The Turkish whistle and the bagpipes, the reed whistle, clarinet and the horn. From this intriguing list, we can see that this time around the instruments selected from the extremely rich array of Hungarian folk instruments will be of the wind variety. Adding names to the shapes, forms, colours, sounds and moods will be Mihály Borbély and some of his talented musical friends, as well as the series host and presenter, Zoltán "Batyu” Farkas. Authentic live music and expert musicians: a sure recipe for an entertaining educational experience.
Wind instruments are played with the help of human breath being blown through the nozzle of the particular instrument type. While the clarinet is widely used in Gypsy and village brass bands, it can also be played independently as a pastoral instrument. The modern tárogató is sometimes known as the Schunda tárogató, named after József Schunda, who also reinvented the cimbalom. While the reed of this instrument is similar to that of a clarinet, the body is shaped like an oboe and it has a conical bore. Its upper register bears a trumpet-like, metallic sound, while its upper register produces a soft, lamenting sound. Mihály Borbély and friends will provide live musical accompaniment to the show. There is surely no more authentic guide than the versatile multi-instrumentalist Borbély, for whom it makes no difference what kind of material we give him to play: he is a virtuoso of the saxophone, clarinet, tárogató, recorder, ocarina, dvojnice and the tambora, the latter a member of the string family. In addition to Hungarian folk music, he is at home in the worlds of Balkan folk and jazz. His companion, host Zoltán "Batyu” Farkas, another Artist of Merit, also understands the language of children: a folk dancer/choreographer, he is also noted for his teaching work.
Age: 8-12 year
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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