Electrophone - The Electrophone is a electronic musical instrument that produces sound using electronic circuitry. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical, electronic or digital audio signal that ultimately is plugged into a power amplifier which drives a loudspeaker, creating the sound heard by the performer and listener. The Synthesizer is an example of an Electophone instrument.
English Horn - The English horn is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. It is approximately 1 1/2 times the length of an Oboe, making it essentially an Alto Oboe pitched in F.
Euphonium - The euphonium is a tenor and baritone-voiced valved brass instrument pitched in 9-foot (9') Bb an octave below the Bb Trumpet or Cornet, employed chiefly in brass, military and concert bands. As with any brass instrument, sound is produced with a lip vibration or "buzz" in the mouthpiece. The euphonium is a member of the large family of valved bugles, along with the Tuba and Flugelhorn, characterized by a wide conical bore. Most instruments have 4 valves, usually compensating piston valves, although instruments with 4 or 5 rotary valves are common in Eastern and Central Europe.
Erhu - The Erhu is a Chinese 2-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, that is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese 2-stringed fiddle. It has a small body and a long neck, with a range of three octaves. Since there is no fingerboard, finger pressure is a critical part of the erhu technique. It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It is the most popular of the huqin family of traditional bowed string instruments used by various ethnic groups of China. As a very versatile instrument, the erhu is used in both traditional and contemporary music arrangements, such as pop, rock and jazz.
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