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I don't know what the first use of 'ethnic' instruments (however we're defining that) was and I'd propose it's a pointless question anyway, but there were definitely precedents well before Goldsmith and "Planet of the Apes".
Amongst many other examples, there Herrmann and his use of the Serpent. I'm not quite sure its an "ethnic" instrument but I'm not sure what Goldsmith used in "Planet of the Apes" would be called "ethnic" either.
Cheers
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I don't know what the first use of 'ethnic' instruments (however we're defining that) was and I'd propose it's a pointless question anyway, but there were definitely precedents well before Goldsmith and "Planet of the Apes".
Amongst many other examples, there Herrmann and his use of the Serpent. I'm not quite sure its an "ethnic" instrument but I'm not sure what Goldsmith used in "Planet of the Apes" would be called "ethnic" either.
Cheers
While there are many precedents before "Planet of the Apes" (the aforementioned "Bhowani Junction," and I'd argue that "The Third Man" would fall under this category, given the Zither's extensive use in folk music, and the same for "The IPCRESS File," showcasing the cimbalom; there's also the adaptation score for "Brigadoon," with its several key bagpipe passages), I'd argue that the use of the shofar in "Apes" would count as an "ethnic" instrument, given its close cultural associations.
There are many more, of course, but these are the ones that came to mind.
But then, it depends on how we're defining "ethnic" here - are we talking about 'specialty,' folk, or cultural instruments not found in a primarily European or Eurasian culture, or are we including the musical particulars of those areas, too?
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