What musical instruments do you have?

[C5Says]

it's a group of string instruments that usually plays folk music but can play classical as well. from what i recall it was only introduced to the Philippines but since it was adapted flawlessly it seemed that it originated from the Philippines.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=91clyHlC6mY

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jvnXsL4Atm8

Flight of the Bumblebee
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o7eT3VpnGEc

Poet and Peasant
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AQLzpvars3o

[Krummhorn]

Hi C5,

Thanks for the wonderful explanation and musical examples

[marval]

C5

That was very interesting, and the music was lovely.

Thank you


Margaret

[C5Says]

@Krummhorn
You're welcome. I was looking for others played by Mr. Espejo like The Four Seasons but I guess they were not recorded. Besides the recorded ones at YouTube were takes from cellphones, I believe. I was able to witness them (with little kids as young as 8) personally at Villa Escudero (a very fine resort that captures the ambiance of Philippine culture; also the most collection of antiques and artifacts in the whole archipelago; life-sized dioramas were built by my stepdad that includes collection of real stuffed jungle animals; they even have a skeleton of a whale and a shrunken head as small as my fist) in Tiaong, Quezon. If you come here, I highly recommend going there. I'd like to go back there but I can't afford it.

[chromaticism]

Let's see, I've got an old locally made acoustic upright piano (tuned A = 437 Hz), a Korg X5 (this is currently for sale), a classical guitar (in standard tuning), an electric guitar and steel-string guitar (all tuned G2, D3, A3, E4, B4, F#5), plastic soprano and alto recorders, a 3-octave melodica, and my old computer loaded with softsynths, samples, and sequencing/notation software.

[intet_at_tabe]

Being the best air-drummer this world has ever known. Two old drum sticks belonging to the Danish jazz drummer Mr. Alex Riel and my comb

[C5Says]

Being the best air-drummer this world has ever known. Two old drum sticks belonging to the Danish jazz drummer Mr. Alex Riel and my comb

We used to use a comb for music when we were kids!

[Krummhorn]

Ha ha, Intet-at-tabe,

At least you never have to worry about the neighbors complaining when you practice.
I remember those days too of the comb and wax paper - a poor mans kazoo of sorts

[C5Says]

Does a candy wrapper count? I can play one octave.

[intet_at_tabe]

Ha ha, Intet-at-tabe,

At least you never have to worry about the neighbors complaining when you practice.
I remember those days too of the comb and wax paper - a poor mans kazoo of sorts

Krummhorn

Exactly sir, and you may play as loud as you wish for doing whirls on the 5 toms in front of me, no one will ever know. But it sounded like Steve Gadd or Dave Weckl. At one time, I even did "The Song Is You" by the Standards Trio, with brother Jack DeJohnette on the drums, and suddenly, while looking around in my living room the "audience" applauded me. Until I realised it was my turntable playing the live album

Thank you for the word kazoo, my old and tired brain (Yes, I do have one) out of ordinary function, couldn´t remember - kazoo. But I still have the comb always with me in my back pocket of the trousers. You never know when the chance comes to - sit in on a set

[intet_at_tabe]

Does a candy wrapper count? I can play one octave.

C5Says - A "candy wrapper" is for amateurs, you should know this .

In 1972, I did an improvisation while Maria Callas was in Copenhagen to the song: The barber from Sevilla. She asked me afterwards to tour with her.

It has to be wax paper on the comb. Besides 1 octave is nothing at all, any substitute on the comb can do this, I did in the best of my days 5 - easily rehearsing.

[C5Says]

C5Says - A "candy wrapper" is for amateurs, you should know this .

In 1972, I did an improvisation while Maria Callas was in Copenhagen to the song: The barber from Sevilla. She asked me afterwards to tour with her.

It has to be wax paper on the comb. Besides 1 octave is nothing at all, any substitute on the comb can do this, I did in the best of my days 5 - easily rehearsing.

I can also use my hands cupped together
I just have to catch my breath every measure.

[intet_at_tabe]

C5says

Well, that´s much better than the blasfemy you entered about the "candy wrapper".

Even combs have emotions .

Cupped hands on the other hand (sorry hands) are Okay. I do feel with you about catching the breath though. To blow with cupped hands you need the lungs of an elephant, no identical comparison to you C5says as a person of huge improvised humor and wisdom.

[C5Says]

C5says

Well, that´s much better than the blasfemy you entered about the "candy wrapper".

Even combs have emotions .

Cupped hands on the other hand (sorry hands) are Okay. I do feel with you about catching the breath though. To blow with cupped hands you need the lungs of an elephant, no identical comparison to you C5says as a person of huge improvised humor and wisdom.

You are very kind

[intet_at_tabe]

You are very kind

That´s my name. Tell me C5Says something very personal, a very private question I would never ask anyone else. How much coffee did you have this morning?