Funny Instruments

Mahler Hammer

The name given to the instrument in Mahler's Sixth Symphony described by Mahler as meant to be "brief and mighty, but dull in resonance and with a non-metallic character (like the fall of an axe)" ... basically a big wooden hammer hit against a big wooden platform.

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Added by danalynn4thwin on November 3, 2015 | You Like This |

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