Melodica - Wikipedia

The melodica is a free-reed instrument similar to the pump organ and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a ... Melodica FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Free-reedinstrument FortheEPbyBlackalicious,seeMelodica(EP).FortheNeilZazaalbum,seeMelodica(album). MelodicaHohnermelodicaKeyboardinstrumentClassification Wind;freereedaerophoneHornbostel–Sachsclassification412.132(Free-reedaerophone)Developed1950sPlayingrange Usually2or3octavesRelatedinstruments accordion,harmonica,pumporgan,yu Themelodicaisafree-reedinstrumentsimilartothepumporganandharmonica.Ithasamusicalkeyboardontop,andisplayedbyblowingairthroughamouthpiecethatfitsintoaholeinthesideoftheinstrument.Pressingakeyopensahole,allowingairtoflowthroughareed.Thekeyboardusuallycoverstwoorthreeoctaves.Melodicasaresmall,light,andportable.Theyarepopularinmusiceducation,especiallyinAsia. ThemodernformoftheinstrumentwasinventedbyHohnerinthe1950s,[1]thoughsimilarinstrumentshavebeenknowninItalysincethe19thcentury.[2] Contents 1Use 2Types 2.1Woodenmelodicas 3Alternativenames 4Twohands 5Gallery 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks Use[edit] Themelodicawasfirstusedasaseriousmusicalinstrumentinthe1960sbycomposerssuchasSteveReich,inhispiecetitledMelodica(1966).[3]Brazilianmulti-instrumentalistHermetoPascoaldevelopedatechniqueconsistingofsingingwhileplayingthemelodica,resultinginawidetonalandharmonicpalette.[4]ItisassociatedwithJamaicandubandreggaemusicianAugustusPablowhopopularizeditinthe1970s,[5]andmorerecentlywithJonBatiste,whoisoftenseenplayingtheinstrumentonTheLateShowwithStephenColbert. Types[edit] Layoutofamelodicakeyboardwiththreeoctaves(36keys) Solomelodica(0:46) ClaviettamelodicaplayingIrishtraditionalmusic,"RakesofKildare",playedbyTroyBanarzi Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. Melodicasareclassifiedprimarilybytherangeoftheinstrument.Melodicaswithdifferentrangeshaveslightlydifferentshapes. Sopranoandaltomelodicasarehigher-pitchedandthinnersoundingthantenors.Somearedesignedtobeplayedwithbothhandsatonce:thelefthandplaystheblackkeys,andtherighthandplaysthewhitekeys.Othersareplayedlikethetenormelodica. Tenormelodicasarealower-pitchedtypeofmelodica.Thelefthandholdsahandleonthebottom,andtherighthandplaysthekeyboard.Tenormelodicascanbeplayedwithtwohandsbyinsertingatubeintothemouthpieceholeandplacingthemelodicaonaflatsurface. Bassmelodicasalsoexist. TheAccordinaaka'ChromaticButtonMelodica',generallymadeofmetal,usesthesamemechanismandreedsasatraditionalmelodica.Thekeyboardisreplacedwithabuttonarrangementsimilartoachromaticbuttonaccordion'skeyboard. Woodenmelodicas[edit] Althoughthemajorityofmelodicasaremadeofplastic,somearemadeprimarilyofwood.DarenBanarsëmakesmelodicaswithacombinationof3Dprinting,woodwork,andhigh-qualityItalianreeds. Thesereedsrespondbettertoairflow,stayintunelonger,andallowamorebalanceddynamicwithinchords.[6]Hiswoodeninstrumentsare“professional-looking”and“backedupbyahigh,crisptonesimilartothatofanaccordion”.[7]TheSoundElectracorporationmakestheMyLodica,awoodenmelodicadesigned"...toproduceawarmerrichersoundthanthatofitsplasticrelatives."[8]TheVictoriaAccordioncompanyinCastelfidardo,Italy,producesarangeofwoodenmelodicasandaccordinasthattheymarketunderthenameVibrandoneon. WoodenmelodicabyDarenBanarsë(2019)madewithzebranowood,aluminiumandnylon Alternativenames[edit] Themelodicaisknownbyvariousnames,oftenatthewhimofthemanufacturer.Melodion(Suzuki),Triola(Seydel),Melodika(Apollo),Melodia(Diana),Pianica(Yamaha),Melodihorn(Samick),Diamonica(Bontempi),Pianetta(Guerrini),facepiano,andClavietta(Borel/Beuscher)arejustsomeofthevariants.Whenarecordingtechnicianunfamiliarwiththemelodicacalledita"hooter",thebandTheHooterstookthatastheirname.[9]HohnerMelodicaSoprano:rightside,keyboardandbottomviews Twohands[edit] Playedhorizontally,withtwohandsandanairtube. Playedvertically,withtwohandsandanairtube. Melodicacanbeplayedwithtwohandsemployinganairtube.Toblowair,afootpumpcanalsobeused.[10][11][12] Gallery[edit] ASuzukimelodion Hohneraltomelodica Melodicabeingplayedvertically,withoutairtube Patentdrawingforaccordina Accordinabeingplayed DonaldFagenwithaYamahaPianicain2007 Seealso[edit] Accordion Claviola Couesnophone Harmonica Melodicainmusic MelodicaMen Pumporgan References[edit] ^MissinP(2004)."ABriefHistoryofMouth-BlownFreeReedInstruments:MelodicaFamily".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2013-09-26.Retrieved2013-07-03. ^"Vibrandoneon".Duskyrecords.nl.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2016-08-22.Retrieved2013-07-03. ^"SteveReich–Melodica".Boosey&Hawkes.1966-05-22.Retrieved2013-07-03. ^HermetoPascoal–RebuliçoonYouTube ^KlimentandWatchtel(2007)."AugustusPablo".Retrieved2013-07-03. ^"/curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/file/8085525e-d294-4ea7-adbb-27f5d00f64b0/1/Binder%202.pdf"(PDF).{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^"YouWon'tBelievethisBeautifulMelodicaIs3DPrinted|Make:".Make:DIYProjectsandIdeasforMakers.2015-08-05.Retrieved2021-05-27. ^"Mylodica".Melodicas.com.Retrieved2013-07-03. ^Darling,John(2000).What'sinaName?–TheBookofBands.Xlibris.ISBN 978-0-595-09629-9. ^"OscarBettison–Composer:LosAngelesTimes".www.oscarbettison.com. ^BlowKeyboardwithfootpump,usingwinecask/botabag,cork,tubesandapump,inasimilarwaytofeetbagpipes. ^BlowkeyboardbagpipemodinmagazineMake Externallinks[edit] MediarelatedtoMelodicasatWikimediaCommons Melodicaworld vteReedaerophonesDoublereedCylindricalbore Balaban Chirimia Duduk Guan Piri Conicalbore Bassoon Bombard Englishhorn Gralla Hne Kèn Oboe Oboed'amore Piston Rhaita Shawm Sopila Taepyeongso SinglereedCylindricalbore Alboka Arghul Chalumeau Clarinet Diplica Launeddas Mijwiz Pibgorn Reclamdexeremies Sipsi Xaphoon Zhaleika Conicalbore Aulochrome Heckel-clarina Heckelphone-clarinet Octavin Saxophone Tárogató FreereedSingle Bawu Bullroarer Partyhorn Pitchpipe Sneng Sets Accordion Claviola Concertina Couesnophone Harmonica Chromatic Diatonic Richter-tuned Tremolo Gourdmouthorgan Hulusi Khene Lusheng Mangtong Melodica Organetto Physharmonica Pumporgan Saenghwang Sheng Shō Triola Yu Other Bore Quadruplereed Reed Tonehole AuthoritycontrolNationallibraries Germany Japan Other MusicBrainzinstrument Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melodica&oldid=1073187832" Categories:FreereedaerophonesKeyboardinstrumentsHiddencategories:CS1maint:url-statusArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataArticleswithhAudiomicroformatsCommonscategorylinkisonWikidataArticleswithGNDidentifiersArticleswithNDLidentifiersArticleswithMusicBrainzinstrumentidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages العربيةCatalàČeštinaDeutschEspañolEsperantoEuskaraفارسیFrançaisGaeilge한국어HrvatskiBahasaIndonesiaItalianoעבריתJawaMagyarNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiPortuguêsRomânăРусскийSicilianuSimpleEnglishSuomiSvenskaไทยTürkçeУкраїнська中文 Editlinks