Musical instruments of Georgia (country)

thumb|260px|Musician playing the zurna.

The Armenian duduk ( ; ) or tsiranapogh (, meaning "apricot-made wind instrument"), is a double reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood originating from Armenia. Variations of the Armenian duduk appear throughout the Caucasus, the Balkans, and the Middle East. The duduk, balaban and mey are almost identical, except for historical and geographical differences.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian long-necked, waisted string instrument

The naqareh, naqqāra, nagara or nagada is a Middle Eastern drum with a rounded back and a hide head, usually played in pairs. It is thus a membranophone of the kettle drum variety.

upright=0.75|right|thumb|Garmon player The garmon (, from , cognate of English harmonica), commonly called garmoshka, is a kind of Russian button accordion, a free-reed wind instrument. A garmon has two rows of buttons on the right side, which play the notes of a diatonic scale, and at least two rows of buttons on the left side, which play the primary chords in the key of the instrument as well as its relative harmonic minor key. Many instruments have additional right-hand buttons with useful accidental notes, additional left-hand chords for playing in related keys, and a row of free-bass butt

traditional bagpipe from North Turkey and Macedonia

membranophone percussion instrument

The panduri () is a traditional Georgian three-string plucked instrument common in all regions of Eastern Georgia: such as Pshav-Khevsureti, Tusheti, Kakheti and Kartli.

thumb|right|250px|Ottoman miniature|Miniature of an Ottoman çeng The çeng is a Turkish harp. It was a popular Ottoman instrument until the last quarter of the 17th century.

The choghur (; ) is a plucked string musical instrument common in Azerbaijan and Georgia. It has 4 nylon strings.

The chuniri () is a bowed musical instrument of Georgia. ==History== Only the mountain inhabitants of Georgia preserve the bowed chuniri in its original form. This instrument is considered to be a national instrument of Svaneti and is thought to have spread in the other regions of Georgia from there. Chuniri has different names in different regions: in Khevsureti, Tusheti (Eastern mountainous parts) its name is chuniri, and in Racha, Guria (western parts of Georgia) chianuri. Chuniri is used for accompaniment. It is often played in an ensemble with changi (harp) and salamuri (flute). Both men

The salamuri () is a Georgian wind instrument which resembles a recorder. It is a staple part of Georgian folk music, and is ancient in origin, with early examples being in bone. Modern salamuris are made from wood, especially apricot or walnut. There are two main varieties, reeded and non-reeded, which require different techniques of crafting and playing. One player can sometimes play two salamuris at once by using either hand.

musical percussion instrument

List of a country's musical instruments

double-reed aerophone used in Turkish folk music