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Morphology: Tuba
Culture: German
Dates: 1850-1915
Description: The tuba is the largest brass instrument and is used to produce the lowest pitched notes. This example was probably from Germany or Austria. This type of tuba is known as a…

Morphology: Trumpet
Location: Germany
Culture: German
Dates: 1842-1915
Description: Trumpets are used to play the highest range of notes in the brass family and might date back to at least 500 AD(comma) if not earlier. This trumpet was made by…

Morphology: Tambourine
Location: Spain
Culture: Spanish
Dates: 1900-1968
Description: This tambourine consists of a rounded wood frame with small pairs of metal jingles(comma) called zils(comma) and a skin drumhead. The tambourine is a very old…

Morphology: Castanets
Location: Spain
Culture: Spanish
Dates: 1950-1968
Description: These castanets consist of two pairs of wooden concave shells joined on an edge by string. To play(comma) one pair would be held in each hand and clicked…

Morphology: Cretan Lyra
Location: Crete(comma) Greece
Culture: Greek
Dates: 19th-20th century
Description: The common Cretan lyra is a three stringed violin-like instrument played with a bow. It consists of a pear shaped body with two…