A waterphone is a unique type of atonal acoustic musical instrument constructed largely of a stainless steel resonator "bowl" with a cylindrical "neck", containing a small amount of water, and with brass rods around the rim of the bowl. The waterphone produces a vibrant ethereal type of music sometimes classified as "ambient music. " Several sizes and design variants of the instrument are available.

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  • A waterphone is a unique type of atonal acoustic musical instrument constructed largely of a stainless steel resonator "bowl" with a cylindrical "neck", containing a small amount of water, and with brass rods around the rim of the bowl. The waterphone produces a vibrant ethereal type of music sometimes classified as "ambient music. " Several sizes and design variants of the instrument are available. It is generally played in a seated position by a soloist and played by bowing or drumming and movement so as to affect the water inside, and thus the resonant characteristics of the bowl and rods. The waterphone is recognized as a true musical instrument and appears in movie sound tracks, record albums, and is used in live performance. As in the "ambient music" genre, there is no established formal notation for scribing compositions. The waterphone is a modern invention inspired by the "Tibetan Water Drum, a round, slightly flattened, bronze, drum with an aperture in the center top," according to the inventor of the waterphone, Richard A. Waters. The waterphone in part revives the sound-producing principle of an earlier instrument called a nail violin, which also used a resonator and rods (nails), and was struck or bowed. Contemporary classical composers who have written parts for waterphone in compositions include Sofia Gubaidulina, Jerry Goldsmith, John Mackey,Tan Dun, Christopher Rouse, Carson Cooman, Andi Spicer, Andrew Carter and Todd Barton. It has also been used prominently by rock musicians Richard Barone and Alex Wong (when playing with Vienna Teng) and can be heard in music by The Harmonica Pocket. Canadian composer, Robert Minden, has been composing for his collection of vintage Richard Waters waterphones on many recordings since the mid 1980s. The waterphone has been featured in the soundtracks to many movies, including The Matrix, Poltergeist, Star Trek, Dark Water (2002 film), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as well as in Tan Dun's opera The First Emperor (2006). A sound sample can be found at the Freesound Project.
  • Das Waterphone ist ein atonales Musikinstrument, dass von Richard Waters 1967 erfunden und patentiert wurde. Es vereint die Prinzipien einer tibetischen Wassertrommel, einer Kalimba und einer Nagelvioline des 16. Jahrhunderts. Das Instrument besteht hauptsächlich aus drei Teilen: Erstens aus einem geschlossenem, schüsselförmigen, wassergefülltem Korpus aus Edelstahl oder Bronze, zweitens aus einem hohlzylindrischem Hals senkrecht zur Decke des Korpus und drittens aus Metallstäben unterschiedlicher Größe die senkrecht zum Rand der Decke angebracht sind. Gespielt wird das Waterphone indem man die Stäbe mit Schlägeln schlägt, mit der Hand zupft oder mit einem Streichbogen streicht. Durch Schwenken und Kippen des Korpus kann der Ton zusätzlich verändert werden. Das Waterphone wird zu den Reibidiophonen gezählt.
  • Waterphone on atonaalinen akustinen soitin, joka muodostuu ruostumattomasta teräksestä rakennetusta, vettä sisältävästä kaikukopasta ja siihen kiinnitetyistä pronssisista kielistä. Sitä soitetaan joko hankaamalla kieliä jousella tai rummuttamalla runkoa käsin. Veden liikuttelu kaikukopan sisällä muuttaa sointia. Soittimen ääni on rauhallisen soljuva ja "ambientmainen". Waterphonen on kehittänyt yhdysvaltalainen Richard Waters. Sofija Gubaidulinan sävellys Am Rande des Abgrunds on sävelletty seitsemälle sellolle ja kahdelle waterphonelle.
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  • A waterphone is a unique type of atonal acoustic musical instrument constructed largely of a stainless steel resonator "bowl" with a cylindrical "neck", containing a small amount of water, and with brass rods around the rim of the bowl. The waterphone produces a vibrant ethereal type of music sometimes classified as "ambient music. " Several sizes and design variants of the instrument are available.
  • Das Waterphone ist ein atonales Musikinstrument, dass von Richard Waters 1967 erfunden und patentiert wurde. Es vereint die Prinzipien einer tibetischen Wassertrommel, einer Kalimba und einer Nagelvioline des 16. Jahrhunderts.
  • Waterphone on atonaalinen akustinen soitin, joka muodostuu ruostumattomasta teräksestä rakennetusta, vettä sisältävästä kaikukopasta ja siihen kiinnitetyistä pronssisista kielistä. Sitä soitetaan joko hankaamalla kieliä jousella tai rummuttamalla runkoa käsin. Veden liikuttelu kaikukopan sisällä muuttaa sointia. Soittimen ääni on rauhallisen soljuva ja "ambientmainen". Waterphonen on kehittänyt yhdysvaltalainen Richard Waters.
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