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A giant forest xylophone plays Bach in this Japanese commercial

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It’s a forest xylophone! This is a Japanese commercial that the kid asked to watch three times in a row. The music played on the custom-made wooden keys of this beautiful instrumentJesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, from Cantata 147 by Johann Sebastian Bach.

forest xylophone made from wood
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2022 Update: See it on display in Japan.

Then watch Boomwhacker Bach: Prélude n°1 aux tubes musicaux next.

via Science for All.

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