A category of musical instrument defined by ethnomusicologists
Erich Hornbostel and Curt Sachs. From the Greek -phone
(sound or voice) and aer- (air)
Aerophones are musical instruments that are played with breath or moving
air. This includes instruments that produce sound through use of a
mouthpiece, vibrating reed, or other resonating material. Some
examples of aerophones are organs, harmoniums, flutes, clarinets,
double-reeds, trumpets, horns, bagpipes, and mouth organs.
See Also: membranophone, chordophone, idiophone,
electrophone.