Hydraulophone in concert

Suite for Hydraulophone, as performed by Ryan Janzen in the Great Hall, with the Hart House Symphonic Band. This is the world's first orchestral performance in which instruments make sound from all three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). Other orchestras use only 2 states of matter: solid (percussion and strings), and gas (wind instruments).

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[hydraulist]

We did that too!

Google "plasmaphone"

See also YouTube video cfHeKdWWqLM

[drewricomakeubu1]

do they sell tickets for the splash zone?

[hydraulist]

I think there were signs on the first 2 rows that read "These seats reserved for people in proper bathing attire" (e.g. bathing suits).

[davea0511]

so it's just a midi controller, yes? If so, the sound really isn't created by water ... merely actuated by water.

[hydraulist]

The sound originates as turbulence in water, so its similar to an aerophone but with water instead of air, so its not an electrophone. In fact it doesn't fit into any Horbostel Sachs category! Some hydraulophones are electrically amplified, and some can be run through effects like electric guitar, and yes, you can even run them through a MIDI effector and therefore use them as MIDI controller, but that adds extra to the cost (requires add-on).

[JasoniumGH]

technically, wind instruments make water sounds when the player does not empty the condensation

[hydraulist]

If a wind instrument fills up with water it will stop "speaking". Try, for example, playing a flute underwater. It stops working when water gets in it.

Hydraulophone will work when fully immersed in water, even if no air is present.

Many hydraulophones will actually run on water or air, e.g. they can be run on compressed air in the wintertime, when water would freeze in outdoor installations.

[Sebbemann96]

Pyrophone. I'd like to see one!

[kevbow0137]

how is that making sound??

[gerav95]

Vsauce!

[gizmoguyar]

I'd just like to point out that there are actually four states of matter (plasma). Also glass harps, water flutes, water whistles, and water tuned theramin, while all maybe not "Accepted" instruments, use water.

[Tylendal242]

@Sebbemann96 Well, if you poke holes in a metal tube, attach a speaker at one end, feed gas through the other end at just the right rate to light a sort of pilot light above all the holes, it will work as an equalizer for any music you play through the speaker. I think that might be the same sort of principle.

[TheKlarinettist]

as cool as this is, wouldn't the glass harmonica be considered an instrument that makes sound with water (liquid state), so maybe this isn't the first performance with instruments using all states of matter.....

Plus, there's when the oboist gets water in his keys, so that could count (not really :P

[yndarjabelo]

That wood elf plays good water.

[Magnetohydrodynamics]

You're missing Plasma and Bose Einstein Condensate and a few others.

I'd like to see an instrument based on White Dwarf Matter.

[acceptedones]

Along with the song, I also like the ambient effect the flowing water gives on its own.

[Destinatious]

I hope his watch is waterproof! :D

[ClifftonBeach]

@Chacito all I see in that video is percussion done underwater. The sound is still produced by solid matter (that happens to be surrounded by liquid matter). With this instrument the sound is produced by the liquid, not just tuned or changed by a liquid.