zhaleika
Sign in to saveThe zhaleika (), also known as bryolka (брёлка), is a Slavic wind instrument, most used in Belarusian, Russian and sometimes Ukrainian ethnic music. Also known as a "folk clarinet" or hornpipe. The zhaleika was eventually incorporated into the balalaika band, the Hungarian tarogato, and may have contributed to the development of the chalumeau, a predecessor of the clarinet.
Key facts
- Instrument.names
- Zhalomeika, sopel’, pishchelka, fletnya, duda, zgaleyka, zhalijka, rizhok
- Instrument.image
- 250px
- Instrument.caption
- Zhaleika
- Instrument.background
- woodwind
- Instrument.classification
- Single-reed aerophone
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 422.211.2
- Instrument.pitch
- High
- Instrument.timbre
- Piercing and nasal, sad and compassionate
- Instrument.volume
- High
- Instrument.attack
- Fast
- Instrument.decay
- Fast
- Instrument.related
- Hornpipe, clarinet, pishchiki
- Instrument.musicians
- V.V. Andreyev
- Instrument.name
- Zhaleika
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- Construction and design
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- Origination and uses
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The zhaleika (), also known as bryolka (брёлка), is a Slavic wind instrument, most used in Belarusian, Russian and sometimes Ukrainian ethnic music. Also known as a "folk clarinet" or hornpipe. The zhaleika was eventually incorporated into the balalaika band, the Hungarian tarogato, and may have contributed to the development of the chalumeau, a predecessor of the clarinet.
==Construction and design== The zhaleika consists of a single reed that can be covered by a mouthpiece (or "wind cap"). The design consists of a wooden barrel (pipe) with finger holes and a flared bell that can be made of either natural or man-made materials. It can either consist of a single or a double pipe.