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1. Who is credited with the invention of the first piano?
2. What breathing technique allows a didgeridoo player to maintain a continuous drone for long periods?
3. What material is most commonly used for the bars of a professional concert marimba?
4. What was the original English name for the trombone during the Renaissance?
5. Which earlier instrument did the clarinet evolve from?
6. What is the purpose of the bottle caps or shells attached to a traditional mbira?
7. What addition by József Schunda turned the cimbalom into a concert instrument?
8. What animal is traditionally used for both the strings and the carvings of the Morin Khuur?
9. What is the function of the 'dog' (chien) on a hurdy-gurdy?
10. What type of resonator is a didgeridoo scientifically classified as?
11. For which virtuoso did Mozart write his famous Glass Armonica quintet?
12. How is a zither typically positioned for performance?
13. What does the horizontal looped antenna on a theremin control?
14. What is the purpose of the 'deze' (gourd) in traditional mbira music?
15. How are the 'sympathetic strings' on a sitar played?
16. Why is the saxophone classified as a woodwind instrument?
17. What is the function of the 'escapement' in a piano action?
18. How much longer is the tubing of a contrabassoon compared to a standard bassoon?
19. What is the first step in transforming an oil drum into a steelpan?
20. Which part of the body acts as a temporary air reservoir during circular breathing?

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