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I'm really confused by the aulos... How does such a short pipe produce these low notes? By the looks of it I would expect it to sound two octaves higher.
by enriquto 2y ago
I'm really confused by the aulos... How does such a short pipe produce these low notes? By the looks of it I would expect it to sound two octaves higher.
- alamortsubite 2y agoIndeed. The first aulete touches on this. He mentions the bore of his deer-bone pipes is larger than that of later double-pipes, which were made of wood, and when the second aulete plays the latter, the pitch is notably sharper. Not a thorough explanation of the perceived disparity, but the instruments might also seem a bit shorter on video than they actually are.