csakan
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The csakan is a type of woodwind instrument that was popular in Austria-Hungary in the 19th century.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 421.2
- Commons category
- Csakan
- indigenous to
- Austria
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Repertoire
- Selection of works
- For unaccompanied csakan
- For csakan and piano or guitar
- For csakan and strings
- For csakan and orchestra
- Prominent csakan players
- Makers of csakans
- References
The csakan is a type of woodwind instrument that was popular in Austria-Hungary in the 19th century.
A type of duct flute, the csakan was originally a recorder crafted in the shape of a walking stick with a mouthpiece in the handle, reflecting the design of Hungarian war hammers which had been converted into flutes. From the 1820s, a new design appeared, which was in the shape of an oboe or clarinet.
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