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- Melodica abstract "The melodica, also known as the pianica, blow-organ or key-flute, is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodion and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole, allowing air to flow through a reed. The keyboard is usually two or three octaves long. Melodicas are small, light, and portable. They are popular in music education, especially in Asia.The modern form of the instrument was invented by Hohner in the 1950s, though similar instruments have been known in Italy since the 19th century.The melodica was first used as a serious musical instrument in the 1960s by composers such as Steve Reich, in his piece titled Melodica (1966) and jazz musician Phil Moore, Jr., on his 1969 Atlantic Records album Right On. Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal developed a technique consisting of singing while playing the melodica, resulting in a wide tonal and harmonic palette. It is associated with Jamaican dub and reggae musician Augustus Pablo who popularized it in the 1970s. It was featured on the 1972 No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit single, "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites. In the 1980s, electronic rock band New Order featured the melodica prominently, in songs such as "Truth," "Your Silent Face," "Love Vigilantes,", "Hurt" and "In A Lonely Place". Also the melodica provided the base melody line in the song "And We Danced" by The Hooters. The "virtual band" Gorillaz have used them heavily throughout their career, most notably on their first full length studio album. Melodicas have also been used in indie folk music by artists such as Rabbit of Steam Powered Giraffe and Paul Duncan of Warm Ghost, and Emmanuel Del Real of Café Tacvba. Additionally, the melodica is used by pop, alternative and electronica multi-instrumental and vocal artists such as Happy Tom.".
- Melodica thumbnail Melodica.jpg?width=300.
- Melodica wikiPageID "58907".
- Melodica wikiPageRevisionID "603525945".
- Melodica background "keyboard".
- Melodica classification Aerophone.
- Melodica classification Free_reed_aerophone.
- Melodica classification Wind_instrument.
- Melodica description "Recording of a Clavietta melodica playing traditional Irish music, "Rakes of Kildare", played by Troy Banarzi".
- Melodica developed "1950.0".
- Melodica filename "Melodica rakesofkildare.ogg".
- Melodica format Ogg.
- Melodica hasPhotoCollection Melodica.
- Melodica header "Clavietta melodica".
- Melodica hornbostelSachs "412.132".
- Melodica hornbostelSachsDesc Aerophone.
- Melodica hornbostelSachsDesc Free_reed_aerophone.
- Melodica imageCapt "A Hohner melodica".
- Melodica name "Melodica".
- Melodica range "Usually 2 or 3 octaves".
- Melodica related Accordion.
- Melodica related Harmonica.
- Melodica related Pump_organ.
- Melodica related Yu_(wind_instrument).
- Melodica title "Solo melodica recording".
- Melodica subject Category:Free_reed_aerophones.
- Melodica subject Category:Keyboard_instruments.
- Melodica type Artifact100021939.
- Melodica type Device103183080.
- Melodica type Instrument103574816.
- Melodica type Instrumentality103575240.
- Melodica type KeyboardInstrument103614532.
- Melodica type KeyboardInstruments.
- Melodica type MusicalInstrument103800933.
- Melodica type Object100002684.
- Melodica type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Melodica type Whole100003553.
- Melodica comment "The melodica, also known as the pianica, blow-organ or key-flute, is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodion and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole, allowing air to flow through a reed. The keyboard is usually two or three octaves long. Melodicas are small, light, and portable.".
- Melodica label "Escaleta".
- Melodica label "Harmonijka klawiszowa".
- Melodica label "Melodica".
- Melodica label "Melodica".
- Melodica label "Melodica".
- Melodica label "Melodica".
- Melodica label "Melódica".
- Melodica label "Mélodica".
- Melodica label "Мелодическая гармоника".
- Melodica label "الميلوديكا".
- Melodica label "口風琴".
- Melodica label "鍵盤ハーモニカ".
- Melodica sameAs Melodica.
- Melodica sameAs Melódica.
- Melodica sameAs Mélodica.
- Melodica sameAs Melodika.
- Melodica sameAs Melodica.
- Melodica sameAs 鍵盤ハーモニカ.
- Melodica sameAs 멜로디언.
- Melodica sameAs Melodica.
- Melodica sameAs Harmonijka_klawiszowa.
- Melodica sameAs Escaleta.
- Melodica sameAs m.0g2dz.
- Melodica sameAs Q512191.
- Melodica sameAs Q512191.
- Melodica sameAs Melodica.
- Melodica wasDerivedFrom Melodica?oldid=603525945.
- Melodica depiction Melodica.jpg.
- Melodica isPrimaryTopicOf Melodica.