Zubivka

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Zubivka
HS#:421.111-12
Classification
Playing range

c3-g5
Related instruments


The Zubivka (Ukrainian: Зубівка, Hungarian: Beregfogaras) also known as a (Skosivka, Skisna Dudka, Frukanka)

The zubivka is considered one of the oldest in origin folk wind instruments in Ukraine and is found primarally in the Carpathian region.

It was first described by wandering Arabic scholars in the 11th century. This instrument is very similar to the telenka, only instead of having a fipple, it is played like the sopilka or frilka, by having the breath break against the side of the pipe. This surface is wedge-shaped. The zubivka is usually approximately 60cm (24in) long.

[edit] Related instruments

As with many Ukrainian folk instruments played in the Carpathians, the zubivka is also known and played by musicians in ethnic groups with whom neighbour the Ukrainians.

It is also known as:

[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