Artist Turns A Simple Plastic Drinking Straw Into A Musical Instrument
Clarinetist, pianist, theoretical physicist and author, Peter Bastian was a true Renaissance man. This multitalented man was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1943 and was a member of the Danish Wind Quartet, the Danish band Bazar and was knighted in the Order of the Dannebrog.
In this video, Peter Bastian applies his technical knowledge as trained classical bassoonist on a simple McDonalds straw. He was actually able to manufacture an instrument out of a plastic drinking straw that produces a sound like saxophone or clarinet. What we heard completely blew us away with how beautiful it sounded. The deep yet playful tones belong to Bulgarian folk song.
At the beginning of the video, you can see that the end of the straw is flattened and perforated on both sides. This way it can work like the mouthpiece of a clarinet. The end of the straw is vibrating from pushing air through it, creating the sound. He originally made the straw (cut holes in it) for a children's television program back in the 80'es and has kept it in a wooden box ever since. In the forwards of his 1987 book “Into the Music: A Book about Music and Consciousness", Bastian explains his deep relationship with music:
"I would tell about music and experience, God and the devil, how the triangle must fit in a samba so it swings, the meaning of life, Bohr and Einstein, gypsy wedding in Bulgaria, the new world, Mozart, Jesus and Buddha, music elements, eternity and my own mystical experiences on stage and in the high mountains of Lapland."
-
1:05
DanielBlair
6 years agoMusician Recreates 19 Sound Effects On His Violin
668K3 -
12:46
Inspiring How UC That
1 year ago $0.06 earnedArtist Spotlight - Classical Instruments Rock Including GAMAZDA, THE HARP TWINS, and THE SIDH
7322 -
6:25
Anna-Maria Hefele Archive Channel
1 year agoAlois Eberl (trombone) @aloiseberlmusic & Anna-Maria Hefele @AnnaMariaHefele LAMBDOMA improvisation
15 -
3:14
Remco
1 year agoRoy Bargy - Pianoflage 1922 (Novelty Ragtime Piano Synthesia)
25 -
6:49
Zachrates
11 months agoTop 10 Unusual Musical Instruments to Try Playing
54 -
0:54
RT
1 year agoArtist creates musical instrument for deaf and blind children
5037 -
2:44
David Anaya
1 year ago $0.01 earnedPassacaglia (Handel, Halvorsen) | David Anaya (Felt Piano)
82 -
5:10
StimulatingShakespeare
1 year agoUnmasking Mozart's Musical Quirks: 10 Astonishing Interesting Idiosyncrasies Revealed!
-
24:09
Lexi Z
3 years agoMusic Teacher Explains: 5 Weird Classical Music Pieces
11 -
3:46
Remco
6 months agoCharles L. Johnson - Cloud Kisser 1911 (Ragtime Piano Synthesia)
24