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Small piano with drop action stickers manufactured from around 1930 to the early 1990s. Catalog context: small drop action piano. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include drop action,…
Whirring, spinning disks of many shapes, sizes and materials. When blown on, they also create a well of different humming sounds. Catalog context: Māori taonga pūoro humming discs. Public catalog…
Chamber ensemble of three players (one piano, one violin, one cello). Catalog context: ensemble of violin, cello and piano. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include ensemble, piano, strings,…
Developed as early as the 1500-hundreds and used for mail-carrier signalling, it was coiled (usually just once) and valveless. Catalog context: Post-signalling valveless coiled brass. Public catalog clues linked to…
The piccolo oboe is the smallest and highest pitched member of the oboe family. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique…
A prepared piano is a piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers. Public catalog clues…
Chamber ensemble of five players (flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano). Originally required for Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire, it became a fairly common combination for 20th century classical groups. Catalog context:…
Tenor member of the garifuna drum group. Catalog context: Tenor garifuna drum. Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include membranophone, needs image. This guide turns the available catalog record…
Public catalog clues linked to this instrument include fixme, generic. This guide turns the available catalog record into a serious starter pathway: setup, sound production, technique priorities, listening research, self-checks,…
Developed in Warszaw, Poland, it is used in folk music. It has two foot-operated bellows attached via metal/brass pipe; its body-bellows are only used for accents. Catalog context: Polish foot-pedal…