Musical Instruments Beginning With R

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Rattles 

A hand-held rattle that is traditionally used as a dance rattle or to accompany the rhythm of the Native American drums

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Country of origin: North America

Rebab

A medieval Arabic bowed musical instrument having from one to three strings, shaped typically like a small lute

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Country of origin: Indonesia

Recorder

A woodwind instrument consisting of a wooden tube, at the top of which is a whistle-like mouthpiece. The recoder has a softer tone than the flute, and it is held vertically, not horizontally.

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