The harmonica (or harp, blues harp, mouth organ and blues mouth organ).is a free
reed wind instrument. used in blues and American folk music, jazz, classical music,
country music, rock and roll, and pop music. Increasingly, the harmonica is
finding its place in more electronically generated music, such as dance and
hip-hop, as well as funk and acid jazz.
There are many types of harmonicas; Diatonic, Chromatic, Tremolo,
Orchestral, Bass, Orchestral melody, Chord , ChengGong harmonica and The pitch pipe
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each used for its own specific sound and can be played in many keys and many
types of music.
Related instruments are The concertina, diatonic and chromatic accordions and
the melodica
Main Brands are:
Hohner, Tombo (Lee Oskar and Ultimo), Huang, Suzuki and Hering. |
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