Dord (instrument)
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The dord is a bronze horn native to Ireland,[1] with excavated examples dating back as far as 1000 BC, during the Bronze Age. A number of original dords are known to exist,[citation needed] with some replicas also being built in the late 20th century.[2][3]
Though the musical tradition of the dord has been lost, some modern performers like Rolf Harris and Alan Dargin believe that it was played in a manner similar to the didgeridoo (with circular breathing and shifts in timbre) and have applied that technique to modern fusion music. The Irish musician Simon O'Dwyer attempted to recreate a historically accurate dord in the late 20th century.[4][5]
A number of sources associate a mythical hunting horn, called the Dord Fiann, with Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna of Irish mythology.[6][7]
- Trumpet found on the bottom of Loughnashade (Loch na Séad in Irish, 'Lake of Treasures').
- Loughnashade trumpet, 1st century B.C.
- Tip of Loughnashade trumpet.