FUN FACT For those interested, the group which still plays the ocarina in the traditional italian septet formation mentioned at the beginning of this video is named "Gruppo Ocarinistico Budriese" (G.O.B.), and not Grupo Arcanistro Bardese. The more you know
Besides the dunking of the ocarina in water and the smashed one *wince* Your facts are spot on. Hope to see more videos of history and of you playing the ocarinas on your own.
I know it's a bit of a nitpick but the creator of the "modern ocarina" is written and pronounced Giuseppe Donati. In the video his name is pronounced in a French way (I think), but he was Italian. Little fun fact, the group mentioned, the Gruppo Ocarinistico Budriese, is from Budrio, so both the hometown of Giuseppe Donati and his creation. Also the ocarina and its smaller versions remained part (even if in small part) of Emilia-Romagna folk music (the italian region where Budrio is in).
Major ocarina nerd here: there are some nitpicks to be had here, because I have too much time on my hands and know way too much about these instruments. First is that the xun (pronounced shoo-in actually) is possibly not an ocarina. It depends on classification, but it has no fipple and is blown un the same way as a typically flute, which adds a very different tone as well as allowing overtones that cannot exist in ocarinas. Discussing pendant ocarinas, it's important to mention specifically "English pendant ocarinas" which have less holes but still a very similar range to typical transverse ones. I would disregard any advice for cleaning ocarinas in this video. DO NOT submerge a ceramic ocarina in water. Ever. There's no point. Do not wipe it down with anything scented like a baby wipe. Cleaning out the windway with paper is fine when necessary, but there is generally no reason to sanitize or deep clean an ocarina. One major part of ocarina history that this video greatly skips over is the history of the ocarina in Asia. The ocarina still remains a pretty obscure folk instrument in most of Europe, but they are much bigger in parts of Asia, particularly Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. These countries have the most ocarina manufacturers. The twelve hole transverse, now the most common type of ocarina, was invented in Japan. For anyone looking for really cool ocarina performances, I recommend looking up videos of the Seoul Ocarina Festival, which I believe is an annual event. Music specifically written for or featuring the ocarina is obscure and hard to find, but some current composers who write music for the ocarina are You XueZhi and David Erick Ramos. Celtic Jigs also sound great on the ocarina.
just to add,with ever age of technology, technology of musical instruments match that age. what is obvious then, is the ocarina is of clay and pottery.as opposed to bronze and metal, electrical mechanical and digital technology i also want to point out, italy is just a depository for western history and culture.certain the ocarina existed well before italy was a country. the sound of the ocarina is practically timeless and ancientpractically the first instrument of man,after the voicethats how im thinking of ot at least
Why do some folks settle for mispronouncing words/names when they can instead make the effort to learn those words/names? We were denied speaking Spanish in school and forced to speak English correctly. Hmm... it's not difficult to learn the language/dialect. Anyway, "Hernan" is actually pronounced "errh-NAHN". The world is getting smaller.
So that's why I keep seeing Zelda Ocarinas everywhere.
FUN FACT For those interested, the group which still plays the ocarina in the traditional italian septet formation mentioned at the beginning of this video is named "Gruppo Ocarinistico Budriese" (G.O.B.), and not Grupo Arcanistro Bardese.
The more you know
Semplice da imparare.
Fácil para aprender.
Leicht zu erlernen.
Easy to learn.
Excellent video…you answered a lot of questions l had especially the “Zelda” connection and cleaning the instrument.
Thanks.
Why hasn't this guy have a million subs already.This a history sorta and I love history and ocarinas so much so this caught my interest
Thanks my dude
Deeper voice
Great presentation! Very informative, I enjoyed watching it.
Fun fact:
The first Nintendo game to feature an ocarina was Mother 1 for the Famicom or EarthBound Beginnings as it's known in the West.
Besides the dunking of the ocarina in water and the smashed one *wince* Your facts are spot on. Hope to see more videos of history and of you playing the ocarinas on your own.
Thanks! Why can't ocarinas be submerged in water? I did some research and they said it was fine as long as you didnt keep it in for too long.
You did an amazing presentation dude! This was excellently done you’ll do amaizng
Uhuhuh great job dude!!! Thanks for the info and thanks for the fun!!!^^ You're very funny and that's really awesome! Congrats dude, great job!!!! =D
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Seriously, this is amazing! I'm honestly surprised by the low amount of views.
Thanks bro!
Yeah, BRO
Cool never knew this
I know it's a bit of a nitpick but the creator of the "modern ocarina" is written and pronounced Giuseppe Donati. In the video his name is pronounced in a French way (I think), but he was Italian.
Little fun fact, the group mentioned, the Gruppo Ocarinistico Budriese, is from Budrio, so both the hometown of Giuseppe Donati and his creation. Also the ocarina and its smaller versions remained part (even if in small part) of Emilia-Romagna folk music (the italian region where Budrio is in).
I know about the ocarina from Mannhine Steamroller band. That was way before Zelda games.👴
Sad, really, that no one talks about this instrument unless it’s to do with Zelda.
Neat
I like the flute, but the sound of ocarina is the best.
helped me with my project :D
Major ocarina nerd here: there are some nitpicks to be had here, because I have too much time on my hands and know way too much about these instruments. First is that the xun (pronounced shoo-in actually) is possibly not an ocarina. It depends on classification, but it has no fipple and is blown un the same way as a typically flute, which adds a very different tone as well as allowing overtones that cannot exist in ocarinas. Discussing pendant ocarinas, it's important to mention specifically "English pendant ocarinas" which have less holes but still a very similar range to typical transverse ones.
I would disregard any advice for cleaning ocarinas in this video. DO NOT submerge a ceramic ocarina in water. Ever. There's no point. Do not wipe it down with anything scented like a baby wipe. Cleaning out the windway with paper is fine when necessary, but there is generally no reason to sanitize or deep clean an ocarina.
One major part of ocarina history that this video greatly skips over is the history of the ocarina in Asia. The ocarina still remains a pretty obscure folk instrument in most of Europe, but they are much bigger in parts of Asia, particularly Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. These countries have the most ocarina manufacturers. The twelve hole transverse, now the most common type of ocarina, was invented in Japan. For anyone looking for really cool ocarina performances, I recommend looking up videos of the Seoul Ocarina Festival, which I believe is an annual event.
Music specifically written for or featuring the ocarina is obscure and hard to find, but some current composers who write music for the ocarina are You XueZhi and David Erick Ramos. Celtic Jigs also sound great on the ocarina.
The photos are fucking hilarious 😂😂😂😂
That bumps no bs
THANKS
lol
I've been playing the ocarina for five years..Why am I even watching this- Great video though!
do NOT touch the fipple
@@tastypastry4322 To this day, I never touched it, the fipple must be left alone.
1:25 play that same exact ocarina while watching this video
Do NOT touch the fipple!!!
The Smule sounds more like a Theramin to me.
When you've touched the fipple to see how it completely silences the ocarina.
just to add,with ever age of technology, technology of musical instruments match that age.
what is obvious then, is the ocarina is of clay and pottery.as opposed to bronze and metal, electrical mechanical and digital technology
i also want to point out, italy is just a depository for western history and culture.certain the ocarina existed well before italy was a country.
the sound of the ocarina is practically timeless and ancientpractically the first instrument of man,after the voicethats how im thinking of ot at least
4:08 LOL THAT BE PHONE
I suggest History of the Theremin.
Ah is what he said at the beginning of the vid but i did to saying “ ah another vid like this”
Kewl, i use a night by noble myself
My music teacher played this video in my class 10/10
Cool
What was the song playing when all the stick figures start dancing in between sections?
its in the desc
Why do some folks settle for mispronouncing words/names when they can instead make the effort to learn those words/names? We were denied speaking Spanish in school and forced to speak English correctly. Hmm... it's not difficult to learn the language/dialect.
Anyway, "Hernan" is actually pronounced "errh-NAHN". The world is getting smaller.
I've been wanting an ocarina since I was like 16 and I finally bought one off amazon yesterday close to 5 years later... Yes I'm a zelda fan girl
You remind me of gradeaundera
coincidence i think not!
Smile?
Ha! I'm not a "fresa". Bad assumption made by Scarlett Ramos.
Yoyoyo who is watching this for Lawrence art center
yall are what now
I hate you for breaking it.
6:12 HAHA DAT DOGGY!!!!!!!