Even if you’re a music student, chances are that you may have never heard about the Ocarina music instrument before. But in recent times, several folk and ancient music instruments are making a comeback (thanks to Hollywood movies & popularity of gaming), including the Ocarina.
And its not a toy (many feel that way). Its a proper music instrument, and several music albums also exist where the music has been played on the Ocarina.
The ocarina is an ancient wind musical instrument (shaped somewhat like a fish) and is played like a flute. A typical ocarina has an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece.
An Ocarina is also known as “Sweet Potato”.
Traditionally, ocarina were made from clay or ceramic, but its also common to see ocarina made from other materials like plastic, wood, glass or metal (Ocarinas were also made of animal horns; for example, the medieval German gemshorn.)
The Ocarina instrument has played an important role in Chinese music. Its also used in other cultures.
These are easy to play instruments and even children can learn simple tunes on these.
Zelda Playable Ocarina
Remember seeing or playing the greatest game ever made – Zelda: The Ocarina of Time? Now you can play this ceramic twelve hole musical ocarina instrument that looks and plays just like the one you saw in the Zelda video game. You also get a book of songs to that you can learn to play on this Ocarina.
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure video game series (and a popular one) from Nintendo. In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, playing instruments is a core part of the game.
The resurgence of Ocarinas during the last decade has largely been due to this Nintendo video game.
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