Duduk
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The duduk is a traditional Armenian double-reed woodwind instrument known for its warm, melancholic tone and prominent role in Armenian folk and classical music.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian musical instrument
ⓘ
double-reed instrument ⓘ woodwind instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Armenian culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | aerophone ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cylindrical wooden body
ⓘ
double reed ⓘ finger holes ⓘ |
| hasFamousPerformer |
Djivan Gasparyan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gegham Grigoryan (duduk player) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jivan Gasparyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vache Hovsepyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
melancholic
ⓘ
warm ⓘ |
| HornbostelSachsClassification | 422.112 ⓘ |
| material |
apricot wood
ⓘ
reed ⓘ |
| playingTechnique | circular breathing ⓘ |
| range | approximately one octave and a half ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| similarTo |
balaban
ⓘ
mey ⓘ zurna ⓘ |
| soundProduction | vibrating double reed ⓘ |
| timbreDescription |
breathy
ⓘ
expressive ⓘ mellow ⓘ |
| typicalKey |
A
ⓘ
B-flat ⓘ G ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfFingerHoles |
1 back thumb hole
ⓘ
8 front finger holes ⓘ |
| UNESCOElementName | Armenian duduk and its music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dance accompaniment
ⓘ
ensemble performance ⓘ funeral music ⓘ lamentations ⓘ solo performance ⓘ wedding music ⓘ |
| usedInFilmScore |
Blood Diamond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gladiator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Temptation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ The Passion of the Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Armenian classical music
ⓘ
Armenian folk music ⓘ film music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Armenians