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. Its length is approximately 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in), although instruments can range up to 60 cm (24 in) in length. This instrument is very common in

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especially in the areas bordering with the Ukrainian

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area where it is known as the tilinca. A Romanian tilinca without top is often confused with the Hungarian tilinko with top, which is easier to play for beginners (in a way, a Romanian

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without fingerholes). The telenka, along with the

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, is a prominent instrument in

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", which won the

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for Ukraine.

Sources

*Humeniuk, A. - ''Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty'' - Kyiv: "Naukova dumka", 1967 *Mizynec, V. - ''Ukrainian Folk Instruments'' - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984 *Cherkaskyi, L. - ''Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty'' // Kyiv: "Tekhnika", 2003 - 262 pages.

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Samples and Pictures of Ukrainian Instruments
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jouer de la tilinca moldave
Romanian musical instruments Russian musical instruments Ukrainian musical instruments End-blown flutes Fipple flutes

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