List of woodwind instruments

This is a listing of woodwind instruments.

Single-reed

• Alboka
• Arghul
• Aulochrome
• Basset horn
• Clarinet
  • E-flat clarinet
  • Alto clarinet
  • Bass clarinet
  • Contra-alto clarinet
  • Contrabass clarinet
• Launeddas
• Mijwiz
• Rothphone
• Sarrusophone
• Saxophone
  • Soprillo
  • Sopranino saxophone
  • Soprano saxophone
  • Alto saxophone
  • Tenor saxophone
  • C melody saxophone
  • Baritone saxophone
  • Bass saxophone
  • Contrabass saxophone
  • Subcontrabass saxophone
  • Tubax
• Tárogató (after 1890)

Double-reed

Exposed

• Bassanelli
• Bassoon
  • Contrabassoon
• Bombarde (France)
• cromorne (French baroque, different from the crumhorn)
• Duduk
• Dulcian
• Dulzaina (Spain)
• Guan (China)
• Heckelphone
  • Piccolo heckelphone
• Hojok (Korea)
• Mizmar
• Nadaswaram (India)
• Oboe
  • Piccolo oboe
  • Oboe d'amore
  • Cor_anglais (i.e. English horn)
  • Oboe da caccia
• Rackett
• Shawm (schalmei)
• Shehnai
• Sralai
• Suona (China)
• Surnay
• Tárogató (up to about the 18th century)
• Tromboon
• Trompeta china (Cuba)
• Zurna

Capped

• Bagpipes
• Cornamuse
• Crumhorn
• Hirtenschalmei
• Kortholt
• Rauschpfeife

Flutes

Open

• Bansuri (India)
• Dizi (China)
• Flute
  • Fife
  • Piccolo
  • Western concert flute
  • Alto flute
  • Bass flute
  • Contra-alto flute
  • Contrabass flute
  • Double contrabass flute
• Koudi (China)
• Ryuteki (Japan)
• Shinobue (Japan)
• Venu (South India)

End-blown

• Danso (Korea)
• Hocchiku (Japan)
• Kaval
• Ney
• Quena (South America)
• Shakuhachi (Japan)
• Xiao (China)
• Xun (China)

Closed (fipple)

• Atenteben (Ghana)
• Flageolet
• Gemshorn
• Ocarina
• Recorder
• Tin whistle
• Tonette