Ocarina is diverse and has undergone many improvements
07-04-2024
Ocarina is diverse and has undergone many improvements
Ocarina in other parts of the world has a long history. In early South America, the Aztecs and Mayans made Ocarina 2,500
years ago to imitate the singing of birds and play simple music. After development, Ocarina made by Mayans in the 5th and 6th
centuries BC could play a complete scale, and its main function was to decorate it and wear it on the body in the 6th
century. The Ocarina in Europe was brought from America by the invaders, and Mexican Aztec artists often performed all over
Europe, which made more people know this instrument. In the early 14th century, the British made the Ocarina with antelope
horns. In 1860, Ocarina production factory was established in Italy. In the mid-19th century, a 10-hole Na Di shaped like a
gosling was invented, which was popular in the United States in the early 20th century and was called "sweet potato".
Japanese Akita Kawataka improved the Italian Ocarina from ten holes to twelve holes, which are still in use today. During
World War II, the U.S. military invented the plastic eight-hole Ocarina to alleviate the yearning for relatives and the pain
of war; British mathematicians invented the Ocarina with four holes, which can play an octave, and later improved it into the
Ocarina with seven holes, which is now the Ocarina with four holes and six holes.
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