The world of music is rich not only in classic piano and violins. Throughout the globe, there are tools created by people in search of new sound effects and unique melodies. In this article, we present to your attention the ten most amazing and unusual musical instruments.
- Waterphone: Water and metal tool: Waterphone is a metal bowl with rods of different lengths and water level inside. The musician can extract mystical sounds by moving the onion through the rods or immersing them in water. This tool is often used in cinema to create a mysterious atmosphere.
- Glass Harmonica: Music of crystal rings: Invented by Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century. The tool consists of a series of glass bowls of different diameters installed on the axis. The musician rotates the wheel and touches with wet fingers to the bowls, exciting pure and “ghostly” sounds.
- Theremin: Invisible touches: One of the first electronic tools controlled without physical contact. Two antennas perceive the position of the musician’s hands: one regulates the height of the tone, the other - the volume. The sound resembles the voice of aliens from science fiction.
- Sharpsichord: Solar automaton: A bulky mechanism with a perforated map panel on which notes are read. It is driven by solar energy. Serves as an example of a mechanical synthesizer before the appearance of electronic technologies.
- Cristal Baschet: Glass glass symbiosis: Bastei inventors invented this tool in the 1950s. Faes and glass plates resonate, and sound waves are enhanced by metal cones. The sound resembles a mixture of violin and glass bell.
- Hang Drum: Metal "Frisby": He appeared in Switzerland at the beginning of the XXI century. Two hemispheres of steel form a delicate and warm sound. They play with their palms, creating rhythms that evoke a meditative state.
- Gravikord: Electro -African harp: The modern version of the African swing-cord. It has a string structure on a light frame of aluminum and strings from aviation alloys. It is connected to an amplifier to create exotic sound landscapes.
- Pyrophone: Fiery Organ Enchantment: The organ in which the burning flame swaying the stream of gas inside the pipes. Sound is created due to changes in pressure and temperature. The type of instrument fascinates no less than its pulsating music.
- Hangari: Korean clay flute: Traditional Korean hard clay tool. It has a spherical shape and several holes customized with wax. The sound is close to the winds of winds, but with a warmer timbre.
- Taiko Gluier: Drums under vacuum: Experimental Japanese-German project: a wooden drum is connected to a vacuum camera. Changing the pressure inside, the musician regulates the depth and resonance of the blows. It turns out an unprecedented low bass.
These instruments prove: the world of music knows no boundaries. Each of them offers students and performers unique tactile and sound sensations. Travel in the sound worlds and be inspired by the experiments of the masters of unusual instruments!
