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1. I come from a large family within the woodwind section. While some of my relatives are very rare today, there are still more than half a dozen of us still in common use. I have been called a licorice stick by my jazz musician friends.
2. I am the highest pitched instrument in the orchestra. I have a larger sibling who is generally used more than me, unless I get a chance to be in a marching band, where I often get featured during the trio section.
3. My family is the youngest of the different woodwind families. We've only been around since 1840. Sometimes people wonder if we really are woodwinds, because of our skins, but our reeds give us away. As the Alto in the family, I was made famous by this jazz musician.
4. I'm not the kind of instrument you will find in an orchestra, or even a concert band, for that matter. Mostly I am played when someone is feeling blue.
5. If you see me being played, chances are a kilt will be present as well. At minimum, I need an air supply, a blowpipe, a chanter, and at least one of these:
6. My origins trace back to Medieval times with the advent of an instrument called the Rackett, or Wurstfagott. Today, I am sometimes referred to as the "clown of the orchestra."
7. My beginnings had me used mostly as a toy instrument. I came to Europe for the first time as a result of expeditions to Mesoamerica, including one by a guy named Cortés. It wasn't until the 19th century that Bolognese inventor Giuseppe Donati developed me as a "Classical" Ocarina. In the language of Donati, what does 'ocarina' translate as?
8. Whenever you go to see a classical orchestra, you will hear me providing the note for the other instruments to tune to. My original French name is hautbois, but do you know my name in English?
9. I am considered the oldest double-reed instrument in the world, going back over 3000 years to ancient Armenia. Depending on which Slavic country you can find me in, I have been known as a Duduk, a Mey, a Balaban, and a Tsiranapogh. That last name refers to the type of material from which I am most commonly made. What is it?
10. I got to sneak myself into this quiz, thanks to my associations with woodwind instruments. I do not actually belong to "The Family," probably due to my cup mouthpiece. Even so, I am included as a member in a traditional classical woodwind quintet. Do you know my name?
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