woodwind
/ˈwʊdwɪnd/noun
उच्चारण वुड्विन्ड
काष्ठ-वायु वाद्य
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[sing., U, with singular or plural verb]
the group of musical instruments in an orchestra that are made of wood or metal and that you play by blowing into them
काष्ठ-वायु वाद्य
- The flute and clarinet are woodwind instruments.
§Grammar and usage
Keep the instrument families: string, wind (woodwind and brass), percussion.
वाद्य परिवार याद रखिए: string (तार), wind (woodwind और brass, फूँक), percussion (थाप)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Music GK: the sections of an orchestra are strings (violin, cello), woodwind (flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon), brass (trumpet, trombone) and percussion (drums).
संगीत GK में वाद्यवृंद के भाग strings (violin, cello), woodwind (flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon), brass (trumpet, trombone) और percussion (ढोल) हैं।
Indian woodwind instruments include the bansuri (bamboo flute, played by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia) and the shehnai (played by Ustad Bismillah Khan, a Bharat Ratna).
भारतीय काष्ठ-वायु वाद्यों में बाँसुरी (पंडित हरिप्रसाद चौरसिया द्वारा बजाई जाती है) और शहनाई (उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह ख़ान, भारत रत्न, द्वारा बजाई जाती थी) शामिल हैं।