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'''Musical instruments''' were found on many different [[planet]]s. They could be divided into '''string instruments''', '''wind instruments''', '''percussion instruments''', and '''mental instruments'''. Wind instruments could be further subdivided into '''woodwind instruments''' and '''brass instruments'''.
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'''Musical Instruments''' are found on many different planets.
  
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They can be divided into '''string instruments''', '''wind instruments''', '''percussion instruments''' and '''mental instruments'''.
  
   
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=== String instruments ===
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[[File:Treble clef.jpg|thumb|Treble clef in musical notation]]
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As the name implies, these instruments possessed strings that needed to vibrate in order to produce sound. This could be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them, or striking the strings with a hammer. Human instruments belonging to this group included [[guitar]]s, [[kithara]]s, [[violin]]s, [[mandolin]]s, [[cello]]s, and [[piano]]s. The [[Vulcan lute]] also belonged to this group.
   
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==String instruments==
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=== Wind instruments ===
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Wind instruments consisted of a tube containing a column of air which was set into vibration by the player blowing into it. Instruments belonging to this group included [[trombone]]s, [[trumpet]]s, [[clarinet]]s, [[oboe]]s, [[bagpipes]], and the [[Ressikan flute]].
   
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=== Percussion instruments ===
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[[Image:Violin clef.jpg|thumb|Music]]As the name implies, these instruments possess strings that need to vibrate in order to produce sound. This can be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them or striking the strings with a hammer.
  
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Human instruments belonging to this group include [[guitar]]s, [[kithara]]s, [[violin]]s, [[mandolin]]s, [[cello]]s and [[piano]]s. The [[Vulcan lute]] also belongs to this group.
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These instruments were played by being struck (by hand or with sticks or mallets) or shaken. Instruments belonging to this group included [[drum]]s, [[bell (instrument)|bells]], [[Betazoid chime|chimes]], the [[Algolian musical instrument]], and [[Bajoran rattle]] and [[Bajoran cabasa|cabasa]].
   
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=== Mental instruments ===
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Dr [[Sevrin]]'s followers played a variety of instruments, they all belonged to the group of string instruments.
  
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[[File:Enaran musical instrument.jpg|thumb|The Enaran musical instrument was played with the tips of the fingers]]
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Mavig played a wheel-shaped, harp-like instrument.
 
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These instruments were played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The [[Aldean musical instrument]]s and [[Elanin singer stone]]s belonged to this group. Another such instrument was the [[Enaran musical instrument]]. This was played while held in the lap. Its surface was manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp-like melodious tone.
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[[Adam]] played a 6-stringed instrument, similar to a guitar but without the resonating body. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Way to Eden]]")
  
   
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== List of musical instruments ==
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[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] kept a small [[holographic]] simulation of two women playing harp-like instruments in his quarters. When he needed to relax, he would turn on the hologram and listen to the music. ([[TNG]]: "[[Haven]]")
  
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A similar instrument was played by the [[Edo]] on [[Rubicun III]] ([[TNG]]: "[[Justice]]") and by [[Katie]] aboard the [[USS Enterprise-D]], her instrument had 18 strings however. ([[TNG]]: "[[When the Bough Breaks]]")
  
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The [[Edo]] played another, smaller instrument that looks like a transparent harp. ([[TNG]]: "[[Justice]]")
  
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In a [[holographic]] recreation of the [[Café des Artistes]] in the year [[2342]] a musician played a futuristic instrument that consisted of a small rectangular box with several glass tubes. ([[TNG]]: "[[We'll Always Have Paris]]")
  
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[[Nella Daren]] played a rollable small-scale piano from [[Mataline II]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Lessons]]")
  
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The [[Trill]] also possess small piano-like instruments that can be easily transported and larger stationary [[piano]]s. [[Joran Dax]] was a talented player of this instrument. ([[DS9]]: "[[Equilibrium]]", "[[Field of Fire]]")
  
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One crewmember of the [[USS Enterprise-D]] played a futuristic bass-like instrument during a concert in [[Ten Forward]] that also [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] was participating in. ([[TNG]]: "[[Second Chances]]")
  
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An alien musician played a strange percussion instrument in [[Quark's Bar]] when it was re-opened after the [[Cardassian]]s withdrew from [[Bajor]] and the station in [[2369]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Emissary (episode)|Emissary]]")
  
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Klingons also have small string instruments, like the one the [[Klingon]] chef aboard [[Deep Space 9]] often used to entertain his customers. ([[DS9]]: "[[Melora]]")
  
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A trio of [[Bajoran]] musicians gave a small performance on [[Deep Space 9]]'s [[promenade]] during the [[Gratitude Festival|Bajoran Gratitute Festival]] in [[2371]], one of them was playing an instrument very similar to the [[Vulcan lute]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Fascination]]")
  
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The same instrument was also played by [[Risian]]s. ([[DS9]]: "[[Let He Who Is Without Sin...]]")
  
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{| class="mainpage" "width: 100%"
  
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! colspan="4"| Alien string instruments
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Mavigs instrument.jpg|150px|center|Mavig's instrument]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Adams instrument.jpg|170px|center|Adam's instrument.]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Edo instruments.jpg|170px|center|Edo instruments.]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Katies instrument.jpg|170px|center|Kathy's instrument.]]
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Mavig's harp]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''Adam's instrument'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''Edo instruments'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''Katie's instrument'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TOS]]:<br>"[[The Way to Eden]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TOS]]:<br>"[[The Way to Eden]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TNG]]:<br>"[[Justice]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TNG]]:<br>"[[When the Bough Breaks]]"
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Large Trill piano.jpg|150px|center|A large Trill piano.]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Mataline II Piano.jpg|170px|center|Matalin II piano.]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Trill piano, Equilibrium.jpg|170px|center|Trill piano.]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Klingon instrument, Melora.jpg|170px|center|Klingon guitar.]]
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''Large [[Trill piano]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''Mataline II piano'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Trill piano]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Klingon guitar]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]:<br>"[[Field of Fire]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TNG]]:<br>"[[Lessons]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]:<br>"[[Equilibrium]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]:<br>"[[Melora]]"
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Bajoran lute, Fascination.jpg|170px|center|Bajoran lute.]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Risian lute.jpg|170px|center|Risian lute]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Holographic harps, Haven.jpg|170px|center|Holographic harps]]
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Paris instrument.jpg|170px|center|A glass-tube instrument]]
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Bajoran lute]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''[[Risian lute]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''Holographic harps'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''A glass-tube instrument'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]:<br>"[[Fascination]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]:<br>"[[Let He Who Is Without Sin...]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TNG]]:<br>"[[Haven]]"
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TNG]]:<br>"[[We'll Always Have Paris]]"
  
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| align="center"| [[Image:Quarks instrument.jpg|170px|center|An alien instrument in Quark's]]
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | '''An alien instrument at [[Quark's]]'''
  
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| class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[DS9]]:<br>"[[Emissary (episode)|Emissary]]"
  
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==Wind instruments==
  
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==Percussion instruments==
  
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==Mental instruments==
  
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==List of Instruments==
  
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The following is a '''list of musical instruments'''
  
 
*[[Aldean]]
  
*[[Aldean]]
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**[[Aldean musical instrument]]
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**[[Aldean musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
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*[[Algolian]]
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**[[Algolian musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
 
*[[Bajoran]]
  
*[[Bajoran]]
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**[[Bajoran cabasa]]
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**[[Bajoran cabasa|Cabasa]]
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**[[Bajoran gong]]
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**[[Bajoran gong|Gong]]
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**[[Bajoran harp]]
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**[[Bajoran harp|Harp]]
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**[[Bajoran lute]]
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**[[Bajoran lute|Lute]]
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**[[Bajoran percussion instrument]]
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**[[Bajoran percussion instrument|Percussion instrument]] (unnamed)
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**[[Bajoran rattle]]
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**[[Bajoran rattle|Rattle]]
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**[[Bajoran woodwind instrument]]
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**[[Bajoran woodwind instrument|Woodwind instrument]] (unnamed)
 
**[[Belaklavion]]
  
**[[Belaklavion]]
 
*[[Betazoid]]
  
*[[Betazoid]]
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**[[Betazoid chime]]
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**[[Betazoid chime|Chime]]
 
*[[Enaran]]
  
*[[Enaran]]
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**[[Enaran musical instrument]]
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**[[Enaran musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
 
*[[Human]]
  
*[[Human]]
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**[[Accordion]]
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**[[Bagpipes]]
 
**[[Banjo]]
  
**[[Banjo]]
 
**[[Bassoon]]
  
**[[Bassoon]]
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**[[Cello]]
  
**[[Cello]]
 
**[[Clarinet]]
  
**[[Clarinet]]
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**[[Concertina]]
 
**[[Double bass]]
  
**[[Double bass]]
 
**[[Drum]]
  
**[[Drum]]
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**[[Guitar]]
  
**[[Guitar]]
 
**[[Harmonica]]
  
**[[Harmonica]]
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**[[Harp]]
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**[[Harpsichord]]
 
**[[Kithara]]
  
**[[Kithara]]
 
**[[Mandolin]]
  
**[[Mandolin]]
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**[[Piano]]
  
**[[Piano]]
 
**[[Saxophone]]
  
**[[Saxophone]]
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**[[Triangle]]
 
**[[Trumpet]]
  
**[[Trumpet]]
 
**[[Trombone]]
  
**[[Trombone]]
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**[[Tuba]]
 
**[[Violin]]
  
**[[Violin]]
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*[[Kataan]] (Community of [[Ressik]])
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*[[Kataan]] (community of [[Ressik]])
 
**[[Ressikan flute]]
  
**[[Ressikan flute]]
 
*[[Klingon]]
  
*[[Klingon]]
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**[[Klingon concertina]]
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**[[Klingon accordion|Accordion]]
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**[[Klingon drum]]
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**[[Klingon concertina|Concertina]]
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**[[Klingon guitar]]
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**[[Klingon drum|Drum]]
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**[[Klingon guitar|Guitar]]
 
*[[Kriosian]]
  
*[[Kriosian]]
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**[[Kriosian musical instrument]]
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**[[Kriosian musical instrument|Musical instrument]] (unnamed)
 
*[[Mataline II]]
  
*[[Mataline II]]
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**[[Mataline II piano]]
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**[[Mataline II piano|Piano]]
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**[[Adam's guitar]]
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**[[Ermine violin]]
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**[[Mavig's harp]]
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*[[Risian]]
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**[[Risian lute|Lute]]
 
*[[Taresian]]
  
*[[Taresian]]
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**[[Taresian chime]]
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**[[Taresian chime|Chime]]
 
*[[Teplan]]
  
*[[Teplan]]
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**[[Teplan phonograph]]
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**[[Teplan phonograph|Phonograph]]
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*[[Trill piano]]
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*[[Trill]]
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**[[Trill piano|Piano]]
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*[[Valtese]]
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**[[Valtese horn|Horn]]
 
*[[Vulcan]]
  
*[[Vulcan]]
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**[[Vulcan bells]]
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**[[Vulcan bells|Bells]]
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**[[Vulcan gong]]
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**[[Vulcan gong|Gong]]
 
**[[Vulcan lute|Lute]]
  
**[[Vulcan lute|Lute]]
 
**[[Vulcan marriage drum|Marriage drum]]
  
**[[Vulcan marriage drum|Marriage drum]]
   
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==See also==
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=== See also ===
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*[[Boatswain's whistle]]
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**[[Elanin singer stone]]
  
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**[[Talosian singing plant]]
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*[[Elanin singer stone]]
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*[[Jukebox]]
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**[[Sikarian atmospheric sensor]]
  
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*[[Music box]]
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*[[Talosian singing plant]]
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*[[Sikarian atmospheric sensor]]
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== Unknown instruments ==
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[[File:Paris instrument.jpg|thumb|A glass-tube instrument]]
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*In a [[holographic]] recreation of the [[Café des Artistes]] in the year [[2342]], a musician played an instrument that consisted of a small rectangular box with several glass tubes. ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
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[[File:Quarks instrument.jpg|thumb|An alien instrument in Quark's]]
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*An alien musician played a strange percussion instrument in [[Quark's]] when it was re-opened after the [[Cardassian]]s withdrew from [[Bajor]] and the station in [[2369]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
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{{bginfo|An early script of "Emissary" described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".}}
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia}}
   
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[[Category:Lists]][[Category:Music| Musical instruments, List of]]
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[[Category:Musical instruments| Musical instruments]]

Revision as of 19:04, 17 August 2014

Musical instruments were found on many different planets. They could be divided into string instruments, wind instruments, percussion instruments, and mental instruments. Wind instruments could be further subdivided into woodwind instruments and brass instruments.

String instruments

Treble clef

Treble clef in musical notation

As the name implies, these instruments possessed strings that needed to vibrate in order to produce sound. This could be achieved by either plucking the strings, drawing a bow across them, or striking the strings with a hammer. Human instruments belonging to this group included guitars, kitharas, violins, mandolins, cellos, and pianos. The Vulcan lute also belonged to this group.

Wind instruments

Wind instruments consisted of a tube containing a column of air which was set into vibration by the player blowing into it. Instruments belonging to this group included trombones, trumpets, clarinets, oboes, bagpipes, and the Ressikan flute.

Percussion instruments

These instruments were played by being struck (by hand or with sticks or mallets) or shaken. Instruments belonging to this group included drums, bells, chimes, the Algolian musical instrument, and Bajoran rattle and cabasa.

Mental instruments

Enaran musical instrument

The Enaran musical instrument was played with the tips of the fingers

These instruments were played or controlled by thought and usually by a touch of the hand. The Aldean musical instruments and Elanin singer stones belonged to this group. Another such instrument was the Enaran musical instrument. This was played while held in the lap. Its surface was manipulated with the tips of the fingers, producing a harp-like melodious tone.

List of musical instruments

See also

Unknown instruments

Paris instrument

A glass-tube instrument

Quarks instrument

An alien instrument in Quark's

An early script of "Emissary" described this instrument as a "strange triple keyboard"; in later scripts it was only called "strange instrument".

External link

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