Pku

For other uses, see PKU (disambiguation).

The pku.

The pku, alternatively spelled pzuk, is an Armenian musical instrument, similar to a clarinet. It has been called the national instrument of Armenia. The pku is a single-reed aerophone with seven holes and a one octave range with the open cone of a bull horn at one end.

References

"Pku". Instruments. Hayren Ensemble. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
Swets, Wouter (September 1973). "Record Reviews". Ekthnomusicology 17 (3): 573–576. JSTOR 849977. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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Karen Hakobyan, the master who prepares this instrument

Single reed instruments

Modern	Aulochrome Clarinet Bass clarinet E-flat clarinet Heckel-clarina Heckelphone-clarinet Octavin Saxophone Tárogató (modern) Xaphoon

European	Alboka Chalumeau Diplica Hornpipe Launeddas Mock trumpet Pibgorn Pku Sipsi Stock-and-horn Zhaleika

Middle Eastern	Arghul Double clarinet (zummara) Mijwiz

Central Asian	Dili tuiduk

South Asian	Pungi

Armenian musical instruments

Percussion instruments	Dhol Dap Dmblak

Wind instruments	Duduk Zurna Shvi Blul Sring Pku Parkapzuk Tulum

String instruments	Kanon Barbat Kamancha Kamani Tar Bağlama Oud Santur Zagan Tavigh Pandir Bambir

See also	Music of Armenia

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Pku

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