Artists are people with unlimited creativity, from the food and vegetables eaten every day can become a musical instrument that creates a special melody. Let’s follow JS BACH to explore the following strange but real musical instruments in the world. You will definitely be surprised and excited.
List of the World’s Strangest Musical Instruments
1. The theremin
This strange musical instrument does not need to be touched to make sound, instead the player must move his hand closer to the two “antennas” of the instrument. Invented in 1920 by Russian physicist Lev Termen, the theremin was designed in classical music. The Theremin has been popular since the movie “Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey” released in 1994.
2. Stalactite organ
This invention has many strange organs that use all kinds of materials to create sound but the best organ is the stalactite organ. Located in Luray Cave (USA), the stalactite organ is the work that most reminds people of Leland W. Sprinkle. To perfect the invention, he experimented many times, scraping stalactites in the cave and connecting it to the central keyboard.
This 37-note organ has the same operating mechanism as a traditional organ thanks to the transmission system of wires and rubber hammers to create a melodious sound that blends with the space of the cave, making the organ’s sound unique. more special.
3. Vegetable orchestra
The name sounds very funny, but the artists are very serious when playing with these familiar foods. The vegetable orchestra was founded in 1998 in Vienna (Austria). They play a variety of music on fresh vegetables, from pumpkins made into drums to flutes made from carrots. In order not to waste anything, people used the remaining vegetables to make soup to serve to the audience after the performance.
4. Harmonica
The next name among the strange musical instruments in the world is the harmonica, which is made up of 37 cups tied together and has an additional rotating shaft to create a beautiful, melodious sound. In fact, some great composers such as Mozart and Beethoven once played works with the harmonica, but now this type of instrument is no longer popular.
To play this type of instrument, you just need to press your fingers against the walls of the cups like piano keys and enjoy the sounds it brings.
5. Singing Ringing Tree
The organ is built from pipe sections of different lengths. When the wind passes through the pipes, it creates a deep sound that sometimes reaches a pitch of one octave. Original 3 meter towers on a hill in Lancashire (England). Not only is it a sculpture, but it is also a unique musical instrument completed by designers Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu in 2006.
6. Sea organ
This musical instrument building in Zadar (Croatia) includes a system of bellows and horns by famous architect Nikola Bašić. The design was inspired by the Hydraulis – a musical instrument that uses water to push air through a tube to create sound. In Greek times, he created a sea organ with 7 different sounds and 5 tones thanks to the push of ocean waves. Air passes through pipes of various lengths and diameters. Inside there are separate horns, pipes and wires to create low and high sounds.
7. Hydraulophone
As the name suggests, this strange musical instrument produces sound using hydraulics. The instrument gives players a variety of musical experiences by covering the water jets to create different pitches. The Hydraulophone can be considered a hybrid instrument between an underwater flute and a pipe organ. The instrument looks odd, but the sound it produces is not too difficult to hear and is very unique.