Definition of Single-reed woodwind

1. Noun. A beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone).

Exact synonyms: Single-reed Instrument
Generic synonyms: Beating-reed Instrument, Reed, Reed Instrument
Specialized synonyms: Clarinet, Hornpipe, Pibgorn, Stockhorn, Sax, Saxophone

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Literary usage of Single-reed woodwind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"The clarinet is a single-reed woodwind instrument, composed of a cylindrical tube of wood (generally cocus), terminating in a small bell. ..."

2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"The clarinet is a single-reed woodwind instrument, composed of a cylindrical tube of wood (generally cocus), terminating in a small bell. ..."

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