Information from The Study of Orchestration by Samuel Alder
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| The main importance of reeds is the word embouchure. This refers to the blowing methods used to set the air column in motion directly for flutes, or by the reed mechanism or mouthpiece for all the other woodwinds. The tuning is dependent on the embouchure, especially because intonation is mainly controlled by lips. Pulling out the mouthpiece makes the instrument longer, lowing the pitch. Pushing the mouthpiece in slightly raises the pitch. Nonreed woodwinds are flutes. Single reed woodwinds are all clarinets and saxophones. Oboes, English horn, bassoon, and contrabassoon all are double reed woodwinds.
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Examples of double reeds.
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