 Ocarina-like instruments have been made since ancient times. Because they are usually an enclosed resonator, unlike a whistle or flute, they cannot be overblown to product a second octave. They are made in a great variety of shapes and from many different materials. In one particular shape, the ocarina is commonly called a "sweet potato". In 19th century Italy, different sizes of ocarinas were used in ocarina bands. Our ocarinas are glazed ceramic with 6 holes. Traditionally ocarinas are worn around the neck. For this purpose, our ocarinas come with a braided leather strap.
(left) Bass pitched in D
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$
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| (middle) Alto pitched in G |
$ 14.00 |
| (right) Soprano pitched in D |
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12.00 |
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Fun with the Ocarina
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"This is the pocket sized wind instrument which anyone can learn. Easy fingering charts are pictured on each page."
8x5 1/2 size, 29 pages, 25 tunes, staple binding, $3.95 |
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Ocarina: Instructions and Tunes
By George Kelischek
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“Tonal range is limited to one octave and a minor third at best. Fortunately the range of folk tunes seldom exceeds one octave. Thousands of tunes from many periods and from many cultures are therefore playable on any ocarina.”
4 1/4 X 5 1/2 size, 20 pages, 24 tunes, staple binding. $2.95 |
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The Original Clarke Penny Whistle was so named because street urchins and itinerant performers used to get a penny for playing to passers by. Made of tin wrapped around a wooden mouthpiece block. Fingering chart and playing instructions included. Pitched in D.
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Deluxe Tinwhistle Songbook
By Patrick Conway
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“Ireland’s Patrick Conway has collected 71 favorite Irish ballads, hornpipes, jigs and reels and transcribed them for the D tinwhistle. Guitar chords are shown for each piece.”
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 size, 88 pages, 71 tunes, glue binding. $6.95 |
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The Whistler’s Pocket Companion
By Dona Gilliam and Mizzy McCaskill
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“The penny whistle stems from a long line of early wind instruments, and belongs to a class of flutes called ‘fipple flutes’.” “This book contains over 150 delightful tunes in a colorful variety of musical styles. Classical, folk, and Irish melodies are presented with guitar chords shown.”
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 size, 125 pages, 150 tunes, glue binding. Book and CD $14.95 |
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