trembita
Sign in to saveThe trembita (from the old Germanic trumba, "to trumpet", in Ukrainian трембíта) is a type of an alpine horn made of wood. It is common among Galicians highlanders Hutsuls who live in western Ukraine (Galicia), eastern Poland, Slovakia, and northern Romania. In Poland it is known as a trombita (in the south), a bazuna (in the north), or a ligawka (in central Poland). Trembita is also one of the Galician folk musical instruments.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Trembita
- Instrument.image
- Hutsul - Ivano-Frankivsk region.jpg
- Instrument.caption
- A Galician highlander playing the trembita
- Instrument.classification
- Aerophone
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 423.121-12
- Instrument.range
- c1-g4
- Instrument.related
- Alpine horn Bucium Cossack horn Alphorn
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The trembita (from the old Germanic trumba, "to trumpet", in Ukrainian трембíта) is a type of an alpine horn made of wood. It is common among Galicians highlanders Hutsuls who live in western Ukraine (Galicia), eastern Poland, Slovakia, and northern Romania. In Poland it is known as a trombita (in the south), a bazuna (in the north), or a ligawka (in central Poland). Trembita is also one of the Galician folk musical instruments.
== Etymology == The word "trembita" is believed to be derived from Romanian trîmbiță. In the Romanian language itself, it is probably a Slavicism - from Proto-Slavic *trǫbica < *trǫba (in Ukrainian труба).
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