Evolution Of Musical Instruments

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In January this year I visited a temporary exhibition about the evolution of different musical instruments. It was like a trip back in time as I could not only see some old instruments from two centuries ago, but there were photos as well, from the time when the first cameras were available for those eager to try them out.

These instruments have been collected carefully over the years from all parts of the world and represent the musical instruments of many cultures.

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The room had an old and mysterious vibe and I felt that the minute I stepped in. Like time stopped centuries ago and I was taking a trip back in time.

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Dancer with a drum

Photo taken in 1955, in Huon Island, Australia.

I suppose drums, string instruments and wind instruments were the most common, back in those days. It was easier to make them I suppose as these instruments were made manually by artisans.

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I'm sure you've seen many drums, I've seen a few in my life too, but have never seen a drum in form of a sand glass. Looks like it was made of wood. It's from the end of the 20th century. Considering the age of these instruments, most if not all were locked in these glass boxes to protect them from any damage. Some visitors don't have any consideration and damage can happen quickly. The presence of glass made my job much harder, but I understand the need.

The other drum on the left is from Tanzania and it dates back to the end of the 19th century.

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I took a photo from the other side, so you can see these sand glass drums as well. The one on the left it's from Liberia, from the middle of the 20th century.

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Although reflection ruined my photo, this is an interesting one as the sepia photo I photographed was made in 1896 in Cairo, Egypt.

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Another photo of a photo, just as bad as the previous one, but I wanted to show you the instrument the lady (or man, can't really figure out which one it is) was using. It's a Karagas shaman from East Siberia, in 1909.

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Liberian musicians from 1936.

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There were more drums here, one more interesting than the other. These are from Israel, Egypt, Bolivia, Chile and China, from the 19th and 20th century.

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Drummers from Sri Lanka. Photo taken in 1900.

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To complete the collection, here there were a few more drums.

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I'm sorry for the bad light but there was no way to get a better photo. I wanted to show you the design of this drum. Whoever made this drum was a real artist. The decoration of the drum is something to pay attention to.

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Looking at how many types of drums I saw here alone, I was wondering how many types of drum exist in the world. I think only God knows.

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To make things interesting for every age category, there was this box with these instruments you could try out. I'm not a kid anymore, but could not resist trying out the xylophone and I can tell you, the sound coming out of it was more than lovely. I can imagine school kids when they visit. They most likely have a lot of fun.

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The last one was this. I don't know what it is called, but makes a very loud sound and was used to notify people. This was set up for visitors, it was free to use.

So, have you ever seen such musical instruments? Do you recognize any of these? I hope so :)

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These are beautiful musical instruments, although I've seen some of these musical instruments because we have them alot here in my country expecially the drums. But it will be so nice seeing those things again there are some I've not even see before but with the help of your post I'm happy to have knowledge about it.

They are all so beautiful 😍 I'm glad i came across this 🥰 and thanks for sharing these beautiful post.

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I'm glad you recognized a few. The truth is, there are so many, from every corner of the world. But that can only be good as we all learn, right?

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice evening :)

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Looking at how many types of drums I saw here alone, I was wondering how many types of drum exist in the world.

😅😅😅😅 Honestly, I also wonder same.

I think it is much more easier to make traditional drums than to make the stringed instruments (I'm thinking like an ancient man).

Probably, during their time, since most of them were hunters, it was easy to kill animals, and to use the skin to make something interesting... Viola!!! They made drums. And, i bet they became creative in their construction of the drums 😅 using different animal skins, combining them, and different construction types. So creative.

Lovely pictures, I hope to one day visit a musical museum. I wonder why I haven't gone, yet.

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I think it is much more easier to make traditional drums than to make the stringed instruments (I'm thinking like an ancient man).

Most likely you're right.

I saw so many strange instruments at this exhibition, so my guess is that everything that made a nice sound was developed into a musical instrument :)

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Some of the musical instruments here arw quiet familiar while i am seeing some for the first time. Thanks for sharing.

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Glad to hear that and thanks for stopping by.

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The usual lot of beautiful instruments. Last time there was one from Turkey. In the last photo I think it's some kind of bell. I've seen a lot of things like that in the movies. The photos are excellent, even with the reflections.

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Thank you my friend. I was hoping to find one from Turkey in this batch, but there was none for you 😀. However, these were interesting too. Have a nice evening and don't eat too much sweets.

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Hi @erikah! What a spectacular place and what a thrill to be able to see all these musical instruments up close. I congratulate you

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Hello @tiaene, nice to see you again. Indeed it was a nice experience.

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Thanks @erikah! For me it's a great pleasure to enjoy your posts, besides interesting they are very attractive. Regards

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The kinds of drums that are being shown in the pictures are like the typical African drums that we make use of here

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You're the second to say that, so I suppose these are similar. Good to know :)

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These are very cool. It's somethings to see unique older instruments of this kind. I seen an old drum not sure of the age at a Native American Museum. It was the only instrument there though. I was more interested in the other things like arrow heads, bows, tomahawks, and other things. I've never been to an all out musically instrument museum but I think I would enjoy.

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This exhibition was brought from Hungary I believe and was dedicated exclusively to musical instruments. It was very interesting. You can't see such musical instruments elsewhere.

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A fantastic article as usual coming from you @erikah friend!... You're a great "integral" author / creator!... Thanks for sharing!

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Wow, this is such a fascinating collection of musical instruments! As someone from Ghana, I can definitely relate to the beauty and diversity of those African instruments. It's incredible to see how these instruments have evolved over time, and how they vary across different cultures and regions.


A friend of mine saw this as I was scrolling down, and he thought it was the ones we use here. They are almost the same.

One instrument that caught my eye was the sand glass drum - I've never seen anything like it before! It's amazing to think that people were creating such unique instruments even in the 20th century. And the intricate designs on the drums from Israel, Egypt, Bolivia, Chile and China are truly works of art.

Thanks for sharing!

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These drums are not native here. I mean we have drums but it is not particularly characteristic of our culture and these are not the types of drums you see here.
There were so many types of drums at this exhibition and most likely there were many from Africa.

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Wow, that's really an extraordinary photo of a classical musical instrument, I can see how people who lived in ancient times really enjoyed playing their music through these musical instruments

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Using these instruments were the only way to create music, so you can imagine their creativity.

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This is probably why my Grandad, with his limited knowledge of the world (bless him) used to call countries like these "Bongo Bongo" land. Then immediately we'd here my mum saying,

"Dad, you can't say that, it's so Racist" lol

I've always liked the dancing and the drums, I must admit!

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Lol, your grandad must have been a funny man. Some cultures and continents have drums, others don't so I suppose that's why we associate these instruments with different cultures.

When I looked at these instruments at the museum, I was thinking of Africa as that's what we see in documentaries. Then I had a look at the description and saw they came from Israel, Egypt, Bolivia, Chile and China :)

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Australia too (I think!) Aboriginal culture is very tribal too!

Grandad was the best. Like a second dad to me, albeit racist as hell. He was in the war fighting in Africa. So err, yeah, enough said lol

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Woaaah there's a lot of drums in different sizes, colors, types and they are made using different materials.

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Yes, there were all kinds of drums from all over the world.

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I only seen one kind those with red color in the side and white at the top being used by drummers in a school parade

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Those drums are old and I think I have seen some of those drums here. Feel good to see them again after a long time. It's played by those trained to do it. When professionals do the playing then you'll definitely enjoy those drums. The Liberia musicians are giving their best as the children are just looking at them. Music is life. Thanks for sharing

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