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  2. Ocarina - Wikipedia

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    Both the Maya and Aztecs produced versions of the ocarina, but it was the Aztecs who brought to Europe the song and dance that accompanied the ocarina. The ocarina went on to become popular in European communities as a toy instrument. [1] Ocarina, c. 1900, Museu de la Música de Barcelona. One of the oldest ocarinas found in Europe is from ...

  3. Giuseppe Donati - Wikipedia

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    Giuseppe Donati (2 December 1836 – 14 February 1925) was an Italian musical instrument maker who invented the ocarina, a ceramic wind instrument based on the principle of a Helmholtz resonator. [1] Donati was born in Budrio. [2]

  4. Runik ocarina - Wikipedia

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    The Runik ocarina is the oldest ocarina found in Europe. [1] It was found in the village of Runik , Skenderaj , Kosovo . It dates back to at least 8000 years ago, and it is the earliest prehistoric musical instrument ever recorded in Kosovo and the Balkans.

  5. Hand flute - Wikipedia

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    If the space between the hands is made smaller or the opening made larger, the pitch becomes higher: the principles are the same with an ocarina or Helmholtz resonator; see vessel flute for details of the acoustics. The best hand flute players have a range of up to 2.5 octaves. [2]

  6. Ocarina (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    An ocarina is an ancient wind musical instrument. Ocarina may also refer to: Ocarina, a music-making app; The Ocarina, a 1919 German silent film; Ocarina Networks, a technology company; Ocarina (Adventure Time), an episode of Adventure Time "The Ocarina", a song by Irving Berlin

  7. Aztec death whistle - Wikipedia

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    The whistle was discovered after the 1999 excavation of an Aztec temple at the Tlatelolco site, in Mexico City by archaeologists, revealed the remains of a 20-year-old sacrificial victim clutching various musical instruments, among them a small ceramic skull-shaped whistle. [2]

  8. Ukulele - Wikipedia

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    The ukulele (/ ˌ juː k ə ˈ l eɪ l i / ooh-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ]), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. [1] [2] [3] The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction ...

  9. Pan flute - Wikipedia

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    The siku is an Andean pan flute This pan flute from the Solomon Islands is made from bamboo bound with reeds and rope. A pan flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). [1]