Conch (US: /kɒŋk/ konk, UK: /kɒntʃ/ kontch), or conque, also known as a "seashell horn" or "shell trumpet", is a wind instrument that is made from a conch...
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Conch (US: /kɒŋk/ konk, UK: /kɒntʃ/ kontch) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a...
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Miami, Florida "Conch", Patti Smith poem in kodak (book) The Conch, an album by the band moe Conch (instrument), a musical instrument made from a seashell...
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Shankha (redirect from Shakha, conch)
A shankha (Sanskrit: शंख, romanized: Śankha, lit. 'conch') has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. In Hinduism, the shankha called panchajanya is...
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blown conch shell. Percussive techniques can even be applied to the human body itself, as in body percussion. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such...
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Shofar (category Ancient Hebrew musical instruments)
their orchestration. Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer Church bells Conch (instrument) Erkencho Shankha Shofar blowing Bukkehorn "shofar". Oxford English...
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much of the discussion above regarding families of brass instruments. Alphorn (wood) Conch (shell) Didgeridoo (wood, Australia) Natural horn (no valves...
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Grouping of musical instruments, Tang dynasty Chinese musical instruments are traditionally grouped into eight categories known as bā yīn (八音). The eight...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conque may refer to: Conch (instrument), a wind instrument made from a conch shell Abraham ben Levi Conque (1648 – after 1689)...
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List of aerophones by Hornbostel–Sachs number (redirect from List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 4)
distinct beak) The body of the pipe is not tubular but vessel-shaped Conch (instrument) (if played like a flute) Jug Xun. 421.2 Flutes with duct or duct...
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Horagai (category Japanese musical instruments)
陣貝) are large conch shells, usually from Charonia tritonis, that have been used as trumpets in Japan for many centuries. The instrument, which has served...
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This is a list of musical instruments, including percussion, wind, stringed, and electronic instruments. AlphaSphere Audiocubes Bass pedals Continuum...
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A signal instrument is a musical instrument which is not only used for music as such, but also fit to give sound signals as a form of auditive communication...
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The shō (笙) is a Japanese free reed musical instrument descended from the Chinese sheng, of the Tang dynasty era, which was introduced to Japan during...
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Earring (redirect from Conch piercing)
industrial piercing, helix piercing, orbital piercing, daith piercing, and conch piercing. In addition, earlobe stretching, while common in indigenous cultures...
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History of the trumpet (category History of musical instruments)
fusus, and the strombus or true conch, though the term "conch-shell trumpet" is generally applied to all instruments of this type. The spiral interior...
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Traditional French musical instruments, known as instruments traditionnels in French, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of France...
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Pūtātara (category Musical instrument stubs)
in the Far North. It is often blown in guest welcoming ceremonies. Conch (instrument) "Putatara (shell trumpet)". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand...
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Panchajanya (category Mythological musical instruments)
Panchajanya (Sanskrit: पाञ्चजन्य, IAST: Pāñcajanya) is the shankha (conch) of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, one of his four primary attributes. The...
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Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical musics of Vietnam. They comprise a wide range...
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(ปี่ใน) - standard leading instrument used in the piphat ensemble Pi nok (ปี่นอก) Trae (แตร) - metal horn Sang (สังข์) - conch shell horn; also called trae...
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Hindu iconography (section Conch)
hold a special conch, Panchajanya, that represents life as it has come out of life-giving waters. In the story of Dhruva the divine conch plays a special...
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Titanostrombus galeatus (redirect from Giant conch)
Eastern Pacific giant conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their allies. It...
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both even and odd harmonics. Instruments having a conical, or approximately conical, bore include: Alphorn Bassoon Conch shell Cornet Dulcian Euphonium...
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Punta (section Instruments)
calabash rattles called shakkas (chaka) and conch-shell trumpets. The two principle Garifuna instruments are single-headed drums known as the primera...
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bey prabauh) - oboe with cylindrical bore Saing - conch horn Slek - tree leaf used as a wind instrument Tro (ទ្រ) - fiddle Tro Khmer (ទ្រ ខ្មែរ) - three-string...
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Foundation (2003). Cook is also an avid conch shell musician, including the ancient conch-shell Peruvian instrument known as pututus. Cook is a founding...
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are no valves as on a trumpet) 423.12 – the instrument is tubular, rather than being a conch-type instrument 423.121 – the player blows into the end of...
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improved singing through innovative use of traditional instrument, the conch-shell trumpet. The conch-shell band preserve German Lutheran hymnody. Gisuwat...
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gourds. Conch shells were also used as hom. A small hole was drilled at the apex of the shell's spire, through which the musician blew. Many Maya conch trumpets...
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