Jericho Shofar Jericho 羊角製的號角

 

 

 

Code : TT 162

Introduction :

Shofar is a ram’s horn used as a musical instrument in Judaism. Shofar is decorated with sacred or secular inscriptions. Broadly speaking, it was sounded at times of ceremony, such as the celebration of the new moon, at times of great significance, such as drought or famine, and as a signal for war.

Today, its use in secular contexts has largely been abandoned, though it was sounded in celebration of the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. It retains its religious significance, however, and is particularly associated with Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.

The calls played on the shofar vary greatly according to circumstance, tradition and players. All are essentially made from two notes – the precise pitches being dependent on the specific instrument – and the tremolo resulting from fast alternation between them. The shofar player is known as the “Ba’al Tokea” or “master of the blast”.

The horn is heated, worked into shape and hollowed out. A hole is made at the tip; some shofars are designed to be played directly through this hole, others use a mouthpiece. All kinds are played with buzzing lips familiar from trumpets and horns. Due to the irregular nature of the bore, the shofar does not always sound the same intervals.

Being primitive in design, shofar cannot sound many tones, thus, it has rarely been used in orchestral music. However, it resounds impressively in the synagogue, creating a solemn atmosphere.

簡介：

羊角製的號角是猶太教樂器。羊角製的號角有神聖或世俗銘文的裝飾。廣義上來說，它是用於儀式上，如慶祝新月；或用於具有十分重要意義的事情上，如乾旱或飢荒的時候；及作為戰爭的信號。

如今，羊角製的號角已經在很大程度上被棄用，雖然它曾在耶路撒冷1967年統一的時候響起作慶祝。然而，它亦保留了其宗教意義，特別與贖罪日及猶太新年有關聯。

根據情況、傳統和演奏者，號角的演奏相差很大。奏出的聲音，基本上是由兩個音符組成 - 精確的音調是依賴於特定的樂器 – 及從它們之間快速交替的顫音。號角演奏者被稱為“Ba'al Tokea”或“爆破的主人”。

被加熱的角，成形後掏空。在尾端開一個洞；一些號角直接通過這個洞吹奏，另一些則使用吹嘴吹奏。吹奏方法是透過振動嘴唇，像吹奏喇叭和其他號角一樣。由於孔的不規則性，每次號角發出的聲音，聽起來並不總是相同的。
由於其原始的設計，羊角製的號角不能發出許多音調，因此，它很少被用來演奏管弦樂作品。然而，它所發出的聲音，赫然迴盪在猶太教堂裏，製造莊嚴的氣氛。

Length : ~19” (48 cm)

Weight : 400 g

Made in Israel

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