Orchestral ensembles have faced a particular challenge. Contamination is a chief concern: specifically, whether wind instruments are vectors of contamination through aerosol dispersion. In Physics ...

“Flute” is of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin “flatus,” breath, wind, and “piccolo” is a shortening ... Brass: “Trumpet” is from Old French “trompette,” for a tube-like musical instrument.

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