Wind machine

This article is about the musical instrument. For the wind generator used for skydiving practice, see vertical wind tunnel.
Not to be confused with Fan (machine).
A video of a wind machine in use
A historical wind machine (c. 1900) at the Konzerthaus in Ravensburg, Germany
A modern wind machine during the performance of Vaughan Williams's Sinfonia antartica by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

The wind machine (also called an aeoliphone or aelophon) is a friction idiophone used to produce the sound of wind for orchestral compositions and musical theater productions.[1]

  1. ^ Adato, Joseph; Judy, George (1984). The Percussionist's Dictionary. Belwin-Mills. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-91095-728-1. OCLC 12096511.