Musical Instruments in French

String instruments names in French:

• Accordion "l’accordéon" in French: A portable, bellows-driven instrument.
• Acoustic Guitar "la guitare acoustique" in French: Unamplified guitar.
• Banjo "le banjo" in French: A stringed instrument with a round body and a long neck.
• Base Guitar "la guitare basse" in French: An electric bass guitar.
• Cello "le violoncelle" in French: A larger bowed string instrument played while seated.
• Electric Guitar "la guitare électrique" in French: Used in rock and pop music.
• Guitar "la guitare" in French: An acoustic guitar.
• Harp "la harpe" in French: A plucked string instrument with multiple strings.
• Mandolin "la mandoline" in French: A small, fretted string instrument.
• Sitar "le sitar" in French: A traditional Indian string instrument.
• Upright Bass "la contrebasse" in French: Deep-sounding vertical string instrument.
• Viola "l’alto" in French: Slightly larger than a violin.
• Violin "le violon" in French: A bowed string instrument with four strings, played by drawing a bow across the strings.

Woodwind Instruments Names In French:

• Bass Clarinet "la clarinette basse": A lower-pitched clarinet.
• Clarinet "la clarinette": A single-reed instrument.
• Flute "la flûte": A cylindrical woodwind instrument.
• Oboe "le hautbois": Another double-reed instrument.
• Piccolo "le piccolo": A smaller version of the flute.
• Recorder "la flûte à bec": A simple woodwind instrument often used in schools.
• Saxophone "le saxophone": A versatile instrument with various sizes "soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone".

Brass Instruments Names in French:

• Bugle "le clairon" in French: A valveless brass instrument.
• Cornet "le cornet" in French: A brass instrument similar to a trumpet but with a conical bore.
• English Horn "le cor anglais" in French: A double-reed instrument.
• Flugelhorn "le bugle à pistons" in French: A mellow-sounding brass instrument often used in jazz and brass bands.
• French Horn "le cor d’harmonie" in French: A coiled brass instrument.
• Trombone "le trombone" in French: A slide brass instrument.
• Posthorn "le cor postal" in French: A valveless brass instrument historically used for signaling.
• Saxhorn "le saxhorn" in French: A family of brass instruments with a conical bore, including soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxhorns.
• Sousaphone "le sousaphone" in French: A large, circular brass instrument commonly used in marching bands.
• Tenor Horn "le cor ténor" in French: A mid-sized brass instrument with a conical bore, similar to the baritone horn.
• Trumpet "la trompette" in French: A small, high-pitched brass instrument.
• Tuba "le tuba" in French: A large, deep brass instrument.

Keyboard Instruments Names in French:

• Accordion "l’accordéon" in French: A portable, bellows-driven instrument.
• Electric Piano "le piano électrique" in French: An amplified keyboard.
• Electric Organ "l’orgue électrique" in French: An amplified organ.
• Harpsichord "le clavecin" in French: An early keyboard instrument.
• Organ "l’orgue" in French: A large, complex keyboard instrument.
• Piano "le piano" in French: A versatile keyboard instrument.

Percussion Instruments Names in French:

• Bass Drum "la grosse caisse"s in French: A large drum.
• Bongos "le bongo"s in French: Small hand drums.
• Brush "le balai"s in French: Used on drums for a specific sound.
• Castanets "les castagnettes"s in French: Hand-held percussion instruments.
• Cymbals "les cymbales"s in French: Metallic percussion instruments.
• Drums "la batterie"s in French: Includes various drums and cymbals.
• Glockenspiel "le glockenspiel"s in French: A tuned percussion instrument.
• Gong "le gong"s in French: Large, resonant metal disc.
• Hi-Hat "le charleston"s in French: Part of a drum set.
• Kettle Drum "la timbale"s in French: Large, deep drum.
• Marimba "le marimba"s in French: Wooden percussion instrument.
• Pedal "la pédale"s in French: Used with various instruments.
• Sleighbells "les grelots"s in French: Jingly percussion.
• Snare Drum "la caisse claire"s in French: A drum with snares.
• Tambourine "le tambourin"s in French: Hand-held jingling drum.
• Tom-Toms "les tam-tams"s in French: Set of drums.
• Triangle "le triangle"s in French: Percussion instrument.
• Tubular Bells "le carillon"s in French: Tuned metal tubes.
• Xylophone "le xylophone"s in French: Wooden bars played with mallets.

Examples of sentences with musical instruments in French:

• Elle joue du violoncelle dans l’orchestre.
• "She plays the cello in the orchestra".
• Il joue du violon.
• "He play the violin".
• Mon frère adore jouer de la guitare électrique.
• "My brother loves playing the electric guitar".
• Il joue de la flûte dans le groupe de musique.
• "He plays the flute in the traditional music band".
• Elle fait du piano depuis son enfance.
• "She has been playing the piano since childhood".
• Le son de la trompette résonne dans la salle de concert.
• The sound of the trumpet resonates in the concert hall.
• L’accordéon est un instrument populaire dans la musique folklorique.
• The accordion is a popular instrument in folk music.

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