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The Viola
A larger version of the violin, but with a characteristic tone colour all of its own
The Clarinet
The wide-ranging reed instrument made from African hardwood with an assortment of valves
The Trombone
With its stretched out, sliding, tubing, the trombone can play any note in its compass
The Cello
The smaller of the two stringed instruments that sit on the floor
The Recorder
The simple wooden flute that's played vertically
Double Bass
Best known as a jazz instrument, the double bass has kept cab drivers in work for years
Marimba
The percussion instrument that resembles a big xylophone
The Bassoon
The double-reed woodwind instrument that looks like a long wooden tube
Trumpet
One of the oldest instruments known to man - even found in the tomb of Tutankhamen
