Ocarina is also translated as ocarina flute, ocean xun, tile xun, earth flute, drum flute, etc. Since the ocarina is made of different materials, the timbre and properties are not exactly the same. The ocarina made of clay has a soft sound, while the ocarina made of porcelain clay has a clear and sweet sound. The sound of the purple sand ocarina is crisp and bright, while the sound of the black pottery is somewhere between the smoked ocarina and the porcelain ocarina.

Voice range division:

Ocarina is divided into treble ocarina, alto ocarina and bass ocarina. The symbol for soprano ocarina is S. Soprano ocarinas include ocarina in C key, ocarina in F key, and ocarina in G key, which are SC, SF, and SG respectively. The symbol for alto ocarina is A. Alto ocarinas include ocarina in C key, ocarina in F key, and ocarina in G key, which are AC, AF, and AG respectively.

Extended information

Compound ocarina includes double-tube ocarina, three-tube ocarina and four-tube ocarina. Complex means more. Due to the limited range of the ocarina, when playing music beyond its range, in addition to using flutes of different keys, you can also choose to use a double-tube ocarina.

A double-tube ocarina is a conventional ocarina with one or more additional tubes added. The main part is called the main pipe, and the additional part is called the accessory pipe. The four-tube ocarina has four independent sound tubes. Their range is close to four octaves, and the treble range reaches the highest range of the piano. The range of the BC four-tube ocarina has completely covered the range of the "seven-piece set" .

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