laepelba
November 29, 2009, 10:19 AM
I play the French horn. I was explaining to a Spanish speaking friend that most brass players really enjoy "jam sessions". I wanted to figure out how to say "brass instrument" in Spanish. When I type it into the translator (I tried both translators here and with Google Translate), I get the following:
(English) The French horn is a brass instrument.
(Spanish) El corno francés es un instrumento de viento.
Well, I understand that the French horn is a wind instrument, but so are clarinets and flutes. Here's what I get when I try woodwind instruments:
(English) The clarinet is a woodwind instrument.
(Spanish) El clarinete es un instrumento de viento.
Same thing. I understand that "viento" means "wind". But I would assume that there must be a distinction used by musicians in Spanish speaking countries between brass and woodwind instruments.
I have tried playing with different combinations of the words "brass" and "woodwind" and the best I can come up with is "latón" for brass and "de viento-madera" for woodwind. So would brass instruments be "instrumentos de latones" and woodwinds "instrumentos de viento-maderas"?
Is there a native Spanish speaker out there who has played music with an orchestra (or band) in a Spanish-speaking context who can help me with these terminologies?
Thanks!!
(English) The French horn is a brass instrument.
(Spanish) El corno francés es un instrumento de viento.
Well, I understand that the French horn is a wind instrument, but so are clarinets and flutes. Here's what I get when I try woodwind instruments:
(English) The clarinet is a woodwind instrument.
(Spanish) El clarinete es un instrumento de viento.
Same thing. I understand that "viento" means "wind". But I would assume that there must be a distinction used by musicians in Spanish speaking countries between brass and woodwind instruments.
I have tried playing with different combinations of the words "brass" and "woodwind" and the best I can come up with is "latón" for brass and "de viento-madera" for woodwind. So would brass instruments be "instrumentos de latones" and woodwinds "instrumentos de viento-maderas"?
Is there a native Spanish speaker out there who has played music with an orchestra (or band) in a Spanish-speaking context who can help me with these terminologies?
Thanks!!