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Funny Instruments

1. Mahler Hammer

The name given to the instrument in Mahler's Sixth Symphony described by Mahler as meant to be "brief and mighty, but dull in resonance and with a non-metallic character (like the fall of an axe)" ... basically a big wooden hammer hit against a big wooden platform.

Added by danalynn4thwin on November 3, 2015| Comment | 8 people like this You Like This | Unlike