The doli is played across
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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* Related to the ...
in the
Caucasus
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. The body consists of a hollow wooden
cylinder
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A cylinder may also be defined as an infin ...
covered with leather tightly attached to it with
iron
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rings. It is played by
palm
Palm most commonly refers to:
* Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand
* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
**List of Arecaceae genera
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
Music
* Palm (ba ...
s and
finger
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s, under or over the arm, while sitting or dancing. It is struck in the center to get the
forte
Forte or Forté may refer to:
Music
*Forte (music), a musical dynamic meaning "loudly" or "strong"
*Forte number, an ordering given to every pitch class set
*Forte (notation program), a suite of musical score notation programs
*Forte (vocal gro ...
effect and at the edges to get a
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
effect. The doli’s height and diameter of the body and head is about 3 to 1. It is mostly men who play the doli. In performance, the doli creates the rhythm of the dance. The doli is often combined with other regional instruments including the
chonguri
The choghur ( az, Çoğur; ka, ჩონგური) is a plucked string musical instrument common in Azerbaijan and Georgia. It has 4 nylon strings.
The choghur dates back to the 12th to 16th centuries, the period between the gopuz and the ...
, the
chiboni
The gudastviri ( ka, გუდასტვირი) is a droneless, double-chantered, horn-belled bagpipe played in Georgia. The term comes from the words ''guda'' (bag) and ''stviri'' (whistling). In some regions, the instrument is called the ...
, the
salamuri
The salamuri ( ka, სალამური) is a Georgian, recorder-like instrument. One player can sometimes play two salamuris at once by using either hand.
The salamuri is a widespread wind musical instrument found in all regions of Georgia ...
, the
buzika and the
duduki.
{{Musical instruments of Georgia (country)
Musical instruments of Georgia (country)
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