What is Ocarina?
[[File:Ten-hole ocarina small.png|right]] An '''ocarina''' is a kind of [[flute]] that is not made out of a tube. Because the ocarina is in a [[round]] or [[box]]-like shape, its sound is a little different from other flutes. ==History== [[File:Ocarina SopranoF AltoC.jpg|right|205px|thumb|Ocarinas from Japan.]] The ten-hole ocarina was first made by Giuseppe Donati, in [[Italy]], in 1853. Instruments like the ocarina had been made for hundreds of years before that in [[South America]], [[China]], and [[Africa]].<ref name=historyocarinaforest>{{cite web | publisher = ocarinaforest.com | title = History of the Ocarina | url = http://ocarinaforest.com/info/ocarina-history/ | accessdate = 2012-12-30 | archive-date = 2013-03-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130313064537/http://ocarinaforest.com/info/ocarina-history/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> In Europe, a form called the [[gemshorn]] was made in the 16th century. The gemshorn was made from an animal horn. In the 19th century, groups of ocarina players, with different sized ocarinas, played [[classical music|classical]] and [[folk music]]. Italian ocarinas became known throughout the world, because of this. In the [[United States]] the ocarina was called the [[sweet potato]], because its shape is like a sweet potato. In 1928, the [[Japan]]ese began making ocarinas. They added two small holes to the old kind of ocarinas. Japanese 12-hole ocarinas can play a larger scale than 10-hole ocarinas. {{Clear}} ==English Ocarina== [[File:Pendant4ocarina.gif|left|150px|thumb|The English ocarina was first made in the 1960s by John Taylor.]] In the 1960s, the English ocarina was invented. It has four finger holes, and may have one or two thumb holes. English ocarinas are made in many shapes. {{Clear}} == Other websites == * [http://ocarinaforest.com Ocarina Knowledge Pages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623024054/http://ocarinaforest.com/ |date=2013-06-23 }} - All About Ocarinas ==References== {{reflist|2}} [[Category:Flutes]]