Musical Instruments and their Origin - Pt.VII

 

Instrument

Origin

Otamatone

 

Oud

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Iran, Kurdistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Padayani thappu

India

Paixiao

China

Pakhavaj

India

Palendag

Philippines

Pan flute

South America

Pandero

Dominican

Paqin

China

Parai

India

Pasiyak or water whistle

Philippines

Pate

Polynesia

Pavari

India

Piano 

Italy

Pibgorn

Wales

Picco pipe

Western Europe

Piccolo

Western Europe

Piccolo trumpet

Western Europe

Pipa

China

Pipe organ (diaphone pipes)

 

Pipe organ (flue pipes)

 

Pipe organ (free reed pipes)

 

Pipe organ (reed pipes)

 

Pitch pipe

 

Piwancha

Nepal

Pochette

 

Pocket cornet

 

Pocket trumpet

United States of America

Portuguese guitar

Portugal

Post horn

Western Europe

Psaltery

Greece

Pu

Polynesia

Pulalu

Philippines

Qanun

Armenia, Egypt, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Qeej

China

Qilaut

North American, Nunavut

Qinqin

China

Quena

South America

Quinticlave

 

Rabeca

Brazil

Rackett

Western Europe

Raj

China

Rajão

Portugal

Ralé-poussé

Réunion

Rauschpfeife

Europe

Ravanahatha

Sri Lanka, India

Rebab

Afghanistan

Rebana

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia

Rebec

Italy, Switzerland

Recorder

Germany

Reed contrabass

Belgium

Reed organ

 

Repique

Brazil

Requinto jarocho

Mexico

Rhaita

Northern Africa

Robero

Spain

Roman tuba

Etruscan

Ruan

China

Rubab

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Rudra vina

India

Ryuteki

Japan

Sabar

Gambia, Senegal

Sac de gemecs

Andorra, Catalonia

Sackbut

France

Saenghwang

Korea

Sallameh

Iran

Sambal

India

Samphor

Cambodia

Sampler

 

Samponia

Peru