Trautonium|Trautonium]] | |||
* Wind instruments with a slide or other continuous pitch control | * Wind instruments with a slide or other continuous pitch control | ||
** Trombone | ** Trombone | ||
** [[Fretless saxophone]] | |||
** [[Infinitone]] | |||
** [[Udderbot]] | ** [[Udderbot]] | ||
* [[ | == See also == | ||
* [ | * [[List of xenharmonic fixed pitch instruments]] | ||
== Further reading == | |||
* Hugh Davies/Alexander Bonus, [https://archive.org/details/grovedictionaryo0003unse_w4m2/page/459/ Microtonal instruments], The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Second Edition, 2014 | |||
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