Woodwind Section

The Woodwind Section

The woodwind section is arranged in two rows behind the strings, and they are related to blowing air through the instrument to play.

There are three types of woodwind instrument: no reed, single reed, and double reed. This is based on the method of how the instrument is played. Instruments without a reed focus a stream of air through a hole in the instrument to create the sound, whereas reed instruments focus the stream of air through a mouthpiece causing the reed to vibrate and generate the sound.

Despite their name, woodwind instruments are not always made of wood, with many often built with metal!

In the section below are a few famous works with prominant (or solely) woodwind sections.