Music came from the rooftops.

People in apartments listened to the music. (AP)
The players made music on the roof. (AP)
The music could be heard from far away. (AP)
A player carries an alphorn. (AP)
Long-ago cow herders used alphorns. Now these players play them in concert. (AP)

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People in Germany gave a concert. Players on rooftops beat drums. They blew trumpets, tubas, and alphorns.

Others listened from the streets. The sounds went far. It was good to stand apart and hear music together.

Read More: An orchestra in Dresden, Germany, wanted to bring music to people in the city. Organizers chose instruments that could be heard from far away. Have you ever seen alphorns? All are long. Most are made from wood. There are no finger holes or valves. Players blow through the mouthpiece. Cow herders on mountains in long-ago Switzerland used alphorns to send messages to one another. God told Joshua in Joshua 6:4, “Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark.”