- Source: Dord (instrument)
The dord is a bronze horn native to Ireland, with excavated examples dating back as far as 1000 BC, during the Bronze Age. A number of original dords are known to exist, with some replicas also being built in the late 20th century.
Though the musical tradition of the dord has been lost, some modern performers like Rolf Harris and Alan Dargin believe that it was played in a manner similar to the didgeridoo (with circular breathing and shifts in timbre) and have applied that technique to modern fusion music. The Irish musician Simon O'Dwyer attempted to recreate a historically accurate dord in the late 20th century.
A number of sources associate a mythical hunting horn, called the Dord Fiann, with Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna of Irish mythology.
See also
Carnyx, another type of Celtic trumpet which has been revived
Dowris Hoard, a Bronze Age find which contained a number of horns
Further reading
O'Dwyer, Simon (2004). Prehistoric Music of Ireland (Revealing History). ISBN 0752431293.
O'Dwyer, Simon; Cullem O'Dwyer, Maria C. (2015). Ancient Music and Instruments of Ireland and Britain. ISBN 978-1514175378.
Eichmann, Ricardo; Koch, Lars-Christian (2015). Musikarchäologie: Klänge der Vergangenheit, Issue 15. Theiss. ISBN 978-3-8062-3007-9.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dord (instrument)
- Dord (disambiguation)
- Horn (instrument)
- Carnyx
- Contrabass trombone
- Trumpet
- Roman tuba
- Ashik
- Fionn mac Cumhaill
- IIT Kanpur
