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An Organ Played by the Sea

by Justin Glow (RSS feed) on Apr 29th 2007 at 7:10PM

Located on the sparkling shores of the Adriatic Sea in Zadar, Croatia -- home of what Alfred Hitchcock once called "the most beautiful sunset in the world" -- lies the one and only pipe organ designed to be played by the sea. Built in 2005, this unique structure utilizes the rolling sea and strong, unsystematic winds to create a majestic and completely random sound that is never the same twice.

According to an article on OddMusic.com, "Each organ pipe is blown by a column of air, pushed in turn by a column of wave-moved water, through a plastic tube immersed into the water." The end result ends up sounding a bit like this. [.mp3]

Interested in visiting what Lonely Planet calls "one of the most beautiful parts of Europe?" Head to your local bookstore and pick up the 4th edition of Croatia, released in March of 2007.

Update: This isn't the only sea organ in the world (sorry!) -- there's another one in San Francisco. (Thanks Oana!)

[Via A Welsh View]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Oana Apr 29th 2007 9:21PM

I visited this exact spot back in February, and was surprised to find out this is not the only sea organ in the world - apparently there is one in San Francisco too!

Marilyn Terrell Apr 30th 2007 3:57AM

It's best to go on a fairly breezy day-- the more wind and waves, the better the sound. At sunset, with the lights flicking on over the water on the mainland, it's especially haunting. More about Zadar and the sea organ here, with audio links:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/extras/blog/blog0610_5.html#croatia

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