Reed aerophones is one of the categories of musical instruments found in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of musical instrument classification. In order to produce sound with these Aerophones the player's breath is directed against a lamella or pair of lamellae which periodically interrupt the airflow and cause the air to be set in motion.
422 Reed aerophones
- 422.1 Double reed instruments - There are two lamellae which beat against one another.
- 422.11 (Single) oboes.
- 422.111 With cylindrical bore.
- 422.111.1 Without fingerholes.
- 422.111.2 With fingerholes.
- 422.112 With conical bore.
- 422.12 Sets of oboes.
- 422.121 With cylindrical bore.
- 422.122 With conical bore.
- 422.2 Single reed instruments - The pipe has a single 'reed' consisting of a percussion lamella.
- 422.21 (Single) clarinets.
- 422.211 With cylindrical bore.
- 422.211.1 Without fingerholes.
- 422.211.2 With fingerholes.
- 422.212 With conical bore.
- 422.21.1 Without fingerholes
- Sneng (end-blown version)
- 422.21.2 With fingerholes
- 422.22 Sets of clarinets.
- 422.3 Reedpipes with free reeds - The reed vibrates through [at] a closely fitted frame. There must be fingerholes, otherwise the instrument belongs to the free reeds 412.13.
- 422.31 Single pipes with free reed.
- 422.32 Double pipes with free reeds.