melodica

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He just kinda showed up and brought a melodica, so yeah that was really fun - forgot all about that.

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  1. A small variety of pipe-organ, invented by J. A. Stein in 1770, which was intended to be set upon a harpsichord or similar instrument so that a melody could be played upon it while the accompaniment was played upon the harpsichord. Its compass was about 3 1/2 octaves. The tone produced was flute-like in quality, and crescendo and diminuendo effects were produced by simply altering the pressure of the fingers.

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  • Using guitars, melodica, trumpets, synths and beats, their most highly rated tune, Yes This Is My Broken Shield, builds towards the sort of epic crescendos normally the preserve of Iceland's Sigur Ros and Denmark's Mew. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • Fortunately they don't linger and hit it up into a freestyle melodica warbling entrenched in —  This Is Fake DIY
  • 'Are Mums Mates' proves far more lucrative live, the chiming melodica and tick-tock rhythm sounding enormous. —  This Is Fake DIY
  • The set was loads of fun from sing-a-long to the melodica fueled Take Away the Makeup to the trainspotting of songs like Twee and Bored to Hear Your Heart Still Breaks. —  the finest kiss
  • It's charming, contagious and sharp enough to allow us to forgive that questionable melodica solo in the middle. —  Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories
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  1. New Latin, feminine of Late Latin melodicus, melodious: see melodic.
 

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