The history of musical instruments

The oldest musical instrument

The oldest musical instrument ever to be found
Was a flute discovered in German ground
Believed to be 35,000-years-old
The bones of a vulture shaped its mould
The dulcimer dates back to Mesopotamia
And is still popular in parts of Asia
Bronze and silver trumpets are of an old age
Some of the instruments were found in Tutankhamun's grave
Bells were created in China 4,000-years-ago
When cast in bronze they were called Bo
12th century Europe is credited with the guitar
Though this descended from the tanbur, setar and sitar
The trombone comes from Belgium circa 1450
But was named a sackbutt originally
The double bass has links to the 15th century
German composer Michael Praetorius wrote about it in his theory
French horns were used purely on the hunting ground
But the Germans developed it for musical sound

Saxophones were invented
by Adolphe Sax

The French are to thank for the oboe
As well as developing the metronome
A German named Denner invented the clarinet
Modernising the chalumeau he created a new instrument
The classic piano was made in 1720 Italy
Bartolomeo Cristofori named it pianoforte
The modern tuba exists thanks to two Prussians' invention
Stolzel and Bliimel created the piston
Adolphe Sax is a name musically well known
The Belgian created the saxophone
1829 saw the birth of the accordion
It was invented by Wheatstone, an Englishman
The voltage controlled synthesizer is fairly young
Made in 1945 by a Canadian