Verse:Mwail/Bjeheond/Music

Hlou-Ku music

The first orchestras (Ve Rein, literally 'musical groups') in Bjeheond were invented by ancient Hlou-Ku speaking musicians.

A popular instrument in Hlou and Ku music is the blad which is a curled up banana leaf that when blown, produces a shrill, high pitched sound. Different pitches can be produced by pulling on the blad.

Other commonly used instruments are the jaw harp (Schön Haud), the tromba marina (Trlöb Schmie) the bowed psaltery (Trlaub), rebecs (Ntzein) and violins of various sizes, and various kinds of prepared piano and guitar. Inharmonic and unpitched percussion instruments like chimes, woodblocks and rasps are also common.

Tuning

Hlou musicians don't confine themselves to fixed tuning systems, except on fixed pitch instruments, which are typically tuned to JI scales.

Melodies in Hlou music are inspired by the contours of speech.