The duduk ( ; hy, դուդուկ ) or tsiranapogh ( hy, ծիրանափող, meaning “apricot-made wind instrument”), is an ancient Armenian double reed

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made of

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wood. It is indigenous to

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. Variations of the Armenian duduk appear throughout the

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and the Middle East, including

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, and

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. Duduk,

Balaban Balaban may refer to: Places Azerbaijan * Balaxanı, Azerbaijan, formerly Balaban Iran * Balaban, Khoy (Persian: , ''Balabān'') * Balaban, Piranshahr (Persian: , ''Bālābān'') Syria * Balaban ( ar, بلابان, Bālābān) is a village ...

, and Mey are almost identical, except for historical and geographical differences.A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE MEY, BALABAN AND DUDUK AS ORGANOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
/ref> It is commonly played in pairs: while the first player plays the melody, the second plays a steady drone called ''dum'', and the sound of the two instruments together creates a richer, more haunting sound. The unflattened reed and cylindrical body produce a sound closer to the

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than the

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or bassoon. Unlike other double reed instruments like the oboe or

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, the duduk has a very large reed proportional to its size.

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proclaimed the Armenian duduk and its music as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005 and inscribed it in 2008. Duduk music has been used in a number of films, most notably in ''

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Etymology

The word ''düdük'' is of

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origin (

Ottoman Turkish Ottoman Turkish ( ota, لِسانِ عُثمانى, Lisân-ı Osmânî, ; tr, Osmanlı Türkçesi) was the standardized register of the Turkish language used by the citizens of the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE). It borrowed exten ...

: دودوك ''düdük''), itself derived from

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''tutak''. In Armenia, the instrument is also known as ''tsiranapogh'' (ծիրանափող). This instrument is not to be confused with the northwestern Bulgarian folk instrument of the same name (see below, Balkan duduk). Similar instruments used in other parts of

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are the '' mey'' and ''

balaban Balaban may refer to: Places Azerbaijan * Balaxanı, Azerbaijan, formerly Balaban Iran * Balaban, Khoy (Persian: , ''Balabān'') * Balaban, Piranshahr (Persian: , ''Bālābān'') Syria * Balaban ( ar, بلابان, Bālābān) is a village ...

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Overview

The duduk is a double reed instrument with ancient origins, having existed since at least the fifth century, while there are Armenian scholars who believe it existed more than 1,500 years before that. The earliest instruments similar to the duduk's present form are made of bone or entirely of cane. Today, the duduk is exclusively made of wood with a large double reed, with the body made from aged

wood. The particular tuning depends heavily on the region in which it is played. In the twentieth century, the Armenian duduk began to be standardized

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in scale and single-

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in range.

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, or chromatics are achieved using fingering techniques. The instrument's body also has different lengths depending upon the range of the instrument and region. The

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(Armenian: եղեգն, ''eġegn''), is made from one or two pieces of cane in a duck-bill type assembly. Unlike other double-reed instruments, the reed is quite wide, helping to give the duduk both its unique, mournful sound, as well as its remarkable breathing requirements. The duduk player is called ''dudukahar'' ( դուդուկահար) in Armenian. The performer uses air stored in their cheeks to keep playing the instrument while they inhale air into their lungs. This "circular" breathing technique is commonly used with all the double-reed instruments in the Middle East. Duduk "is invariably played with the accompaniment of a second ''dum duduk'', which gives the music an energy and tonic atmosphere, changing the scale harmoniously with the principal duduk." Duduk Info at Ethnicinstruments.co.uk

History

Armenian musicologists cite evidence of the duduk's use as early as 1200 BC, though Western scholars suggest it is 1,500 years old. Variants of the duduk can be found in

and the

. The history of the Armenian duduk music is dated to the reign of the Armenian king

Tigran the Great Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great ( hy, Տիգրան Մեծ, ''Tigran Mets''; grc, Τιγράνης ὁ Μέγας ''Tigránes ho Mégas''; la, Tigranes Magnus) (140 – 55 BC) was King of Armenia under whom the ...

, who reigned from 95 to 55 B.C. According to ethnomusicologist Dr. Jonathan McCollum, the instrument is depicted in numerous Armenian manuscripts of the Middle Ages, and is "actually the only truly Armenian instrument that's survived through history, and as such is a symbol of Armenian national identity ... The most important quality of the duduk is its ability to express the language dialectic and mood of the Armenian language, which is often the most challenging quality to a duduk player."

Balkan duduk

While "duduk" most commonly refers to the double reed instrument described on this page, by coincidence there is a different instrument of the same name played in northwestern Bulgaria. This is a blocked-end flute resembling the Serbian

frula The frula (, sr-Cyrl, фрула), also known as svirala (свирала) or jedinka, is a musical instrument which resembles a medium sized flute, traditionally played in Serbia. It is typically made of wood and has six holes. It is an end-blow ...

, known also as

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or kavalče in a part of Macedonia, and as duduk ( дудук) in northwest Bulgaria. Made of maple or other wood, it comes in two sizes: and (duduce). The blocked end is flat.

In popular culture

The sound of the duduk has become known to wider audiences through its use in popular film soundtracks. Starting with

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's '' The Last Temptation of Christ'', the duduk's archaic and mournful sound has been employed in a variety of genres to depict such moods. Djivan Gasparyan played the duduk in ''

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'', the duduk regularly appears in its soundtrack as well. The sound of the duduk was also used in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' for a lullaby which Mr. Tumnus plays on a fictitious double flute and in the theme song of the Dothraki clan during the TV adaptation ''

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Djivan Gasparyan Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; hy, Ջիվան Գասպարյան, ; October 12, 1928 – July 6, 2021) was an Armenian musician and composer. He played the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gaspary ...

playing the duduk.

Film soundtracks

The duduk has been used in a number of films, especially "to denote otherworldliness, loneliness, and mourning or to supply a Middle Eastern/Central Asian atmosphere". * ''Ararat'' (2002) by

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* ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (2001) by

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* ''Chilean Gothic'' (2000) by

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* ''Constantine'' (2005) by

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featuring the duduk player

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* ''Gladiator'' (2000) by

in the track ''Duduk of the North'' * ''Hotel Rwanda'' (2004) main theme music"Hotel Rwanda Film Music" * '' Hulk'' (2003) duduk by

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Jeff Beal Jeff Beal (born June 20, 1963) is an American composer of music for film, television, recordings, and the concert hall. Highly regarded as a jazz instrumentalist and versatile composer, Beal creates music that often incorporates a synthesis of i ...

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Frederik Wiedmann Frederik Wiedmann (born 1981 in Stuttgart) is a German composer. He composed the scores for the 2014 films '' Sniper: Legacy'' as well as '' Field of Lost Shoes''. Wiedmann also composed the score for the 2007 film '' Return to House on Haunte ...

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Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'' by Randy Miller. Track ''Second Thought'' * ''

Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...

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Paul Baillargeon Paul Baillargeon (born 1943) is a Canadian composer, known for his music for television shows. He contributed music to 41 episodes of Star Trek shows, and won the 2002 ASCAP Award (Top TV Series) for Enterprise, shared with the series' other regu ...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, ...

'' by Wayne Sharpe * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' by Joseph Loduca

Video game scores

* ''Shards of the Exodar'' in '' World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' by Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford and

Russell Brower Russell Brower is an American music composer and three-time Emmy Award-winning sound designer who has created sounds for ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'' and '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and video game music for games including '' Jo ...

* ''Dalaran'' in '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' by Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford and

* ''Orsis'' in ''

Hearthstone ''Hearthstone'' is a free-to-play online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally subtitled ''Heroes of Warcraft'', ''Hearthstone'' builds upon the existing lore of the ''Warcraft'' series by ...

: League of Explorers'' * ''

Civilization V ''Sid Meier's Civilization V'' is a 4X video game in the Civilization (series), ''Civilization'' series developed by Firaxis Games. The game was released on Microsoft Windows on September 21, 2010, on OS X on November 23, 2010, and on Linux on J ...

'' by Michael Curran * ''

Crimson Dragon ''Crimson Dragon'' is a rail shooter primarily developed by Grounding Inc. and published by Microsoft Studios as an Xbox One launch title. The game was published in 2013 in the West, with a Japanese release the following year. Set on the plane ...

'' by

Saori Kobayashi is a video game composer and pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, amo ...

and Jeremy Garren * ''

Dark Void ''Dark Void'' is a video game developed by Airtight Games using the Unreal Engine 3 and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. In the game, players must face an alien threat that humanity had previously banish ...

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Dota 2 ''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to '' Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.'' ''Dota ...

'' by Jason Hayes * '' F.E.A.R.'' by

Nathan Grigg ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is a 2014 action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. An original story based on the Tolkien's legendarium, le ...

* ''

God of War III ''God of War III'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. First released for the PlayStation 3 on March 16, 2010, it is the fifth ins ...

'' by Gerard Marino * ''

Mass Effect ''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the known univer ...

'' by Jack Wall * '' Myst III: Exile'' by Jack Wall * '' Myst IV: Revelation'' by Jack Wall * '' Outcast'' by

Lennie Moore Lennie Moore is an American composer and conductor of music for video games, film, television, and multi-media. Biography Moore is best known as the composer of the 1999 video game Outcast (video game), Outcast, and most recently, the Watchmen Mo ...

in the track ''Oriental Spirit'' * '' Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' by

Inon Zur Inon Zur ( he, ינון צור, ; born July 4, 1965) is an Israeli-American composer. Originally writing for movies and television, he later moved into composing for video games. He has been described as being "internationally recognized as one o ...

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Uncharted 2 ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the second game in the ''Uncharted'' series and was released in October 2009 for PlayStation 3. Set two ...

'' by

* ''Croft Manor Theme'' in ''

Tomb Raider Legend ''Tomb Raider: Legend'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the seventh main entry in the ''Tomb Raider'' series and a reboot of the series that reimagined the origins and ch ...

'' by

Troels Brun Folmann Troels Brun Folmann (born 10 January 1974, in Copenhagen) is a Danish composer who specializes in orchestral music, featured in TV shows, trailers, and video games. His work includes the soundtrack for some of the ''Tomb Raider'' series, tr ...

* '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' (2011) by

Jeremy Soule Jeremy Soule (; born December 19, 1975) is an American composer of soundtracks for film, television, and video games. He has composed soundtracks for over 60 games and over a dozen other works during his career, including ''The Elder Scrolls'', ' ...

in the track ''Tundra'' * '' Total War: Rome II'' by Richard Beddow * '' Empire: Total War'' * ''

Metro Exodus ''Metro Exodus'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. It is the third installment in the ''Metro'' video game trilogy based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's novels, following the events of ''Metro 203 ...

'' by Oleksii Omelchuk

Popular music

*"Come Talk to Me" by

(from the 1992 album '' Us'') *"Zachem Ya" by

t.A.T.u. t.A.T.u. (russian: Тату, ) were a Russian music duo that consisted of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The singers were part of children's music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with ...

(from the 2001 album '' 200 Po Vstrechnoy'') *"Prelude & Nostalgia" by

Yanni Yiannis Chryssomallis ( el, Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni ( ), is a Greek-American composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer. Yanni continues to use the musical shortha ...

(from the 1997 album ''

Tribute A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conq ...

'') *"Prelude & Nostalgia" by

(from the 2006 album ''

Yanni Live! The Concert Event ''Yanni Live! The Concert Event'' is the third live album by Yanni. It was recorded live at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas on November 6, 2004, and released in August 2006 as a CD and concert film on DVD. The album peaked at No. 1 on B ...

'') *"Science" and "Arto" (Hidden Track) by

System of a Down System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, v ...

(from the 2001 album ''

Toxicity Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect on a subs ...

'') *"

Jenny Wren "Jenny Wren" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album ''Chaos and Creation in the Backyard''. It was also released, in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2005, as the second single (music), single from the album. Background "Jenny Wren" w ...

" (2005) and "

Back in Brazil Back in Brazil is a song by English musician Paul McCartney, released by Capitol Records. The song was released as a promotional single on 16 September 2018, and is featured on McCartney's 2018 album ''Egypt Station''. Recording ''Rolling Stone ...

" (2018) by

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*"All That I Am" by Rob Thomas (from the 2006 album '' ...Something to Be'') *"Touching the Void" by Soulfly (from the 2008 album ''

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Qélé, Qélé Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Qélé, Qélé" written by H.A. Der-Hovagimian (aka DerHova) and Sirusho. The song was performed by Sirusho, who was selected internally by the Armenian broadcaster Public T ...

" by

Sirusho Siranush Harutyunyan ( hy, Սիրանուշ Հարությունյան; born 7 January 1987), known professionally as Sirusho ( hy, Սիրուշո), is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She received her first award when she was nine years old fo ...

(from the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest Armenian entry) *"

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in No ...

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Jamala Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova, ; rus, Суса́на Али́мовна Джамалади́нова, Susána Alímovna Dzhamaladínova, sʊˈsanə ɐˈlʲiməvnə dʐəməlɐˈdʲinəvə, links=yes. (born 27 August 1983), known professionally ...

(2015) *"Soulfly X" by

Soulfly Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1 ...

(from the 2015 album ''

Archangel Archangels () are the second lowest rank of angel in the hierarchy of angels. The word ''archangel'' itself is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions, but beings that are very similar to archangels are found in a number of other re ...

'') *"Come Along" by

Cosmo Sheldrake Cosmo Christopher Sheldrake is an English musician, composer, and producer. He is the son of parapsychologist Rupert Sheldrake and voice teacher Jill Purce, and the brother of biologist Merlin Sheldrake. He released his first single, "The Moss ...

(from the 2017 album "The Much Much How How and I", and featured in advertisements for Apple's

iPhone XR The iPhone XR (stylized and marketed as iPhone Xʀ; Roman numeral "X" pronounced "ten") is a smartphone designed and manufactured by Apple Inc. It is part of the twelfth generation of the iPhone. Pre-orders began on October 19, 2018, with an ...

in the UK, USA, and Canada) *"Meeting" album by A.G.A. Trio with Arsen Petrosyan on Duduk (2020 by

NAXOS WORLD Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres. The premier label is Naxos Records which focuses on classical music. Naxos Musical Group encompasses about ...

)

Anime soundtracks

* ''

Tales from Earthsea ''Tales from Earthsea'' is a collection of fantasy stories and essays by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Harcourt in 2001. It accompanies five novels (1968 to 2001) set in the fictional archipelago Earthsea. . Retrieved 2012-02- ...

'' by Tamiya Terashima, in the tracks "The Trip", "The Spider" and "Violent Robbery/The Seduction of the Undead".

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