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Oriental Oboes: Zurna Fantasies and Secrets
The ancestor of the modern oboe is the baroque oboe; it is descended from the Renaissance shawm. All of these double-reed woodwinds share several characteristics; a conical bore, double reed,...
Oriental Oboes: Zurna Fantasies and Secrets
The ancestor of the modern oboe is the baroque oboe; it is descended from the Renaissance shawm. All of these double-reed woodwinds share several characteristics; a conical bore, double reed,...
The Ney: The Middle Eastern Flute
One of the oldest forms of flute is the ney, the endblown flute played in slightly varying forms from Morocco to Pakistan. The word is Farsi for reed, and indeed...
The Ney: The Middle Eastern Flute
One of the oldest forms of flute is the ney, the endblown flute played in slightly varying forms from Morocco to Pakistan. The word is Farsi for reed, and indeed...
Olaf Palm: Oil Painter Of Musicians
California artist Olaf Palm has long had a fascination with 17th century Dutch Masters that is evident in his work, which has an old-world feel and favors rich, dark tones...
Olaf Palm: Oil Painter Of Musicians
California artist Olaf Palm has long had a fascination with 17th century Dutch Masters that is evident in his work, which has an old-world feel and favors rich, dark tones...
Hurdy Gurdy History
The hurdy gurdy, known in France as the vielle à roue or vielle for short, is an ancient instrument which is undergoing a modern renaissance in Europe and America. Today's...
Hurdy Gurdy History
The hurdy gurdy, known in France as the vielle à roue or vielle for short, is an ancient instrument which is undergoing a modern renaissance in Europe and America. Today's...
Transverse Flutes: An Overview
One of the most ancient and widespread of musical instruments is the flute. Almost every culture on Earth has some sort of flute; some like the end-blown reed flute ney...
Transverse Flutes: An Overview
One of the most ancient and widespread of musical instruments is the flute. Almost every culture on Earth has some sort of flute; some like the end-blown reed flute ney...
Chinese Flutes
The Chinese have an ancient tradition of making and playing bamboo flutes. Although ocarina like vessel flutes, panpipes, and endblown flutes have been used extensively in China, the most common...
Chinese Flutes
The Chinese have an ancient tradition of making and playing bamboo flutes. Although ocarina like vessel flutes, panpipes, and endblown flutes have been used extensively in China, the most common...