A wind instrument classified as a woodwind because it is played with a reed, although it is usually made of metal. From Wordnik.com. [saxophone] Reference
He keeps it in this, sort of, unique woodwind sounds. From Wordnik.com. ['Scheherazade,' 1001 Nights Retold in a Symphony] Reference
The woodwind player nodded, then let her mount drop back. From Wordnik.com. [Darksong Rising]
Sheila mimed the blowing of the woodwind, fingers dancing. From Wordnik.com. [Put On By Cunning]
A thin piece of wood or plastic used in many woodwind instruments. From Wordnik.com. [reed] Reference
Liende lowered the clarinetlike woodwind and stepped toward the Regent. From Wordnik.com. [Darksong Rising]
Anna waited until the red-and-white-haired woodwind player eased forward. From Wordnik.com. [Darksong Rising]
The four violins began, then the woodwind, with the smoothness of practice. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
Anna could hear the woodwind player's practice from well down the corridor. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
Strings and woodwind, brass and percussion, all are up to the best professional level. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-18] Reference
Faculty members will offer master classes in piano, violin, oboe and woodwind quintet. From Wordnik.com. [The Prodigy Market in China] Reference
Of course, you had Winton Marsalis, but he plays trumpet and we're woodwind instruments. From Wordnik.com. [Classical Chamber Music Ensemble Imani Winds] Reference
‘Hrum, Hoom,’ murmured the voice, a deep voice like a very deep woodwind instrument. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of the Rings]
Faculty members have offered master classes in piano, violin, oboe and woodwind quintet. From Wordnik.com. [The Prodigy Market in China] Reference
The idea was to gather together some of the best African-American woodwind players around. From Wordnik.com. [Classical Chamber Music Ensemble Imani Winds] Reference
A woodwind instrument played with a double reed; similar to a bassoon, but pitched higher. From Wordnik.com. [oboe] Reference
A woodwind instrument, usually made of black wood or plastic, and played with a single reed. From Wordnik.com. [clarinet] Reference
A high-pitched woodwind, held horizontally by the player and played by blowing across a hole. From Wordnik.com. [flute] Reference
The music itself was an odd mixture of synthesizer keyboard, traditional woodwind and string. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Heorot]
(Soundbite of music) BLAIR: One critic said Imani Winds is the future of the woodwind quintet. From Wordnik.com. [Imani Winds Hits Its Mark on 'Josephine Baker'] Reference
Actually it was male, and the honk came from the horn itself, sounding like a woodwind instrument. From Wordnik.com. [Phaze Doubt]
Once the door closed, guarded on the outside by Blaz and Lejun, Anna turned to the woodwind player. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
The quality of the Berliners' playing is unrivalled, with some of the best woodwind you'll ever hear. From Wordnik.com. [Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Experience Edition) – Berliner Philharmoniker/ Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) – review] Reference
For instance, in "You Are (Variations)," Reich doubles all the vocal lines with woodwind instruments. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Reich: A Wild Compositional Ride] Reference
(By contrast, brass and woodwind players tend to chase instruments outfitted with the latest technology.). From Wordnik.com. [Violins on the Rise in New York City] Reference
Liende gestured, and then the notes of the clarinet-like woodwind joined with those of the other players. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
On this song, she uses her woodwind to imitate and accentuate the musical voice of her piano player, Jason Lindner. From Wordnik.com. [Jazz 'Notes'] Reference
Finally, Anna turned and motioned to Liende, and waited until the red-and-white-haired woodwind player rode forward. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
Now there's only the sun and this wind, which sounds like some bizarre marriage of percussion and woodwind instruments. From Wordnik.com. [Howard Hughes Looks the Other Way] Reference
Liende dropped her hand, and lifted her horn, and the clarinet-like woodwind melded with the falk horn and the strings. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
She was the one who wanted me to play a woodwind, and so i said i 'prefer' woodwind, not really knowing what they sound like. From Wordnik.com. [yanxious Diary Entry] Reference
Yet Stravinksy's score, with its tangy, sour-plum woodwind sonorities and robust pastiches, can be unexpectedly tough on singers. From Wordnik.com. [The Rake's Progress; BBC Prom 35; Three Choirs festival] Reference
The sounds of strings and the clarinet-like woodwind and the deeper falk-horn intertwined as the group finished its warm-up tunes. From Wordnik.com. [The Spellsong War]
The main theme, scored in 2/2 time, is stated very clearly and emphatically on the solo instrument after a brief flourish on woodwind. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
Second, the villain is name Piccolo, which is also the name of a woodwind instrument and about as nonthreatening a name as I can imagine. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: DVDs: "Hannah Montana" VS "Dragonball"] Reference
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