The document summarizes the instruments of classical music, including those found in a typical orchestra. It describes the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families. Within each family it lists common instruments such as the violin, flute, French horn, and timpani. It also provides brief descriptions of how different instruments produce sound, such as how woodwinds use single or double reeds and how brass instruments use vibrating lips.

1. The instruments of Classical Music By José Antonio Martín González

4. The Orchestra Toronto Symphonic Orchestra

5. String family Violin Viola

6. String family Cello Double Bass

8. Woodwind: flutes. Piccolo Flute In these instruments the sound is produced blowing across the edge of an open hole. Although they are made of metal we consider them woodwind because of the tradition.

9. Woodwind: simple-reed. On these instruments the sound is produced by a simple reed. Bass clarinet Clarinet

10. Woodwind: simple-reed. The saxo is not a usual instrument in the orchestra. It's more modern than the clarinet and the sound is produced by a simple reed too. Sax family

11. Woodwind: double-reed. English horn Oboe On these instruments the sound is produced by a double reed.

12. Woodwind: double-reed. Bassoon Contrabassoon in the middle On these instruments the sound is produced by a double reed.

13. Brasswind French Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone On these instruments the sound is produced by the vibration of the lips in the mouthpiece.

14. Orchestral Percussion Family This is the biggest family but we are only going to study the most useful instruments.

15. Mallet percussion This is the special name for the pitched percussion in the orchestra family. We play them with different kinds of mallets . Tubular bells Vibraphone Glockenspiel Xilophone Marimba

16. Drums and cymbals Timpani Gong Cymbals SuspendedCymbals Snare Drum Bass Drum

17. Other percussion Wood block Temple blocks Castanets Cowbell Claves Triangle

18. Other Invited Instruments Piano Harp Harpsicord Guitar

19. The Orchestra