Instruments names
bamboo chamber flute bamboo flutes bansuri basin drum bilma clapsticks bolivian wood flute
bolon border pipes bulbultarang cajon chromatic harmonica circle flute clarinet classical flute
congas curved soprano sax daf darbuka didgeridoo djembe duduk from armenia
indian double chamber flute kaen kalimba mbira kaval kora launeddas melodica mezoued
ocarina organpipes overtone flute panflute recorder santoor saw.u scottish tin whistles
straight soprano sax suling indonesian flutes talking drum tambourine tenor saxophone
udu drum zither
Didgeridoo (Indig. Australia)
The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a unique wind instrument of the
Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described
as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists
classify it as an aerophone.
A didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical in shape and can
measure anywhere from 1 to 2 metres with most instruments measuring
around 1.5 metres. Instruments shorter or longer than this are less
common. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch
or key of the instrument. Keys from D to F are the preferred pitch
of traditional Aboriginal players.
There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age,
though it is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instrument.
Archaeological studies of rock art in northern Australia suggests
that the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern
Territory have been using the didgeridoo for about 1500 years, based
on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this
period.
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