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Which wind instruments are included in a traditional woodwind quintet?
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The Japanese end-blown flute, or shakuhachi.
A traditional woodwind quintet, also known as a wind quintet, consists of five specific instruments: a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a horn, and a bassoon.12
Although the term "woodwind" typically refers to instruments like flutes and reed pipes, the inclusion of the French hornāa brass instrumentāis standard for this specific chamber music ensemble.23