Recent changes Random page
GAMING
Entertainment
 
Star Wars
Star Trek
Transformers
Muppet Wiki
Digimon Wiki
Marvel Database
See more...

Kloo horn

From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars wiki.

Jump to: navigation, search
The kloo horn
The kloo horn

The kloo horn was a double-reeded wind instrument, larger than a Dorenian Beshniquel (roughly 1.5 meters tall), and one of the most commonly used instruments in the Galaxy. It was considered a primary instrument for musicians specializing in the field of Jizz or Jatz. The mouthpiece of a kloo horn extended into a handheld "S" shaped body where players could use their hands to make adjustments for tone and pitch. The average kloo horn weighed approximately 1.2 kilograms. By the pricing standards used late in the Galactic Civil War, a well-kept kloo horn could be purchased for roughly 2,000 New Republic credits.

Notable kloo horn players included:

Rebel Alliance intelligence chief Airen Cracken once escaped Imperial detention by claiming to be a Kloo horn player.

[edit] Behind the scenes

  • It is possible that the kloo horn was based on the bassoon, as its size, crook, body, and manner of performance is similar to the above instrument. In truth, it was made of metal, making it more akin to a saxophone—in context, logically, the kloo horn sounds like an alto saxophone in songs such as "Mad About Me." Also, the horn had the ability to do slides, smears, and glissandos, making it relatively similar to the trombone.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Sources

Rate this article:
Share this article:
.