Volynka
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The Volynka (Ukrainian: Волинка), (Russian: Волынка),(Crimean Tatar: Tulup zurna) - see also Duda, Koza, and Kobza) It is a Slavic bagpipe. Its etymology comes from the region where it was probably invented - Volyn, Ukraine.
The volynka is constructed around a goat skin air reservoir into which air is blown through a pipe with a valve to stop air escaping. (Modern concert instruments often have a reservoir made from a basketball bladder}. A number of playing pipes [two to four] extend from the reservoir holding the air. The main playing pipe on which the melody is played has five to seven, sometimes eight finger holes. The other pipes produce a drone. This is usually either a single tonic note or a perfect fifth. Each of these playing pipes has a double reed usually made from a goose quill. In the 20th century this instrument has lost the popularity it had previously, and is rarely used today in an authentic context.
[edit] Modern usage
The instrument has gained popularity in stage performance. It has been used in a number of songs by Russian rock bands DDT, Aquarium, and Aria. It also appears more in Russian folk music and Ukrainian folk music ensembles.
[edit] Related instruments
The Volynka has many cousins, some of which can be found here. Some of these related instruments are:
- Bock (Czech)
- Cimpoi (Romanian)
- Duda (Hungarian/Polish)
- Koza (Polish)
- Diple (Dalmatian Coast)
- Tulum (Turkish and Pontic)
- Tsambouna (Dodecanese and Cyclades)
- Askambandoura (Crete)
- Gajdy (Polish/Czech/Slovak)
- Gaita (Galician)
- Surle (Serbian/Croatian)
- Mezoued/Zukra (Northern Africa)
- Guda, tulum(Laz people)
- Dankiyo, zimpona (Pontic)
- Parakapzuk (Armenia)
- Gudastvri (Georgia (country))
- Tsimboni (Georgia (country) )(Adjara)
- Shuvyr (Circassians )
- Sahbr, Shapar (Chuvashia)
- Tulug (Azerbaijan)
- Gaida (South Eastern Europe) (the Balkans)
[edit] Sources
- Humeniuk, A. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty - Kyiv: Naukova dumka, 1967
- Mizynec, V. - Ukrainian Folk Instruments - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984
- Cherkasky, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages. ISBN 966-575-111-5
