Orchestral instrumentation and articulation - Woodwinds



woodwind instruments (high-low):

Flutes
-Piccolo
-C Flute
-Alto flute (in G)
-Bass flute

Articulation:
double tonguing
triple tonguing
fluttertonguing
trill (major/minor)
tongued slur
tremolo
staccato
tenuto
legato
staccatissimo


Oboe (double reed)
-piccolo oboe
-Oboe D'amore (in A)
-bass oboe
-heckelphone
-contrabass oboe

Articulation:
trill (major/minor)
tongued slur
tenuto
tremolo
staccato
staccatissimo


English Horn/Cor Anglais (double reed) - the tenor (or alto) member of the oboe family

Articulation:
tongued slur
staccato
staccatissimo
legato
tenuto
glissando
fluttertonguing


Clarinet (single reed)
-Bb clarinet
-Eb clarinet
-clarinet (in A)
-basset horn
-bass clarinet
-contrabass clarinet

Articulation (for clarinet):
staccato
staccatissimo
tongued slur
fluttertonguing
trill (major/minor)

Articulation (for bass clarinet):
staccato
harmonic
trill (major/minor)
tremolo
legato
staccatissimo
tongued slur
fluttertonguing
subtone


Saxophone (single reed)
-soprano
-sopranino
-alto
-tenor
-bass
-baritone

Articulation:
staccatissimo
slap tongue
glissando
staccato
trill (major/minor)
fluttertonguing
tremolo
subtone
legato
tongued slur
tenuto
harmonic


Bassoon (double reed)
-bassoon
-contrabassoon

Articulation (for bassoon):
staccato
legato
fluttertonguing
trill (major/minor)
tenuto
tongued slur
tremolo
slap tongue
staccatissimo

Articulation (for contrabassoon):
trill (major/minor)
tongued slur
tremolo
staccato
tenuto
fluttertonguing
legato
staccatissimo

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