Basque musical instruments

thumb|A basque traditional alboka thumb|Video of an alboka being played thumb|Alboka players in Hermani, Gipuzkoa|Hernani thumb|Alboka players in Zeanuri The Basque '''''' () is a single-reed woodwind instrument consisting of a single reed, two small diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn. Additionally, a reed cap of animal horn is placed around the reed to contain the breath and allow circular breathing for constant play. In the Basque language, an alboka player is called . The alboka is usually used to accompany a tambourine singer.

The txalaparta ( or ) is a specialized Basque music device of wood or stone. In some regions of the Basque Country, (with ) means "racket", while in others (in Navarre) has been attested as meaning the trot of the horse, a sense closely related to the sound of the instrument.

thumb|Dulzaina being played thumb|The Muixeranga song (Xavi Richart, valencian dolçaina with tabalet drum). thumb|100px|Dolçaina (Valencian Community, [[Spain).]]

thumb|Trikiti being played thumb|right|Performance featuring a trikiti with tambourine accompaniment The trikiti (standard Basque, pronounced ), trikitixa (dialectal Basque, pronounced ), or eskusoinu txiki ("little hand-sound", pronounced )) is a two-row Basque diatonic button accordion with right-hand rows keyed a fifth apart and twelve unisonoric bass buttons. The onomatopoeia trikitixa, apparently stemming from the sound emitted by the tambourine, originally referred to a traditional Basque ensemble, made up of the instrument which now bears the name as well as alboka, txistu and other ins

struck string instrument; zither

thumb|right|300px|A txistu The txistu () is a kind of fipple flute that became a symbol for the Basque folk revival. The name may stem from the general Basque word ziztu "to whistle" with palatalisation of the z (cf zalaparta > txalaparta). This three-hole pipe can be played with one hand, leaving the other one free to play a percussion instrument.