Pre-Columbian Instruments

"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 Cortés conquered the Aztecs..."

Lilian Mendelssohn, Pablo Castellanos and Miles Lourie


"La investigación científica sobre uso de instrumentos musicales en el México precolombino se remonta únicamente 30 años atrás. El término ‘precolombino’ se refería, en un principio, a los artefactos fabricados por los indios del hemisferio occidental previa la llegada de los españoles. Ahora la palabra se refiere a aquellos artefactos hechos antes de que la cultura occidental influenciara la cultura indígena en un área específica. De esta manera, en México, precolombino hace referencia a todo momento anterior a 1521, año aproximado de la conquista de los Aztecas por Cortés..."

Lilian Mendelssohn, Pablo Castellanos y Miles Lourie.

Track Listing

101	Air Drum, Pre-Classic (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:30
102	Air Drum (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:37
103	Mirliton (Zapotecean) Jorje Daher	00:29
104	Transverse, Two Orifices (Olmecan Culture) Jorje Daher	00:49
105	With Grain and Oral Centralization, Two Orifices Jorje Daher	00:46
106	Mirliton, Transverse (Zapotecean) Jorje Daher	00:41
107	Peak, No Orifices, One Sound (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:31
108	Peak, Two Orifices, Three Sounds (Nayarit) Jorje Daher	00:43
109	Peak, Two Orifices, Four Sounds (Maya) Jorje Daher	00:39
110	Peak, No Orifices, Two Sounds, Double Chamber (Olmeca) Jorje Daher	00:39
111	Peak, No Orifices, Large Airduct, One Sound (Gulf) Jorje Daher	00:38
112	Peak, One Orifice, Large Airduct, Two Sounds (Gulf) Jorje Daher	00:39
113	Peak, Mirliton (Aztec) Jorje Daher	00:37
114	Large Whistle, "Voice of Owl" (Zapotecean) Jorje Daher	00:32
115	Water Whistle, "Voice of a Bird" (Zapotecean) Jorje Daher	00:44
116	Whistle, to Call a Young Deer (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:35
117	Whistle of Compression, "Sound of the Wind" (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:46
118	Whistle of Compression, "Sound of Storm" (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:55
119	Whistle with Built-In Chickpea, "Sound of Flying Bird" Jorje Daher	00:34
120	Whistling Vessel with Water, "Voice of a Chicken" (Nayarit) Jorje Daher	00:54
121	Whistle with Built-In Rattle (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:38
122	Great Whistle, Two Orifices, Chinesco (Nayarit) Jorje Daher	00:54
123	Double Whistle, No Orifices (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	00:30
124	Double Whistle, Two Orifices (One in Each Chamber), "Voice of Macaw" (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	00:41
125	Double Whistle, Four Orifices (Two in Each Chamber) "Voice of Lizard" (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	00:37
126	Double Whistle, Built-In Chickpea (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	00:34
127	Double Whistle, Built-In Grain (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	00:38
128	Triple Whistle (Three Channels), "Form of Bird" (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:22
129	Triple Channel Whistle, "Form of Gander" (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:28
130	Double Whistle (Tlatilco culture) Jorje Daher	00:53
201	Ocarine, Transverse, Three Orifices, Tetraphonic Scale (Maya) Jorje Daher	01:18
202	Ocarine, Transverse, Three Orifices, Hexaphonic Scale, Deep Sound (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	01:19
203	Ocarine, Transverse, Three Orifices, Hexaphonic Scale, Medium Sound (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	01:19
204	Peak, Three Orifices, Tetraphonic Scale, Medium Sound (Michoacan) Jorje Daher	01:10
205	Peak, Three Orifices, Tetraphonic Scale, Shrill Sound (Michoacan) Jorje Daher	01:14
206	Transverse, Four Orifices, Pentaphonic Scale (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	01:18
207	Peak, Two Orifices, Built on Wheels, Five Sounds (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	01:28
208	Peak, Six Orifices, Turtle Form, Heptaphonic Scale (Michoacan) Jorje Daher	00:50
209	Four Orifices, Crossed Fingering (Huastecean Culture) Jorje Daher	00:50
210	Free Intonation in the Manual Control (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:52
211	Free Intonation in the Oral Control (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:46
212	Peak, Three Orifices, Double Chamber (Olmecean) Jorje Daher	01:01
213	Peak, Four Orifices, Pentaphonic Scale (Michaecan) Jorje Daher	00:43
214	Peak, Four Orifices, Pentaphonic Scale (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:44
215	Peak, Three Orifices, Pentaphonic Scale (Micheacan) Jorje Daher	00:35
216	Small, Pentaphonic Scale (Chupicuare Culture) Jorje Daher	00:33
217	Pentaphonic Scale (Maya) Jorje Daher	00:43
218	Pentaphonic Scale (Chupicuare, Micheacan) Jorje Daher	00:54
219	Pentaphonic Scale (Micheacan) Jorje Daher	00:37
220	Double Ocarine, 2 x 1 Orifice (Gulf culture) Jorje Daher	00:33
221	Double Ocarine, 2 x 2 Orifice (Chupicuare, Micheacan) Jorje Daher	00:35
222	Double Ocarine, 2 x 3 Orifice (Pre-Classic) Jorje Daher	00:39
223	Double Ocarine, 2 x 3 Orifice (Olmeca) Jorje Daher	00:48
301	Flute, Pentaphonic Scale with Harmonics (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:54
302	Flute, Pentaphonic Scale, Narrow Outlet (Teothiuacan) Jorje Daher	00:49
303	Flute, Three Orifices, Material: Jade, Type: Quena (Olmeca) Jorje Daher	00:42
304	Flute, Aeolian Sound (Aztec) Jorje Daher	00:41
305	Flute, Double Orifices, Heptaphonic Scale (Jalisco) Jorje Daher	01:06
306	Flute, Five Orifices, Black Clay (Tarascean) Jorje Daher	00:56
307	Flute, Pentaphonical Scale, Mixquic (Aztec) Jorje Daher	00:41
308	Flute, Pentaphonical Scale, Mirliton (Aztec) Jorje Daher	00:48
309	Flute, Heptaphonic Scale, No Harmonics (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	01:01
310	Flute, One Orifice, Transverse, Pentaphonic (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:41
311	Flute, One Orifice, Straight, Pentaphonic (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:40
312	Flute, With Piston (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	00:28
313	Flute of Bone, Pentaphonic, Lingual Mouthpiece (Jaina) Jorje Daher	00:37
314	Flute, Octaphonic Scale (Jaina) Jorje Daher	01:10
315	Flute, Chromatic Scale (Jaina) Jorje Daher	00:55
316	Flute, Chromatic Scale (Tolteca) Jorje Daher	00:50
317	Flute, Compression (Maya) Jorje Daher	00:36
318	Flute, Compression, Shrill Sound (Maya) Jorje Daher	00:22
319	Flute, Free Intonation, Hand Movement (Nayarit) Jorje Daher	00:47
320	Flute, Pentaphonic Scale, No Harmonics, Harsh (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:31
321	Flute, Tetraphonic, Small (Nayarit) Jorje Daher	00:41
401	Double Flute, 2 x 2 Orifices (Colima) Jorje Daher	01:16
402	Double Flute, 3 x 3 Orifices (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:54
403	Double Flute, 4 x 4 Orifices (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:46
404	Double Flute, Piston (Gulf Culture) Jorje Daher	01:19
405	Triple Flute (Maya) Jorje Daher	01:51
406	Triple Flute (Gulf Culture) (1) Jorje Daher	00:57
407	Triple Flute (Gulf Culture) (2) Jorje Daher	01:59
408	Trumpet, Clay (Teothiuacan) Jorje Daher	01:04
409	Trumpet, Clay (Guerrero) Jorje Daher	00:53
410	Trumpet, Vessel (Maya) Jorje Daher	00:59
411	Sea Shell (Colima) (1) Jorje Daher	00:56
412	Shell, Clay (Colima) Jorje Daher	00:56
413	Shell, Clay, Variable Sound (Veracruz) Jorje Daher	00:57
414	Shell, Clay (Veracruz) Jorje Daher	00:54
415	Sea Shell (Colima) (2) Jorje Daher	01:03