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A '''slide whistle''' is a musical instrument resembling a tin whistle, but with movable piston which can be operated like the slide of a trombone. It produces a clear, musical whistle which varies smoothly and continuously in pitch. Today it is thought of primarily as a child's toy, or used as a comic sound effect, but it was used seriously in popular music of the 1920s and 1930s. | A '''slide whistle''' is a musical instrument resembling a tin whistle, but with movable piston which can be operated like the slide of a trombone. It produces a clear, musical whistle which varies smoothly and continuously in pitch. Today it is thought of primarily as a child's toy, or used as a comic sound effect, but it was used seriously in popular music of the 1920s and 1930s. | ||
| − | Paul Whiteman's band included a slide whistle performer<ref>[http://www.redhotjazz.com/pwo.html Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra]</ref> | + | Paul Whiteman's band included a slide whistle performer,<ref>[http://www.redhotjazz.com/pwo.html Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra]</ref> heard notably in his hit song ''Whispering.'' |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Tin | + | *[[Tin Whistle]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Wind Instruments]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:08, July 12, 2016
A slide whistle is a musical instrument resembling a tin whistle, but with movable piston which can be operated like the slide of a trombone. It produces a clear, musical whistle which varies smoothly and continuously in pitch. Today it is thought of primarily as a child's toy, or used as a comic sound effect, but it was used seriously in popular music of the 1920s and 1930s.
Paul Whiteman's band included a slide whistle performer,[1] heard notably in his hit song Whispering.