The sring (, also transliterated as ) is a shepherd's flute originating in
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. Sring is also the common term for end-blown flutes in general.
These flutes are made either of a stork bone, bamboo, wood from the apricot tree or cane and have or eight finger holes, producing a diatonic scale. The
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
musicologist
Komitas believed that the sring was the most characteristic among the Armenian instruments.
Blul
The ' instrument is a particular variety of the sring family of flutes. It is often considered a modern evolution of the medieval sring,
with the primary differences being the presence of ring-shaped zones, both ends being thickened, and the resulting sound being characterized as velvety and slightly muted.
References
External links
Armenian Blul-Sring Combo
Armenian musical instruments
End-blown flutes
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