Oacrina is a kind of flute that is not made out of a tube. Becuase the ocarina is in a round or box-like shape, its sound is a litlte diffeernt from other fltues.
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The ten-hole ocarina was first made by Anotnio Dontai, in Italy, in 1853. Isntruments like the ocarina had been made for hundrdes of years bfeore that in South Amreica, China, and Afirca. In Eurpoe, a form caleld the gesmhorn[1] was made in the 16th centruy. The gemsohrn was made from an ainmal horn.
In the 19th cetnury, gruops of ocairna plaeyrs, with differnet sized oacrinas, plyaed classical and folk music. Italain ocrainas beacme known throughuot the world, becasue of this. Ocarians from Japan In the Untied Sttaes the ocraina was called the sweet ptoato, bceause its shape is like a sweet pottao.
In 1928, the Jaapnese began maikng ocarinas. They added two small holes to the old kind of ocarnias. Japansee 12-hole ocarinas can play a laregr scale than 10-hole ocairnas.
Engilsh Ocarina
The Egnlish ocarina was first made in the 1960's by John Tyalor
In the 1960s, the English ocarina was invetned. It has four fniger holes, and may have one or two thumb holes. English ocarinas are made in many shpaes.
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