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Sip some tea and put on some Chopin and you'll be fine.
Here's an interesting one:
The Norwegian hardanger fiddle. I have some recordings of it via the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, but I can't access them at the moment. Grieg transcribed a number of hardanger folktunes for piano in his Op. 72, "Slåtter."
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Sorin Eushayson wrote:
The Norwegian hardanger fiddle. I have some recordings of it via the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, but I can't access them at the moment. Grieg transcribed a number of hardanger folktunes for piano in his Op. 72, "Slåtter."
Looks quite similar to a regular fiddle to me. What makes the sound so different? What tracks in the LOTR soundtrack have this fiddle. I own all three soundtracks so I can upload samples if need be.
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I had a listen to a few of the clips. The serpent would have its uses for outdoor music like the Fireworks to add some beef to the bottom end of the wind band. On it own in these clips however it did not sound that appealing, but it sounded much better with the orchestra in the concerto. Surprisingly convincing as a concerto intrument.
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Rod Corkin wrote:
I had a listen to a few of the clips. The serpent would have its uses for outdoor music like the Fireworks to add some beef to the bottom end of the wind band. On it own in these clips however it did not sound that appealing, but it sounded much better with the orchestra in the concerto. Surprisingly convincing as a concerto intrument.
I agree. I imagine it's a rather difficult instrument to learn though.
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Sorin Eushayson wrote:
It sounds surprisingly similar to a horn.
Doesn't it? The design is really very similar to a horn's. Same type of mouthpiece, the body is similar (if a bit convoluted). The keyholes are more like that of a recorder though.
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Handel's apparent thoughts on the Serpent from gfhandel.org
The first time the serpent [a large, serpentine horn] was used in concert, at which Handel was in the habit of presiding, he was so disgusted with the powerful coarseness of it tones, then he called out with rage,
"Vat [What] de diffil [devil] be dat?"
On being informed that it was an instrument called a serpent,
"O!" he replied, "de serpent! - aye - but it not be de serpent vat [that] seduced Eve."
Here is an interesting painting by Johann Zoffany: the family musical ensemble of Granville Sharp They played a lot of different (and a bit heterogeneous) instruments! Among that there is a serpent
Granville Sharp (the guy in green jacket at the center of the painting) is deservedly famous for having been one of the most prominent campaigners against slave trade and slavery.
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Brine wrote:
Here is an interesting painting by Johann Zoffany: the family musical ensemble of Granville Sharp They played a lot of different (and a bit heterogeneous) instruments! Among that there is a serpent
Granville Sharp (the guy in green jacket at the center of the painting) is deservedly famous for having been one of the most prominent campaigners against slave trade and slavery.
Looks like we've got the serpent, a lute (or at least a lute like instrument), a cello, and whatever it is in the center of the painting that the young lady is playing.
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I wonder what was composed for this instrument..
Behold the Japanese War Tuba!
Actually they were devices for acoustically locating incoming aircraft, but they look like you could get a tune out of them, if someone could blow hard enough...
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