The following are the most commonly-encountered Klingon musical instruments. As with humans, Klingons can make music in a variety of ways - by striking objects (percussion instruments), strumming stringed instruments or blowing into instruments made of wood, bone or metal.
| baS 'In | bell (percussion instrument made of metal) |
| chuS'ugh | type of musical instrument |
| DIr 'In | drum (percussion instrument with a stretched animal skin) |
| DIron | bagpipes |
| Dov'agh | flute, fife |
| gheb | horn (musical instrument) |
| HurDagh | stringed instrument (general term) |
| jan | musical instrument |
| leSpal | type of stringed instrument |
| may'ron | accordion, concertina |
| meSchuS | large wind instrument |
| QoQ jan | musical instrument |
| Sor Hap 'In | percussion instrument made of wood |
| Supghew | type of stringed instrument |
| SuSDeq | windbag, bellows |
| tIngDagh | type of stringed instrument |
| 'In | percussion instrument (drum, bell) |
Some other terminology exists for parts of Klingon musical instruments:-
| joQ | strip of material in a SuSDeq |
| mupwI'Hom | mallet (for striking a musical instrument) |
| naQHom | stick (used to strike percussion instrument) |
| ngujlep | mouthpiece (of a wind instrument) |
| qung | hole, perforation that cannot be filled |
Here are verbs associated with the production of music.
| chu' | play (a musical instrument) |
| chu'wI' | player (of an instrument) |
| much | perform (music) |
| muchwI' | musician |
| pang | pluck (a stringed instrument) |
| qeb | squeeze (windbag instrument) |
| rey | squeeze and stretch out (windbag instrument) |
| rIl | play (a horn instrument) |
| SuS | blow (into wind instrument) |
| tlhaw' | hit (percussion instrument) with fist |
| weq | hit (percussion instrument) with palm |
| yach | strum (a stringed instrument) |
Its a nice information regarding different music instrument. Hope it will help the beginner to learn more about the fundamentals of music.
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