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Thread #137614 Message #3148374
Posted By: Mitch the Bass
05-May-11 - 05:56 AM
Thread Name: What is this instrument? Lewes May Day
Subject: RE: What is this instrument? Lewes May Day
I believe mouth organs are free reed -
The Hornbostel–Sachs classifications lists
412 Interruptive free aerophones
412.1 Idiophonic interruptive aerophones or reeds
412.13 Free-reed instruments
412.132 Sets of free reeds.
including -
* Accordion
* Bandoneon
* Concertina
* Harmonica
* Harmonium
* Melodica
* Reed organ
* Sheng
In contrast the serpent is a
423 Trumpet
423.2 Chromatic trumpets - The pitch of the instrument can be altered mechanically
423.21 Keyed trumpets
including
* Cornett (or Cornetto - just one)
* Serpent
I would love to hear the big brother contrabass serpent http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/ujt/ujt2929.html
Mitch