Musical instrument the violin, viola, baryton, and various lutes dominated popular music. Beginning in around 1750, however, the lute disappeared from musical compositions in favor of the rising popularity of the guitar. As the prevalence of string orchestras rose, wind instruments such as the flute, oboe, and bassoon were readmitted to counteract the monotony of hearing only strings. In the mid-seventeenth century, what was known as a hunter's horn underwent transformation into an "art instrument" consisting of a lengthened tube, a narrower bore, a wider bell, and much wider range. The details of this transformation are unclear, but the modern horn or,
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 2009, a special oversize one-shot comic written by Rauch with art by Paul Hanley. Again, in conjunction with the movie's 1984 release, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension" interactive fiction video game was released for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS and ZX Spectrum. It was created by Scott Adams and published by Adventure International. In late 1998, the Fox Network announced development of a "Buckaroo Banzai" TV series entitled "Buckaroo Banzai: Ancient Secrets and New Mysteries", but it was never released. The special edition DVD contains a short computer animated sequence