ocarina
Sign in to saveThe ocarina (otherwise known as a potato flute) is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from clay or ceramic, but other materials are also used, such as plastic, wood, glass, metal, or bone. The Italian Ocarina was invented in 1853 by 17-year-old Giuseppe Donati, who also gave it the name ocarina. Donati handmade each ocarina from clay, with anything from 7 to 10 finger-holes and a spout for a mouthpiece.
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The ocarina is a small wind instrument made from clay or other materials, featuring a rounded body with finger holes and a mouthpiece that you blow into to produce sound. Invented in Italy in 1853 by Giuseppe Donati, it remains a simple and accessible musical instrument that people have used for creating music for over 170 years.
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- Instrument.name
- Ocarina
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- 2016-01 Ocarina front.jpg
- Instrument.caption
- A mono-chamber 12-hole ocarina
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 421.221.42
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- Vessel flute with duct and fingerholes
- Instrument.classification
- Wind, woodwind, aerophone
- Instrument.related
- Xun, slide whistle, tin whistle, molinukai
- Instrument.sound sample
- thumb|Carnival of Venice (song)|Carnival of Venice – ocarina played by Mosé Tapiero
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Uses
- Types
- Gallery
- Musical performance
- Tone production and acoustics
- Musical notation and tablature
- Articulation
- Similar instruments
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The ocarina (otherwise known as a potato flute) is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from clay or ceramic, but other materials are also used, such as plastic, wood, glass, metal, or bone. The Italian Ocarina was invented in 1853 by 17-year-old Giuseppe Donati, who also gave it the name ocarina. Donati handmade each ocarina from clay, with anything from 7 to 10 finger-holes and a spout for a mouthpiece.
== History == left|180px|thumb|Giuseppe Donati, Italian inventor of the modern ocarina, with his work