Microhammer Jaw Harp KONTAKT 英文版 CD

TheJew'sharp,jawharp,mouthharp,orOzarkharp,trumpandjuice
harp,isthoughttobeoneoftheoldestmusicalinstrumentsinthe
world;amusicianapparentlyplayingitcanbeseeninaChinese
drawingfromthe4thcenturyBC.DespiteitscommonEnglishname,
andthesometimesusedJew'strump,ithasnoparticularconnection
withtheJewishpeopleorJudaism.ThisinstrumentisnativetoAsia
andusedinalltr??ibesofTurkishpeopleinAsiawhereitis
variouslyreferredtoasatemirkomuz,agizkomuzuorgubuz.The
instrumentisknowninmanydifferentculturesbymanydifferent
names.ThecommonEnglishname“Jew'sHarp”iscontroversialandis
avoidedbymanyspeakers.Anothernameusedtoidentifytheinstru-
ment,especiallyinscholarlyliterature,istheolderEnglishtrump,
whileguimbarde,derivedfromtheFrenchwordfortheinstrument,
canbefoundinunabridgeddictionariesandisfeaturedinrecent
revivalefforts.

WerecordedtheJew'sHarpin-depthbyrecordedalltheresonance
layersandround-robinonecouldhumanlygetoutofthiswonder.In
additionalwedidtonsofmoreuniqueFX.Butthemostprominent
partofthelibraryisourfancy“wordbuilder”forit…its
actuallycoolerthenawordbuilder…Wesampledalllettersinthe
alphabet(AZ)andnumbers(1-10)…Butwait…THEREISMORE…We
alsoincludedtheDanishletters?,?and?intotherecordings,
sincethereisahugecommunityofScandinavianJawHarpcomposers
eagerlyawaitingthisrelease.