wind instrument
noun
: a musical instrument (such as a trumpet, clarinet, or organ) sounded by wind
especially
: one sounded by the player's breath
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Her cycle Songs of Ascension, 2008, conceived for an eight-story tower designed by visual artist Ann Hamilton, brings together a string quartet, wind instruments, percussion, and a chorus in a composition that explores elevation in music.
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News Desk, Artforum, 19 May 2025
The band is always looking for new wind instrument and percussion players.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Other activities that can cultivate executive presence, often engaging hara, include centering breathwork, vocal training or playing a wind instrument, martial arts, sports, embodiment practices, physical role play or acting.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
His mother was a pianist, and his father played a variety of wind instruments, though he was employed as a farm inspector and entomologist.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 19 May 2025
The band is always looking for new wind instrument and percussion players.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Other activities that can cultivate executive presence, often engaging hara, include centering breathwork, vocal training or playing a wind instrument, martial arts, sports, embodiment practices, physical role play or acting.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
His mother was a pianist, and his father played a variety of wind instruments, though he was employed as a farm inspector and entomologist.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Wind instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20instrument. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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