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Hydraulophone

A hydraulophone is a tonal acoustic musical instrument played by direct physical contact with water (sometimes other fluids) where sound is generated or affected hydraulically. The hydraulophone was described and named by Steve Mann in 2005, and patented in 2011. Typically, sound is produced by the same hydraulic fluid in contact with the player's…

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Relationships to other instruments

Woodwind instrumentPipe organPhysical statesIdiophoneXylophone
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Installations

Chicago Children's MuseumThinkeryLegoland CaliforniaSydney Olympic ParkBaylor University
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Types and basic operation

Siren diskReedsFippleEmbouchure
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12-jet diatonic

DiatonicPolyphonicMonophonicallyBraille
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Classification
Water · Woodwater · Single-reed · Double-reed
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
NaN (Hydraulophone)

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Types and basic operation

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12-jet diatonic

45-jet chromatic / concert

Cold weather

Percussion hydraulophone

Installations

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Hydraulophone

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Triples86
Avg. degree1.95
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Hydraulophone

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related to Installations · 24
Hydraulophone → African Lion Safari, Austin, Australia, Baylor University, Canada, Carlsbad, Centre, Chicago, Chicago Children's Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark, Examples, Experimentarium, Legoland California, Ontario, Ontario Science Centre, Splashtones Music, Sydney, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic, Thinkery Children's Museum
related to Types and basic operation · 7
Hydraulophone → Blocking, Hydraulophones, Mann's, Some, The, They, Those
related to Themed · 6
Hydraulophone → An, Aquatune, As, Carlsbad California, Legoland, This
related to World's largest · 6
Hydraulophone → Canada's, It, Ontario Science Centre, Presently, This, Toronto's
Classification · 4
Hydraulophone → Double-reed, Single-reed, Water, Woodwater
related to Cold weather · 4
Hydraulophone → Greek, Hydraulophones, In, This
related to External links · 4
Hydraulophone → Hacked Gadgets, Science Centre, Splashtones, Teluscape
related to Markings · 4
Hydraulophone → A-minor, Because, Braille, The
related to Percussion hydraulophone · 4
Hydraulophone → However, Most, The WaterHammer Hydraulophone, WaterHammer
related to Piano · 4
Hydraulophone → Hydraulophones, On, Pianos, Whereas

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water hydraulophones one sound diatonic finger instrument organ embouchure notes range play hole similar pipe player holes flute instruments use

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HydraulophoneClassificationWater1.00infobox
HydraulophoneClassificationWoodwater1.00infobox
HydraulophoneClassificationSingle-reed1.00infobox
HydraulophoneClassificationDouble-reed1.00infobox
HydraulophoneHornbostel–Sachs classificationNaN (Hydraulophone)1.00infobox
Hydraulophoneis atonal acoustic musical instrument played by direct physical contact with water0.90text
Hydraulophoneis aAquatune located at the main entrance to the Legoland waterpark in Carlsbad California0.90text
Hydraulophonelocated inthe outdoor plaza of the Ontario Science Centre0.90text
Hydraulophonerelated to 12-jet diatonicMany0.60section
Hydraulophonerelated to 12-jet diatonicThe0.60section
Hydraulophonerelated to 12-jet diatonicWhen0.60section
Hydraulophonerelated to 45-jet chromatic / concertWhereas0.60section

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