Happy Birthday, Sad Birthday (second verse in minor key)

Happy Birthday played on hydraulophone: first verse standard; second verse my own improvisation/introspection, beginning in harmonic minor, then going to natural minor, and ending in harmonic minor.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• hydraulophone
• waterflute
• woodwater
• water-pipe-organ
• organflute

[marcusbeliz]

What exactly is a hydraulophone? It looks cool!!!

[hydraulist]

@marcusbeliz A hydraulophone is like an underwater pipe organ in the sense that it can play more than one note at the same time (e.g. chords) but it is also like an underwater flute in the sense that it is played by covering up finger holes, kind of like an underwater tin whistle or tin flute.

If you do a web search on "hydraulophone" you can learn more about the instrument.

[RabidIceWeasel]

I'm actually looking for a recording of "Happy Birthday" in a minor key. If you could help me out, that'd be wonderful.

[hydraulist]

That second verse is a recording of "Happy Birthday" in a minor key. Did you want to hear both verses in a minor key, or is this recording sufficient (i.e. maybe just use the second half of it)?

[u18nffc]

how u made it??

[allinsecret]

i love this instrument

[FunkMasterFlex3]

That is the weirdest instrument I've ever seen.

[KennaKatherine]

That's incredibly cool!

[RabidIceWeasel]

If you know how to get a video of of youtube and onto one's computer, yes, it'd be perfect. :3

[hydraulist]

Ok, let me know if you're going to be in the Toronto area, and I'll try to point you to some good hydraulophones. Also let me know if you find any hydraulophones installed in Texas (it's warm enough there for one), or if you find anyone interested in getting one installed.