Drone

A drone is a type of vehicle that does not require a pilot. Drones can be grouped into different categories based on their use and environment. These include: – Unmanned aerial vehicle (a flying drone) – Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (a drone used for fighting) – Drone racing (a sport involving remote-controlled drones) – Drones used in managing wildfires – Unmanned ground vehicle (a land-based drone) – Unmanned surface vehicle (a drone used on water, also called a drone boat or robot ship) – Unmanned underwater vehicle (a drone used underwater, also called a robot sub or underwater drone) – Remotely operated underwater vehicle (an underwater vehicle controlled from a distance) Any of these types of drones may be used in drone warfare.

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Chanter

The chanter (Irish: seamsúr; Scottish Gaelic: seannsair; Scots: chanter, chaunter) is the part of the bagpipe that the player uses to make the melody. It has several finger holes, and in simpler versions, it looks like a recorder. On more complex bagpipes, such as the Northumbrian bagpipes or the Uilleann pipes, the chanter may also have keys.

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Cornamuse

The cornamuse is a double reed instrument from the Renaissance era. It is similar to the crumhorn because both have a windcap over the reed and a cylindrical shape. The only information about the cornamuse comes from descriptions and comments by Michael Praetorius in Syntagma musicum II, published in 1619.

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Rauschpfeife

A rauschpfeife (plural: rauschpfeifes or rauschpfeifen; German: Rauschpfeife, plural: Rauschpfeifen) is a covered cone-shaped reed instrument in the woodwind family. It was used in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Like the crumhorn and cornamuse, it is made of wood and has a double reed covered by a windcap.

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Crumhorn

The crumhorn is a double reed instrument in the woodwind family that was often used during the Renaissance period. In recent years, especially since the 1960s, people have become interested in early music again, and crumhorns are now being played once more. It was also known as krummhorn, krumhorn, krum horn, and cremorne.

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Rackett

The rackett, raggett, cervelas, or sausage bassoon is a double reed wind instrument from the Renaissance period. It was introduced toward the end of the 1500s and was already being replaced by bassoons by the end of the 1600s.

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Shawm

The shawm ( / ʃ ɔː m / ) is a cone-shaped, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 12th or 13th century to the present. It was most popular during the medieval and Renaissance periods, but later became less common as the oboe family of instruments took its place in classical music. The shawm likely arrived in Western Europe from the Eastern Mediterranean during the Crusades.

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Dulcian

The dulcian is a Renaissance woodwind instrument that has a double reed and a curved cone shape. It is also known by other names in different languages: English (curtal), German (Dulzian), French (douçaine), Dutch (dulciaan), Italian (dulciana), Spanish (bajón), and Portuguese (baixão). This instrument was an early version of the modern bassoon.

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Dulcian

The dulcian is a Renaissance woodwind instrument that has a double reed and a cone-shaped hollow inside that is folded. It is also known by other names in different languages: English (curtal), German (Dulzian), French (douçaine), Dutch (dulciaan), Italian (dulciana), Spanish (bajón), and Portuguese (baixão). The dulcian was the earlier version of the modern bassoon.

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Bassoon

The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family that plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is made up of six parts and is usually made of wood. It is known for its unique sound, wide range, versatility, and skill.

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