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The Back Room => The Diner => Topic started by: rhomboid on May 11, 2011, 01:05:39 PM

Title: Uncommon instruments
Post by: rhomboid on May 11, 2011, 01:05:39 PM
Gemscorno, blown on the wider bore:

http://www.youtube.com/v/RENsuG4yA1k
Title: Re: Uncommon instruments
Post by: DavidW on May 11, 2011, 01:21:25 PM
Sounds lovely, I had to look it up... looks like the gemshorn is an ocarina made from the horn of a goat. :)

Welcome to the forum btw.
Title: Re: Uncommon instruments
Post by: Sylph on May 11, 2011, 01:44:38 PM
Gemshorn. Used by Karl Jenkins on his Adiemus CDs.

http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/gemshorn.htm

Other similar instruments:

http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html

Title: Re: Uncommon instruments
Post by: Rinaldo on May 11, 2011, 03:51:17 PM
Take your pick.. (http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/features/feature_partch.html)
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