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Scientific research into the use of musical instruments in Pre-Columbian Mexico is only 30 years old. 'Pre- Columbian' referred, originally, to artifacts made by the Indians of the Western Hemisphere prior to the discovery of America. Now the word refers to such artifacts made before the time that Western culture influenced Indian culture in any specific area. Thus, in Mexico, Pre-Columbian refers to anytime prior to 1521, the approximate year when Cortes conquered the Aztecs... Lilian Mendelssohn, Pablo Castellanos and Miles Lourie. Album Tracks 1. Air Drum, Pre-Classic (Colima) 2. Air Drum (Gulf Culture) 3. Mirliton, Transverse (Zapotecean) 4. Transverse Flute, Two Orifices (Olmecan Culture) 5. Transverse Flute, with Grain and Oral Centralization, Two Orifices 6. Transverse Flute and Mirliton (Zapotecean) 7. Peak, No Orifices, One Sound (Gulf Culture) 8. Peak, Two Orifices, Three Sounds (Nayarit) 9. Peak, Two Orifices, Four Sounds (Maya) 10. Peak, No Orifices, Two Sounds, Double Chamber (Olmeca) 11. Peak, No Orifices, Large Airduct, One Sound (Gulf) 12. Peak, One Orifice, Large Airduct, Two Sounds (Gulf) 13. Peak, Mirliton (Aztec) 14. Large Whistle Voice of Owl (Zapotecean) 15. Water Whistle Voice of a Bird (Zapotecean) 16. Whistle Call a Young Deer (Gulf Culture) 17. Whistle of Compression Sound of the Wind (Gulf Culture) 18. Whistle of Compression Sound of Storm (Gulf Culture) 19. Whistle with Built-In Chickpea Sound of Flying Bird 20. Whistling Vessel with Water Voice of a Chicken (Nayarit) 21. Whistle with Built-In Rattle Gulf Culture 22. Great Whistle, Two Orifices, Chinesco (Nayarit) 23. Double Whistle, No Orifices, Pre-Classic 24. Double Whistle, Two Orifices (One in Each Chamber) Voice of Macaw, Pre-Classic 25. Double Whistle, Four Orifices (Two in Each Chamber) Voice of Lizard, Pre-Classic 26.
