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1. I have four strings, I'm played with a bow, and I'm typically tuned, in order, to: G, D, A, E. Several different styles exist for playing me, though I'm most common in country and western music, when used outside a symphony.
2. Perhaps the most commonly played instrument today, used in almost every style from pop to country and western, to rock, I am typically tuned into what is called Standard tuning, with six strings, tuned E, A, D, G, B, E.
3. I am the oldest musical instrument in existence, and still one of the most widely used. I am quite loud, and require more coordination than many others, to play. I come in trap, hand, and sling varieties.
4. I am a double reed woodwind, and I most commonly play in the treble or soprano range as part of an orchestra. Solos on me are somewhat uncommon. What am I?
5. I am commonly associated with the concept of Heaven, and I am very difficult to play, with many, many strings.
6. I am among the oldest instruments in the world, still used today. I come in many styles and ranges of tone, however, many people only know of my existence through a particular video game.
7. I am not very portable, but I'm extremely popular, versatile, and emotive. Some of the best concertos in history were written on me.
8. I am a bellows-driven instrument, ranging in complexity as far as my players go. A miniature piano on one side, and a mass of buttons on the other, I can make a great many sounds.
9. I am most commonly thought of as a Scottish or Irish instrument, but I have in fact been around most of Europe for centuries. I use a steady feed of air across reeds within myself to create my sound.
10. I was created to fill the gap between the bass and treble sections of brass and woodwinds instruments. I am sometimes called the sexiest instrument in the world, and am regarded as a staple of the Jazz genre.
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