Bukkehorn

Bukkehorn
A Swedish Bockhorn
Woodwind instrument
Other namesBockhorn, Billy goat horn
Classification

A bukkehorn (Norwegian) or bockhorn (Swedish), also called a "billy goat horn" in English, is an ancient Scandinavian musical instrument made from the horn of a goat or a ram. The horn is usually harvested 5 to 7 years before the instrument is crafted. It was traditionally used by shepherds and milkmaids on summer dairy farms in the mountains, as a signal instrument or to scare off predators. It is most commonly played with a brass-type embouchure, buzzing the lips against the mouthpiece, but versions with a single reed similar to that of a clarinet also exist.

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