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The lujon ( ) is a bass metallophone consisting of individually-pitched metal plates attached to a wooden box that is partitioned into resonance chambers. ==History== The lujon was invented by William Loughborough. At his Sausalito, California studio, Loughborough created many new percussion instruments, including the boobam and lujon, after having worked with Harry Partch in the mid-1950s. The lujon is played with soft mallets, and produces a sound that is dominated by its fundamental frequency. The instrument is sometimes spelled "loo-jon," making its pronunciation easier to understand. In a 2009 Web post, Loughborough provided the following historical background: "Henry Mancini's drummer, Shelly Manne had several drums I made and one of them was the Lujon (a pun on 'John Lewis' who bought the first one). Mancini was very impressed with the instrument and wrote (HREF="http://www.kotoba.ne.jp/word/11/Lujon" TITLE="Lujon">Lujon' ) using its scale as the theme." On 7 April 2010, Loughborough died of a heart attack in Madrid, Spain at the age of 84. ==Composers== Composers who wrote for lujon include Jerry Goldsmith, Gerald Fried, Dave Grusin, and John Williams. Henry Mancini used it in his score for ''Hatari!'', and also featured the instrument in a composition called "Lujon." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lujon (musical instrument)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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