The telenka ( uk, Теленка) (telynka, tylynka) is an
overtone flute, a primitive form of
dentsivka
The ''dentsivka'' ( uk, Денцівка) is a woodwind instrument, woodwind musical instrument with a fipple (mouthpiece). In traditional instruments, the tuning varies with the length of the tube. It is made in a variety of different sizes: th ...
without fingerholes.
The pitch produced from the instrument is changed by placing a finger into the open end of the pipe, and covering this opening by a half or third etc. and also by the strength of the player's breath.
It is made from
linden,
elder
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,
sycamore or
willow. 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
Romania especially in the areas bordering with the Ukrainian
Bukovina
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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
kaval
The kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece, and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia). The ka ...
without fingerholes).
The telenka, along with the
sopilka, is a prominent instrument in
Kalush Orchestra's 2022 song "
Stefania
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", which won the
Eurovision Song Contest
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for Ukraine.
See also
*
Kalyuka
The kalyuka (or kolyuka, Russian: калюка, колюка) is a Russian and Ukrainian overtone flute, lacking playing holes. Traditionally, kalyukas were made from hollow plant stems, such as motherwort, or angelica. Modern versions of the ins ...
*
Koncovka
*
Ukrainian folk music
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.
References
External links
Samples and Pictures of Ukrainian Instruments*{{in lang, fr}
jouer de la tilinca moldave
Romanian musical instruments
Russian musical instruments
Ukrainian musical instruments
End-blown flutes
Fipple flutes