Item #40230 A poster announcing ‘Tzintzantzun - Aztec Ocarinas and Flutes’, an exhibition of musical instruments made by John Taylor, November 12th-17th (1968). The ARTS LAB.

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A poster announcing ‘Tzintzantzun - Aztec Ocarinas and Flutes’, an exhibition of musical instruments made by John Taylor, November 12th-17th (1968).

Silkscreen, printed in brown, designed and cut by John Taylor and Biddy Peppin. 53.9x42cm.

Tzintzuntzan (misspelt on the poster) is the name of a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mexico, and Taylor, a mathematician and innovative instrument maker, developed a fingering system in 1964 that allowed an Aztec ocarina to play a full chromatic octave using only four holes.

Short (1cm.) closed tear to lower edge, minor handling wear, o/w Very Good plus. Illustrated in London’s Arts Labs, p.49.

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