Ocarina
An ocarina (oh-kah-REE-nah) is a wind instrument, often made of clay or wood, played with a whistle mouthpiece. In the games Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask and Link's Awakening, Link uses his ocarina to accomplish many tasks by playing certain songs.
Link's Awakening
In Link's Awakening the ocarina is used to play the following songs once learned:
Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask
Other appearances
In BS The Legend of Zelda, an Ocarina is found in the third Dungeon, which can be used to warp to other dungeons. When the Ocarina is played on a pad near the eastern shore, the sixth dungeon will appear.
In Tingle's Love Balloon Trip, a mysterious, hooded character known as Segare plays an Ocarina to call his horse. The ocarina is similar in design to the Ocarina of Time.
Similar items
A similar instrument is found in A Link to the Past, but in this game it is known as the flute.
In The Minish Cap Link has a blue Ocarina called the Ocarina of Winds.
In Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Tingle has a Bone Ocarina which can be used to call a pirate ship. Later he gets it upgraded to allow him to open the ten hidden blue pirate treasure chests hidden throughout the three continents.
In Twilight Princess, pieces of Hawk Grass, the Horse Call and Wolf Link's howling serve as replacements for the ocarina.