Musical instrument

Musical instrument comprising a mouthpiece and an elongated body connected to the mouthpiece, the elongated body comprising a plurality of finger contacts, wherein

• a) the plurality of finger contacts comprises a first set of contacts that are arranged in such a way that they may be simultaneously contacted by the little finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger of the right hand;
• b) the plurality of finger contacts comprises a second set of contacts that are arranged in such a way that they may be simultaneously contacted by the little finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger of the left hand;
• c) the plurality of finger contacts comprises a first thumb contact that may be contacted by the thumb of the right hand simultaneously with the finger contacts of the first set of contacts;
• d) the plurality of finger contacts comprises a second thumb contact that may be contacted by the thumb of the left hand simultaneously with the finger contacts of the second set of contacts;
• e) the musical instrument comprises a tone generator controlled by the plurality of finger contacts, in such a way that
• a first set of successive half tones are generated under control of the second set of contacts when the first thumb contact is operated;
• a second set of successive half tones are generated under control of the first set of contacts when the second thumb contact is operated,
• a third set of successive half tones are generated under control of the second set of contacts when the first thumb contact is freed;
• and
• a fourth set of successive half tones are generated under control of the first set of contacts when the second thumb contact is freed.