Ocarina

A blow instrument made of clay, porcelain, wood or stone, it is one of the oldest instruments in the world. The oldest ocarina found was about 12,000 years old. The use of ocarina in western countries dates from the nineteenth century, and its original form, created in the Mayan culture, was perfected by the Italian Giuseppe Donati in the mid-nineteenth century. The name of the ocarina derives from its shape being similar to the body of a duck, in Italian “Oca”.
Most of its shape is oval with a small protrusion that serves as a mouthpiece, having between four and twelve finger holes. The sound is produced by directing air through the edge / nozzle, causing the passage of air in the instrument to vibrate and thus emit sound. Ocarinas can be made with or without holes, which can be placed anywhere on the body, the size of the hole which determines the notes and their pitch. When all the finger holes are closed, the ocarina acts like a stopped tube, sounding like this, one octave lower than a similar sized flute.
There are ocarinas of different shapes and sizes. When played together, it produces an effect similar to the flute record of an organ. By itself it is a very imperfect instrument and of weak resources.