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The ocarina (otherwise known as a potato flute) is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute.[1] 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 ocarina belongs to a very old family of instruments, believed to date back over 12,000 years.[2] Ocarina-type instruments have been of particular importance in Chinese and Mesoamerican cultures. For the Chinese, the instrument played an important role in their long history of song and dance. The ocarina has features similar to the xun (塤), another important Chinese instrument (but is different in that the ocarina uses an internal duct, whereas the xun is blown across the outer edge).[3] In Korea, the xun is known as the hun (Korean: 훈; Hanja: 壎). In Japan, the xun is known as the tsuchibue (土笛, lit. 'earthen f

Ocarina - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wind instrument For other uses, see Ocarina (disambiguation) . Ocarina A mono-chamber 12-hole ocarina Classification Wind , woodwind , aerophone Hornbostel–Sachs classification 421.221.42 ( Vessel flute with duct and fingerholes) Related instruments Xun , slide whistle , tin whistle , molinukai Sound sample Carnival of Venice – ocarina played by Mosé Tapiero Sound of an ocarina An E major (in concert pitch) scale, followed by a rendition of Frère Jacques . This is a home-made six-hole English pendant ocarina. Problems pl

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