1. This resonant instrument is unusual in the violin family as it has not always had four strings (it used to have three and now tends to have four or five). It is also often used in jazz bands. Violincello Double Bass Viola Saxophone

2. An instrument you blow into (not the technical term obviously!), which unusually has a double reed and conical tube. Mozart wrote a concerto for this instrument which remained lost until comparatively recently. Haydn also wrote a(n) ________ concerto. Oboe Tuba Clarinet Trumpet

3. Translated from the German, this member of the percussion section means 'bell-play'. Xylophone Bellenspiel Celasta Glockenspiel

4. This instrument used to be called the 'sackbut'. It is found in the brass section and is unusual as it is not operated by pistons. Violin Trumpet Trombone Tuba

5. A member of the woodwind family, this instrument has a single reed, a cylindical bore and mouthpiece. It is a relative newcomer to the classical orchestra. Tuba Oboe Clarinet Cornet

6. This instrument has existed in various forms since ancient times. It consists of many strings stretched over a frame and is caused to sound by the player's fingers on the strings. There are also seven pedals which are pressed to alter the pitch. Harpsichord Cor Anglais Pianoforte Harp

7. An inverted metal bowl with a membrane stretched across the top is struck with sticks with blobs of 'stuff' on the ends. Keys at the side of the metal bowl can be turned to pinpoint the exact tone required. Snare Drum Timpani Anvil Gong

8. Two of the most famous players of this string instrument are Niccolo Paganini and Yehudi Menuhin. Beethoven only wrote one concerto for the instrument though... (more's the pity...) Cello Double Bass Viola Violin

9. This brass instrument is a mass of tubes. They curl around and across and around and so it looks like a bell at the end, a mouthpiece at the beginning and a circlular mass of brass tubes in between... French Horn Trombone Cor Anglais Cornet

10. The player of this woodwind instrument blows across a hole in the head of the instrument, which vibrates the column of air within the tube, producing a breathy sound. Clarinet Flute Oboe Saxophone