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  • noun Plural form of ocarina.

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Examples

  • Before you can say "difficult second album", sales of ocarinas a small handheld flute-like instrument in Japan have spiralled and Link is boots-deep in groupies on a 50-day world tour.

    Zelda is 25, here's what we've learned 2011

  • I had intended to write the definitive column on Baby Peter and Haringey, but Philip Hollobone and his ocarinas broke in.

    House Points: Haringey, Philip Hollobone and ocarinas 2008

  • Liberal England: House Points: Haringey, Philip Hollobone and ocarinas. comment-link {margin-left:. 6em;}

    House Points: Haringey, Philip Hollobone and ocarinas 2008

  • I had intended to write the definitive column on Baby Peter and Haringey, but Philip Hollobone and his ocarinas broke in.

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

  • Ceremonial flutes and ocarinas made of fired ceramic, bone, wood, or reeds have also been found at archeological sites.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Bettina Tizzy 2008

  • Ceremonial flutes and ocarinas made of fired ceramic, bone, wood, or reeds have also been found at archeological sites.

    Dizzy Banjo's designs on music for (virtual) environments Bettina Tizzy 2008

  • Liquid armor hardens in contact with bullets iSound takes a cue from ocarinas

    Coolest Gadgets 2010

  • Elsewhere in the work, the orchestra is asked to vocalize - a modest demand, compared with sections of the Violin Concerto, where some of the players had to stand up and perform on ocarinas and what looked like pennywhistles.

    NYT > Home Page By ALLAN KOZINN 2010

  • Yeh added that the company's ocarinas have been used in performances by major symphony orchestras, including the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony and the Chicago Symphony.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • In addition, the compositions featured on the current disc alternate between electronic works using this bizarre scale and compositions for acoustic instruments in unusual combinations-e.g. alto flute and celesta, multiple ocarinas, plus oboe and organ, which feels like the ominous soundtrack for an inquisition.

    NewMusicBox 2010

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