Rih (instrument)

Rih

Other names	HS#:421.211.2
Classification	Aerophone
Playing range
c3-g5
Related instruments
Rizhok Lihava Cossack horn Hornpipe

The rih (Ukrainian: Ріг, "horn") is an instrument that was popular in Eastern Ukraine, with between three and six fingerholes, or sometimes none. Usually they were made from a cylindrical reed with a cow's horn to form the bell. The mouthpiece usually has a single reed although occasionally double reed instruments can be found.

See also

• Ukrainian folk music
• Erke
• Erkencho

Sources

• Humeniuk, A. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty - Kiev: Naukova dumka, 1967
• Mizynec, V. - Ukrainian Folk Instruments - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984
• Cherkasky, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Tekhnika, Kiev, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages. ISBN 966-575-111-5

External links

• УКРАИНСКИЕ НАРОДНЫЕ МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЕ ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ - СЕМПЛЫ (Ukrainian Folk Musical Instruments - Samples) at Vasyltkach.com