What is an Armenian duduk?
What is an Armenian duduk?
The duduk, the Armenian oboe, is a double-reed wind instrument characterized by a warm, soft, slightly nasal timbre.
What country is the duduk from?
Armenia
The duduk (/duːˈduːk/ doo-DOOK; Armenian: դուդուկ IPA: [duˈduk]) or tsiranapogh (Armenian: ծիրանափող, meaning “apricot-made wind instrument”), is an ancient Armenian double reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood. It is indigenous to Armenia.
What is a duduk made of?
The duduk is a double-reed woodwind with a cylindrical bore made from the wood of Apricot trees. Other varieties of the duduk can also be found: in Iran and Azerbaijan it is called balaban or balaman, in Georgia, duduki and in Turkey, mey.
What sound does the duduk make?
The haunting notes of the duduk resonate across Armenia, a South Caucasian country with snow-cuddled Ararat mountains heaving on its horizon like stony behemoths. The unique flute crafted from apricot wood sounds like a wailing voice, its tone fleshy and pulpy, soulful and evocative.
How much does a duduk cost?
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Is duduk hard to play?
Duduk is a challenging instrument to play because it is a non-tempered instrument.
How hard is it to play the duduk?
On the Richter scale of musical instrument difficulty, the duduk is about an 8.5. The celebrated concert violinist Itzhak Perlman once said that the degree of difficulty of any instrument can be determined by the amount of time it takes a newbie to be able to play a melody on it accurately and precisely.
How long do duduk reeds last?
2-3 years
Excess humidity will ruin the reeds. My own experience and discussions with duduk players validate that reeds that are properly cared for may last no less than 2-3 years at the very least.
