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Conch shells
The conch is the archetype of the whole lip reed family of instruments. When humans first walked out…
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Animal horns
Like the conch, humans have adapted the body parts of animals they hunted for food and worshiped them…
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Etruscan lituus
The lituus originated in the Etruscan civilisation, which ruled most of central Italy from about 750 BC, until…
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Uzbek Karnay
The karnay is a ceremonial brass trumpet two metres long and is the national instrument of Uzbekistan. The…
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Alphorn
The origins of the alphorn are lost in the mists of time, but we know both from fragmentary…
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