trumpets
The amakondere is a type of natural trumpet found in Uganda and Rwanda. Low-pitched instruments are cut from the trunks of the papaw tree and are blown in a straight position through a mouth-hole at the end. In an ensemble of these instruments, each player sounds his single pitch.
trumpets
- Name
- Amakondere
- Field
- musical instrument
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Overview
Overview
These come from the Lugbara and Kebu tribes of the west Nile region. They are played in groups of seven or more. These side-blown horns sometimes have a fingerhole, which is used for grace-note ornaments.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Amakondere • Classification — Aerophone • Hornbostel Sachs — 423.121 • Developed — Pre-colonial, likely 15th–16th century • Related — Bugle, Kakaki, Adungu, Endingidi • Range — Single octave, variable with embouchure • Builders — Busoga artisans, Jinja and Iganga workshops
Primary material
Context
Remarks on the prophetic part of the revelation of St. Trumpets from the tower: English Puritan printing in the Netherlands, 1600-1640 / by Keith L. Woodcut, c. trumpets is recorded as a kind of musical instrument.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Sonic Artefacts of Teotihuacan, Mexico (Horns, Trumpets and Pipes), Acoustics, 2021
Trumpets as Odd Ending or Fitting Closure?, Old Testament Essays, 2026
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Literature
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