The tibia, also called the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg, located below the knee in animals with backbones. The other bone in this area is the fibula, which is positioned behind and to the outside of the tibia. The tibia connects the knee to the ankle and is found on the inner side of the leg, near the middle part of the body.
The aulos (plural: auloi) was a musical instrument used in ancient Greece. It is often shown in ancient art and has been found by archaeologists. Though sometimes called a “flute” or “double flute,” the aulos had two reeds and made a loud, strong sound.
The double flute is an ancient type of wind instrument. It is a group of flutes that belongs to more than one modern category in the Hornbostel Sachs system, which is a way to classify musical instruments. These flutes may have two parallel pipes connected by a single duct.
The mijwiz (Arabic: مجوز, DIN: miǧwiz) is a traditional musical instrument from Southwest Asia. It comes from the Levant, which includes the countries of Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. The name “mijwiz” in Arabic means “dual” because the instrument has two short bamboo pipes with reeds at the ends.
The arghul, also called argul, arghoul, arghool, argol, or yarghul, is a musical instrument made from reeds. It has been used since the time of ancient Egyptian and Levantine civilizations, such as the Canaanites. Today, it is still played as a traditional instrument in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan.
In Arabic music, a mizmār (Arabic: مزمار; plural مَزَامِير) is a wind instrument with one or two reeds. In Egypt and the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan), the word “mizmar” usually refers to a cone-shaped instrument called a shawm. This same instrument is known as a zurna in Turkey and Armenia.
The shehnai (also spelled shenai) is a musical instrument from South Asia. It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a bell-shaped opening made of metal or wood at the other end. It was one of the nine instruments used in the royal court.
The nadaswaram (Tamil: நாதஸ்வரம் ) (Malayalam: നാദസ്വരം ) is a double reed wind instrument from Tamil Nadu. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. This instrument is “among the world’s loudest non-brass acoustic instruments.” It is a wind instrument somewhat similar to the North Indian shehnai, but much longer.
The pungi, also called bīn or Murli, is a musical instrument from the Indian subcontinent. It has a container where air is blown and then directed into two reed pipes. The instrument is played continuously without pauses, as the player uses a special breathing technique called circular breathing.
The nadaswaram (Tamil: நாதஸ்வரம் ) (Malayalam: നാദസ്വരം ) is a double reed wind instrument from Tamil Nadu. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. This instrument is “among the world’s loudest non-brass acoustic instruments.” It is a wind instrument somewhat similar to the North Indian shehnai, but much longer.