- published: 25 Jul 2011
- views: 247611
The alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a wooden natural horn of conical bore, having a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece, used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere. Similar wooden horns were used for communication in most mountainous regions of Europe, from the French Alps to the Carpathians.
For a long time, scholars believed that the alphorn had been derived from the Roman-Etruscan lituus, because of their resemblance in shape, and because of the word liti, meaning Alphorn in the dialect of Obwalden. There is no documented evidence for this theory, however, and, the word liti was probably borrowed from 16th–18th century writings in Latin, where the word lituus could describe various wind instruments, such as the horn, the crumhorn, or the cornett. Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner used the words lituum alpinum for the first known detailed description of the alphorn in his De raris et admirandis herbis in 1555. The oldest known document using the German word Alphorn is a page from a 1527 account book from the former Cistercian abbey St. Urban near Pfaffnau mentioning the payment of two Batzen for an itinerant alphorn player from the Valais.
Alphorn players, International Alphorn Festival, 2011
Take in the beautiful scenery of Le Creux-du-Van, Switzerland as Arthur Henry blends beatboxing with his didgeridoo playing styles on the Swiss alphorn. Special thanks to Julien Ledermann. To see more videos from Julien Ledermann: http://www.julienledermann.com/ To check out more of Arthur's beatboxing: https://www.youtube.com/user/KoQaBeatbox Shot 100% on the HERO4® camera from http://GoPro.com. Get stoked and subscribe: http://goo.gl/HgVXpQ To license clips from this video go to https://licensing.gopro.com For more from GoPro, follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gopro Twitter: https://twitter.com/gopro Instagram: https://instagram.com/gopro Tumblr: http://gopro.tumblr.com/ Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/gopro Vine: https://goo.gl/m3nQz7
weiterer Clip mit Scotish Pipes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpr8pIHzFuU Alphorn spielen aufm Berg macht jeder. Aber im nächtlichen Parkhaus Paul ...? Die hammermäßig hallige Akustik verlangte einfach nach einer Zugabe :-) Spontane Session der Begleitmusiker nach dem Auftritt von Jumper&Preu;ß im Paul-Theater in Straubing. Und für alle die, die glauben, man könnte das nicht mehr toppen, gibts noch einen zweiten Teil mit nem ebenso ungewöhnlichen Blasinstrument... Gefilmt ebenso spontan, "quick&dirty;" ohne Kamera-Rig aus der Hand - bitte daher die teilweise etwas hängende Fokussierung zu entschuldigen ;-)... Important Note: To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com
Das Alphorntrio Bärgsunne spielt "Dresden 2008"
The alphorn is a 12-foot-long wooden folk instrument traditionally played by Swiss shepherds to communicate across mountain valleys. Now musicians in cities are embracing it. WSJ's Edward Taylor reports. (Sept. 23)
508 alphorn players on the Gornergrat ridge breaking the world record for the largest alphorn group performance.
Le « Quatuor suisse de cor des Alpes » été constitué en 1991 par Jozsef Molnar, cor-solo honoraire de l'Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne.
Zu teuer? Wir machen was! Zum Schweizer Nationalfeiertag bekommt Hans ein Schweizer Nationalsymbol geschenkt: ein Alphorn. Und was ist Ihnen zu teuer? Foto auf www.zuteuer.ch hochladen und mit etwas Glück erhalten Sie es günstiger oder sogar gratis.
My life is born in pain
Pain weaves fragile threads into dreams,
Skies that are annihilated by
The infinity of the galaxy
Infinity, man's unsolved riddle in eternity
But the fairytale of our life
That became reality
Will never be destroyed
Our hands tied together
For a harsh life
When we met on a cold winter's night
Where only stars witnessed our happiness
Lay three red roses on my grave
They are for you once you follow me
Then I will wait by the gate
Which I was denied in my youth
The roses are three words