Surnai: This loud folk oboe with a conical body made of wood or horn, widening toward the end, with seven holes and a thumb hole on the back, is light and portable, and so is popular with nomadic people. Turkish lore says that it was invented by the devil, and was played by Archangel Gabriel to give the first man on earth, Adam a soul!! Flageolet: similar to the Recorder, this woodwind instrument are two basic forms, the French, having four finger holes on the front and two thumb holes on the back, and the English, having six finger holes on the front and sometimes a single thumb hole on the back, with a narrow tube of bone or ivory that lets the chamber maintain a steady air pressure and holding a sponge to absorb breath moisture. Shawm: This medieval musical instrument was made from a single piece of wood and came in several different sizes. from sopranino to great bass the modern was developed from it. Pan Pipes: usually its made of three rows of varying length bamboo strips woven together. The music of the pan pipes is known as sikuri!
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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