Jew's harp, from an American Civil War camp near Winchester, Virginia

A modern jew's harp

A metal Jew's harp (demir-xomus) from Tuva

The Jew's harp, jaw harp, or mouth harp is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world; a musician apparently playing it can be seen in a Chinese drawing from the 3rd century BC [1]. It is also sometimes called a Jew's trump or juice harp, among other names, and has no particular connection with Judaism. A Jews harp. ... A Jews harp. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Founded 1802 Mayor Elizabeth Minor Area    - City 24. ... Image File history File links Jew's_harp. ... Image File history File links Jew's_harp. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Tyva Republic IPA: (Russian: IPA: ; Tuvan: ), or Tuva (), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

As with the parallel example "jew's ear" for the jelly fungus Auricularia auricula-judae, the name's semitic reference is controversial and is avoided by many speakers, giving rise to various alternative terms. Another name used to identify the instrument, especially in scholarly literature, is the older English trump, while guimbarde, derived from the French word for the instrument, also features in unabridged dictionaries and recent revival efforts. Image File history File links London_bridge. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... Binomial name Auricularia auricula-judae (Fr. ... Binomial name (Fr. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The instrument is a lamellophone, which is in the category of plucked idiophones: it consists of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or reed attached to a frame. On the other hand, the jew's harp belongs to the aerophones, together with the wind instruments and the instruments of the accordion type: In this class of instruments the sound is generated by a vibrating air column (flutes etc.) or by a stream of air stimulated to sound by a reed (harmonica, accordion, jew's harp). The tongue/reed is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note. The frame is held against the performer's teeth or lips, using the jaw (thus "jaw harp") and mouth as a resonator, greatly increasing the volume of the instrument. The note thus produced is constant in pitch, though by changing the shape of his or her mouth and the amount of air contained in it the performer can cause different overtones to sound and thus create melodies. Lamellophone (also spelled Lamellaphone) describes any of a family of musical instruments. ... An idiophone is any musical instrument which creates sound primarily by way of the instrument vibrating itself, without the use of strings or membranes. ... It has been suggested that Properties and uses of metals be merged into this article or section. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... Pitch is the perceived fundamental frequency of a sound. ... An overtone is a sinusoidal component of a waveform, of greater frequency than its fundamental frequency. ... Look up melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The instrument is known in many different cultures by at least forty different names. Since trances are facilitated by droning sounds, the Jew's harp has been associated with magic and has been a common instrument in shamanic rituals. An altered state of consciousness is any state which is significantly different from a normative waking beta wave state. ... This article refers to the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema. ... Specifically, Shaman (saman) is a term in Evenk, Manchu and other Manchu-Tungus languages for an intellectual and spiritual figure; who usually possess power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, one of which is analogous to the function of a healer in other cultures. ...

Etymology

There are many theories for the origin of the name Jew's harp, one being that it may derive from its popularity amongst Eurasian steppe-peoples like the Khazars, perhaps being introduced to Europe from that direction. Another explanation proposed is that it is a corruption of "jaw harp", while a less likely explanation espoused by some is that its name comes from "juice harp" from the amount of saliva produced when played by amateurs. Both of these explanations lack historical backing, as both the "jaw" and the "juice" variants appeared only in the late 19th and 20th centuries. It has also been suggested that the name derives from the French "Jeu-trompe" meaning "toy-trumpet".^[1] The Oxford English Dictionary calls theories that the name is a corruption of "jaws" or "jeu" "baseless and inept" and goes on to speculate that "the instrument was actually made, sold, or sent to England by Jews, or supposed to be so; or that it was attributed to them, as a good commercial name...".^[2] Eurasia Eurasia African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is an immense landmass covering about 54,000,000 km² (or about 10. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - , Ukrainian: - , Kazakh: - ), pronounced in English as , is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses... The Khazars (Hebrew Kuzari כוזרי Kuzarim כוזרים; Turkish Hazar Hazarlar; Russian Хазарин Хазары; Tatar sing Xäzär Xäzärlär; Crimean Tatar: ; Greek Χαζάροι/Χάζαροι; Persianخزر khazar; Latin Gazari or Cosri) were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia, many of whom converted to Judaism. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Saliva is the watery and usually frothy substance produced in the mouths of humans and some animals. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of...

It is interesting to note that many names of the instrument, in English or other languages, refer to other musical instruments, cordophones, membranophones, or aerophones largely included.

Use

In traditional music

The Jew's harp is an integral element in the music of Tuva. Known as the khomuz, the instrument is used to play the same overtone melodies used in the khoomei, sygyt, and kargyraa styles of overtone singing. The instrument is also a traditional part of Alpine musical styles, from Hungary to France. The earliest trouve in Europe is a bronze-harp dating 5th to 7th century. Tuva is a part of Russia, inhabited by a people related to the nearby Mongolians. ... Physical representation of first (O1) and second (O2) overtones. ...

In classical music

Around 1765, Beethoven's teacher Johann Georg Albrechtsberger composed at least seven concertos for Jew's harp, mandora, and strings (three survive in a library in Budapest). They are pleasant, well written works in the galant style, interpreting melodies of contemporary Austrian folk songs. A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer and one of the pillars of European classical music. ... Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (February 3, 1736 - March 7, 1809) was an Austrian musician who was born at Klosterneuburg, near Vienna. ... Š Ě Œõǚ ĵ Ŝ ŝ Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ ōǚ ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In music, Galant was a term referring to a style, principally occurring in the third quarter of the 18th century, which featured a return to classical simplicity after the complexity of the late Baroque era. ...

In popular music

The Jew's harp has been used on occasion in popular music. Such uses include:

• Gigi D'Amico's "The Future Sound Of Sicily"
• Madredeus's "Haja o que Houver" from the album Antologia
• Old Time Relijun uses the instrument on many albums and in their live show.
• Blur's "Country Sad Ballad Man" from their self-titled album.
• Joanna Newsom's "Emily" and "Cosmia" from the album Ys.
• The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," from the SMiLE Project
• De La Soul's "Potholes in My Lawn", from the album "3 Feet High and Rising"
• Rufus Wainwright in the song "Crumb by Crumb" from Want Two
• Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good" from the album But Seriously Folks
• The Ozark Mountain Daredevils' "Chicken Train"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Give it Away," on the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik
• Black Sabbath's "Sleeping Village," from their eponymous album, and "The Writ," from their "Sabotage" album
• Aphex Twin's "Logon Rock Witch," on the Richard D. James Album
• The Zutons in "Nightmare Part II," from the album Who Killed The Zutons?
• Violent Femmes in "Black Girls" from the album Hallowed Ground
• The Who in "Join Together"
• The Incredible String Band in "Koeeoaddi There," from The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
• Leonard Cohen throughout the album Songs from a Room, and on both "On that Day" and "Nightingale" from his Dear Heather album
• The Beta Band in "She's the One," from The Three EPs
• DeVotchKa in "Cuba Libra" from the album SuperMelodrama.
• Billie Jo Spears in "Blanket on the Ground"
• Neutral Milk Hotel in "Jaw Harp" from the cassette Invent Yourself A Shortcake
• Sixteen Horsepower uses the instrument on a number of songs.
• Drasco's "Grey Soaked Red" a song about the Civil War on their debut EP "You Better Believe It!"
• Scissor Sisters' "I Can't Decide" from the album Ta-Dah
• Dixie Chicks Album "Fly" song: "Sin Wagon"
• Mr. Bungle's "Violenza Domestica," from their Disco Volante album (played by William Winant)
• Buffy Sainte-Marie sings with it solo on "Cripple Creek"
• Daniel Higgs from indie rock band Lungfish recorded Magic Alphabet, a solo album of Jew's harp improvisations
• John Butler Trio in the song Funky Tonight
• Justin Bello's various cover songs including, but not limited to, songs such as "Sandstorm." Popularized amongst the Baton Rouge, LA and LSU music scene.
• Internet band Lemon Demon uses one on the song Kitten is Angry
• Down AKA Kilo - Lean Like A Cholo. This instrument is used extremely frequenly in this song.
• Backstreet Boys - I Want You Back.
• Globe Trekker's theme song.

Aside from these artists, the instrument is quite prevalent in the folk metal genre, with bands such as Otyg, Folkearth, Yggdrasil, Finntroll and many more including the instrument in their regular line-ups. Black Metal band Enslaved and Death Metal bands Molested and Hate Eternal have also used the Jew's harp. Gigi DAmico is a producer and sound engineer, born in Catania, Sicily. ... Madredeus (pron. ... Old Time Relijun is a band based in Portland, Oregon and longtime member of K Records. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... Blur is the fifth album by Blur, first release in 1997. ... Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American harpist, pianist, harpsichordist, singer and songwriter from Nevada City, California. ... Ys (IPA pronunciation: ) is the second album by Joanna Newsom. ... 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The Three EPs is a compilation of The Beta Bands first three releases, consisting of the EPs Champion Versions, The Patty Patty Sound and Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos. ... DeVotchKa is a four piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble that fuses Romani, Greek, Slavic, Bolero, and Mariachi music with American punk and folk roots. ... Billie Jo Spears (born Billie Jean Spears January 14, 1937, in Beaumont, Texas) is an American Country Music Singer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Invent Yourself a Shortcake is an early demo tape by Neutral Milk Hotel, which, at this point, was merely the name under which Jeff Mangum released recordings he had made on his tape recorder. ... 16 Horsepower were an alternative/ traditional musical group based in Denver, Colorado. ... The Scissor Sisters American alternative band who formed in 2001. ... 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In film

The instrument, referred to as a "mouth harp" can also be seen in the NBC show Scrubs. It is in Episode 5.15 (Prod # 515), "My Extra Mile" List of Scrubs episodes My Extra Mile is the 108th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

Henry Fonda plays the instrument as the title character in John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln. Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director famous for westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. ... Young Mr. ...

Borat uses it in one episode explaining why it's called Jew's Harp :"...because it looks like a little Jew. Look at me, i'm a little jew, gimme money, gimme money!". This article refers to the Sacha Baron Cohen character Borat. ...

The instrument can be seen in the film The Wicker Man, at the rehearsal of Mayday celebrations, on the song "Maypole," as it has long been identified with mysticism or paganism. The Wicker Man is a cult 1973 British film combining thriller, existential, horror and musical genres, directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. ...

The Jew's harp can also be seen in The Swedish film The Virgin Spring, directed by Ingmar Bergman.   (IPA: in Swedish, but usually IPA: in English) (July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007) was a Swedish film, stage, and opera director. ...

The soundtrack of Buck and the Preacher, with Sidney Poitier and Harry Belefonte features the jaw-harp.

It is featured prominently in Emir Kusturica's Black Cat, White Cat Emir Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица; IPA: ) (born November 24, 1954) is a bosnian filmmaker born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then FPR Yugoslavia). ... Black Cat, White Cat (Serbian: Црна мачка, бели мачор, Crna mačka, beli mačor) is a Yugoslavian Romantic comedy film directed by Emir Kusturica in 1998. ...

Snoopy plays one in the animated film A Boy Named Charlie Brown. For the American rapper, see Snoop Dogg. ... A Boy Named Charlie Brown is a 1969 animated film produced by Cinema Center Films and Lee Mendelson Films for National General Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez, and based on the Peanuts comic strip. ...

It can also be heard as a prominent instrument in the theme song written by Ennio Morricone from the movie For a Few Dollars More, starring Clint Eastwood. Ennio Morricone (born November 10, 1928; sometimes also credited as Dan Savio or Leo Nichols) is an Italian composer especially noted for his film scores. ... For a Few Dollars More (Per qualche dollaro in piu) is a 1965 film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. ... Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ...

In the first cave scene of the film Dead Poets Society, the character Pitts can be seen playing a jaw-harp while the other boys are chanting. Dead Poets Society is an Academy Award winning 1989 film, directed by Peter Weir. ...

Names of specific Jew's harps around the world

• Afghanistan - chang
• Argentina - torompe
• Bosnia - drombulja
• Brasil - berimboca, "harpa de boca", "berimbau de boca"
• Bulgaria - drumboy ("дръмбой", "драмбой")
• Chile - torompe
• China - kǒu xián (口弦, lit. "mouth string")
• Croatia - drombulja
• Czech Republic - brumle
• Denmark - jødeharpe (lit. "Jew harp")
• Esperanto - buŝharpo (lit. mouth harp)
• Estonia - parmupill (lit. "horse-fly instrument")
• Euskal Herria (Basque country) - musugitarra (lit. "kiss guitar")
• Finland - munniharppu
• France - guimbarde

Corse - riberbula

• Germany - Maultrommel (lit. "mouth drum")
• Hawaii - ʻukeke
• Hungary - doromb
• Iceland - gyðingaharpa (kjálkaharpa)
• India

Andhra Pradesh - morsing

Assam - gogona

Karnataka - morsing

Kerala - mukhar-shanq (lit. "mouth conch")

Rajasthan - morchang

Tamil Nadu - mugar-sing

• Indonesia

Bali - genggong

Butonese - ore-ore mbondu or ore Ngkale

Kailinese - yori

Toraja - karombi

• Iran - zanboorak (زنبورك)
• Ireland - trumpa; tromb (Gaelic)
• Israel - nevel pe (נבל פה, lit. "mouth harp")
• Italy - scacciapensieri

Sicily - marranzano

• Japan - koukin (口琴, lit. "mouth harp")
• Kajkavian - brunda (lit. "the grumbling one")
• Kazakhstan - shang-kobuz
• Kyrgyzstan - temir-komuz (lit. "iron komuz"), ooz-komuz (lit. "mouth komuz")
• Laos

Hmong - rab ncas (also in Vietnam, Thailand, and China)

• Latvia - vargāns
• Lithuania - dambrelis
• Mongolia - khel khuur (Хэл хуур, lit. "tongue fiddle").
• Munanese (Indonesia) - karinta
• Nepal - Murchunga
• Netherlands - mondharp (lit. "mouth harp")
• Norway - munnharpe
• Philippines

Maguindanao - kubing

Maranao - kobing

Palawan - aroding

Tagbanua - aru-ding

Tingguian - kolibau

Yakan - kulaing

• Poland - drumla
• Portugal - berimbau
• Romania - drâmbă
• Russia - vargan (Варган)

Yakutsk - kubyz

Tyva(Tuva) republic - homus, khomus, komus, xomus (Хомус)

• Sardinia - trunfa
• Scotland - tromb (Gaelic)
• Slovakia - drumbľa
• Serbia - drombulje (Дромбуље)
• Slovenia - dromlja
• South Africa (Afrikaans) - trompie
• Spain - guimbarda or birimbao or arpa de boca
• Sweden - mungiga
• Switzerland (Swiss German) - "mal trommel"
• Turkmenistan - gopuz (Гопуз or Гапыз)
• Taiwan

Amis - datok or tivtiv

Atayal - lubu

Bunun - honghong

• Ukraine - drymba (Дримба)
• Vietnam - đàn môi
• Wales - sturmant

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References

1. ^ Timbs, John (1858). Things Not Generally Known: Popular Errors Explained & Illustrated, 61. 
2. ^ "Jews' trump, Jew's-trump". Oxford English Dictionary. (1989). Oxford University Press. 

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External links

• Largest collection of Jew's Harps around the world! (Dan Moi presents Jew's Harps, Jew's Harp Accessories, -Music and -Literature!)
• The jews harp (marranzano/scacciapensieri) in "The Future Sound Of Sicily" by Gigi D'Amico
• Jew's Harps from Europe and All Around the World
• The Jew's Harp Guild
• How to play the jew's harp (instructions with sound examples and remarks on the functioning of jew's harps)
• Jew's Harp on Antropodium.NL (features pictures and reviews on Jew's harps from all over the world)
• A page on guimbardes from Pat Missin's free reed instrument website
• French guimbarde site by Sam C=' In French : general info about jawharps, photo gallery with MP3 and tutorial about making bamboo jawharps
• Danmoi et all Find a lovely collection of Jew's harps from around the world.
• Jew's Harp from India Home of a Jew's harp (morsing) player from India, also the pioneer of articulating HexaMorse!
• Aspiration - Wang Li's site Information and many pictures of rare Jew's harps, especially from China
• Jew's harp at everything2
• Brief synopsis of the ncas guimbard as used in Hmong culture
• Origins of the Jew's Harp. A popular synopsis of the archaeological findings of Jew's harps combined with an extensive illustrated survey of the world distribution of different types.
• Jewsharper Jews harp history, news and tutorials from Michael Wright, of Oxfordshire, UK
• Boing! A blog full of information, photos, videos and music samples featuring the Jew's harp
• Demir-xomus (Tuvan Jew's Harp) Demos, photos, folktale, and text

Video

• Video Demonstration Of Jew's Harp