What is a mirliton? The best link so far
The mystery of Tchaikovsky’s mirlitons If you know my site, you’ll be aware that I’ve been trying to find pictures of and information about “mirlitons” the title of one of…
At last: a picture of a mirliton
I can’t tell you how pleased I am about this: Here, on a site dedicated to the iconography of the bagpipe, are two pictures of mirlitons (scroll down to see…
Musical surprises #5: Mirlitons are cakes
OK, so I’ve posted about this before, but hey it’s Christmas, and it’s still one of the great mysteries of musical life: why in the Kingdom of the Sweets in…
Mirlitons
One conundrum I missed out from the list earlier: I was passing Paul in the King’s Road the other day, when I noticed a plate of Mirlitons in the window.…