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The Origins of the Harmonica

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The Origins of the Harmonica

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  1. The Origins of the Harmonica

  2. Introduction Suppose the harmonica is an instrument of a relatively recent invention (first part of the 19th century). In that case, its principle, that of the free reed, is extremely original and undoubtedly one of the keys to its success goes back very far in time (about 3000 years old) and space (Far East). But the "operating principle" of the instrument does not of course mean similarity.

  3. THE PRINCIPLE OF FREE REEDS The reed is one of the aerophones, instruments invented by men since the dawn of time to reproduce the human voice or the sounds of nature. De facto, the principle of the reed reproduces the natural system that allows man to speak, sing, and emit sounds. The vocal cords act as reeds.

  4. THE FAR EASTERN HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT: KHÊNE AND SHENG Several Chinese bas-reliefs, statues, or statuettes dating from the first millennium BC represent musicians of the imperial court or the entourage of powerful nobles playing a kind of gourd surmounted by five pipes which are named shengs.

  5. The khene player blows into an orifice located in a block of wood which partly envelops all the pipes. On each pipe, at the place enclosed in this block, a rectangular opening has been made on which is a free reed cut from a rectangle of bamboo or metal. The khês have between eight and sixteen pipes of different lengths.

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