The most ancient wind instrument originated in Europe. It was found in Europe in the early 9th century. Highlands of Scotland is got to be mentioned with the bagpipes especially. As a rustic instrument in many cultures bagpiper was used because a herdsman had the necessary materials at hand. It was made of goat or sheepskin and a reed pipe.
Didgeridoo is a wind instrument made from hollow wood of Northern Australia. It is both a pitched instrument and a percussion instrument. It is made from limbs and tree trunks hollowed out by termites or any other insects. The didgeridoo was developed by Aboriginal peoples in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia. It is one of the oldest wind instruments in the world. It’s possibly the world’s oldest musical instrument, as researchers said the first didgeridoo was over 40,000 years old. It is also known that the Mayan people of Central America had a similar instrument. This is one of the popular old instruments proved by at least 45 different synonyms for the didgeridoo.
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