Kloo horn
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The kloo horn was a double-reeded wind instrument, larger than a Slitherhorn and a Fizzz[1] (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:
- Figrin D'an of Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes[1]
- Umjing Baab of Umjing Baab and His Swinging Trio
- Lirin Car'n and Figrin D'an of the Modal Nodes
- Greeata Jendowanian of the Max Rebo Band
- Queen Leonie of Zeltros
- Jimke Weet, father of the ill-fated scout Salak Weet
- In 29 BBY, the Tailfin Cantina of Lamaredd had an interpreter of kloo horn providing entertainment.[2]
Rebel Alliance intelligence chief Airen Cracken once escaped Imperial detention by claiming to be a Kloo horn player.
The available pieces for kloo horn included The Hutt Two-Step.[2]
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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 a soprano saxophone in songs such as "Mad About Me." Also, the horn had the ability to do slides, smears, and glissandi, making it relatively similar to the trombone.
Appearances
- Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Episode I: Anakin Skywalker
- Star Wars: Republic: Outlander
"Reckonings"—Star Wars Gamer 7 (Mentioned only)
- Missing Starship Search Abandoned—HoloNet News Vol. 531 49
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 21"
- "In the Name of the Maker" (Mentioned only)
- Rebel Dawn
- "Rebel Bass"—Star Wars Gamer 6
- "The Hovel on Terk Street"—Star Wars Tales 6
- Horning In on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
- We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- "Spare Parts"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite! (Appears in hologram)
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
- Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell (Mentioned only)
- Tempest Feud
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives
- Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
- The Essential Guide to Characters
- "Star Wars Kids Answer Quest"—Star Wars Kids 5
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
- Ultimate Alien Anthology
- "Who's Who in the Max Rebo Band"—Star Wars Insider 67
- With the Band on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links on Archive.org)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 38 (DAN1-2, Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes)
- "Bartyn's Landing"—Star Wars Gamer 7
- Music Makers: Guide to Musical Instruments on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Greeata Jendowanian in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
- Mos Eisley Cantina in the Encyclopedia (Picture only)
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