Arghilofono?

Biggs · Post by **Biggs** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:49 pm

Is anyone familiar with an instrument known as the arghilofono? I have never heard of it before, but it a prominent, featured solo instrument in the soundtrack to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. It plays the theme music representative of Angel Eyes Sentenza (the bad, as played by Lee van Cleef). I assume it is some type of native Italian instrument. I would love to know more about it/see a picture! Thanks for any leads.

Albertibass · Post by **Albertibass** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:50 pm

Biggs · Post by **Biggs** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:06 pm

That was quick! Thank you also for the article, which I enjoyed very much.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:47 pm

I had 2 kids in my middle school "orchestra" who insisted on playing ocarina. Too much Zelda, I guess. I switched one to flute and he did quite well on it. The other one was quite insistent on playing ocarina, but finally decided to hold a violin for a few weeks before leaving. The ocarinas they had did not play a fully chromatic scale and were not tuneable. Nonetheless, I am sure I was still the bad guy in that situation. (As well as with the dozen or so kids who wanted to play elec guitar and drum set that I had play something else.)

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:53 pm

MartyNeilan wrote:From my short-lived private school experience:

A) The students are always right.
B) Music class is about watching movies and having parties.
C) Actual teaching, administering discipline, and giving grades under 100 are highly discouraged.
D) If you want a good high school concert, bring in soloists from another country. (Because the students who went to the school for 10 years can't read music, have no concept of rhythm, and can't even tune their own instruments.)
E) When you speak to the parents, see A)

Boy, am I glad I spent all those years and $$$ on an education degree!