The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone.
A didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical in shape and can measure anywhere from 1 to 2 metres, with most instruments measuring around 1.5 metres. Instruments shorter or longer than this are less common. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument. Keys from D to F♯ are the preferred pitch of traditional Aboriginal players.
There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age, though it is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instrument. Archaeological studies of rock art in northern Australia suggests that the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for about 1500 years, based on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo
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2006-10-09 23:16:22
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answered by saberlingo 3
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As with imagemaking, Aboriginal music also unites consciousness with the invisible laws and energy patterns of nature. Aboriginal art is perhaps most accurately described as a method for gaining knowledge of nature and its invisible Dreaming. An example is the playing of the didjeridoo, a long wooden flute, perhaps the oldest musical instrument on earth.
Traditionally, an Aborigine would go into nature and listen intensely to animal sounds, not just voices but also the flapping of wings or the thump of feet on the ground. The Aborigine would also listen to the sounds of wind, thunder, trees creaking, and water running. The essences of all these sounds were played with as much accuracy as possible within the droning sound of the didjereedoo. For the Aborigine, the observation of nature immediately requires a state of empathy, which leads to am imitative expression."
2006-10-10 00:03:20
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answered by docecil 3
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it's a musical instrument invented by the native people of Australia
the natives are called Aborigines and the instrument is a long cylindrical type of thingy which is played by blowing into it. It makes a low register sound.
2006-10-09 23:04:06
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answered by Kimmy 2
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It's a hollow stick that aboriginal Australians use as a musical insturment. It only plays one note, so the music is sort of an eerie enachated drone. I believe it's mostly eucalyptus... hollowed out by termites, so the aboriginies say it is older than man around since dreamtime.
2006-10-09 22:59:57
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answered by Holden 5
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Australian Aboriginal large wooden or bamboo musical wind instrument
2006-10-09 22:55:06
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answered by ekonha 1
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is an aboriginal musical instrument were you blow in. the sound is amazing!(some ppl play it here in the london underground)! it's usually very long and is decorated.
2006-10-09 23:09:17
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answered by ~maryjane~ 4
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The horn section in an aboriginal band.
2006-10-09 22:56:50
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answered by ccluff1974 2
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Well it is an musical instrument.Used by australian aborigines.A digeridoo makes bagpipes sound like classical music
2006-10-09 23:00:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Whatever it damn well pleases!
2006-10-10 00:45:54
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answered by Alan A 1
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an aboriginal bong !
2006-10-09 22:54:50
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answered by bewdyboris 4
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