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What is the least common musical instrument?

The most popular instruments they sell are the saxophone, flute and clarinet, with the least popular being the tuba, French horn and the bassoon. We caught up with them to find out more about these endangered instruments.

What are some uncommon musical instruments?

10 Unusual Musical Instruments From Around the World

• Ðàn Tre.
• Tenor cornett.
• Mayuri.
• Chime bells.
• Copper serpent.
• Russian Bassoon.
• Zurna.
• Haegeum.

What is the rarest instrument to play?

Hydraulophone
Hydraulophone. The hydraulophone is one of the rarest musical instruments in the world. This instrument is a sensory device that is primarily designed for low vision musicians. This tonal acoustic instrument is played by direct contact with water or other fluids.

What is a rare musical instrument?

The Glass Harmonica is one of the rare musical instruments invented by Benjamin Franklin. A series of bowls rotate while the player touches the bowls with wet fingers to create the desired notes. Due to its unique design, multiple notes can be played at once creating some beautiful sounds.

What is the least common instrument played in bands?

Here are the top 7 least common:

• Nose Flute.
• Bagpipe.
• Electronic Varitone Saxophone.
• Bassoon.
• Oboe.
• Shakuhachi.
• Ocarina.

Is Cannon an instrument?

CANNON. Admittedly, a cannon can hardly be classed as a musical instrument—but that didn’t stop Tchaikovsky from writing “a battery of cannons” into the score of his monumental 1812 Overture in 1882.

Which instrument Below is the odd one out?

trumpet
The trumpet is the odd one out. The trumpet is a brass instrument and the rest are woodwind instruments (flute, bassoon and oboe).

What is the weird instrument?

Sharpsichord. This musical instrument is a solar-powered music box that is also known as “barrel harp.” It is a perforated cylinder that contains 11,520 holes into which a musician plugs pins to create melodies. These cylinders rotate and the pins start to pluck strings, creating the sound.

What instrument does death play?

Analysis. According to legend, Death appears at midnight every year on Halloween. Death calls forth the dead from their graves to dance for him while he plays his fiddle (here represented by a solo violin).

What’s that weird instrument?

The theremin is distinguished among musical instruments in that it is played without physical contact. The thereminist stands in front of the instrument and moves their hands in the proximity of two metal antennas.

What is not a common jazz instrument?

Today the clarinet is not as common in jazz, but when it is included it gets special attention given its warm, round tone. A part of the woodwind family, the clarinet can be made of wood or plastic, and its tone is produced when the reed on the mouthpiece vibrates.