The telenka ( uk, Теленка) (telynka, tylynka) is an
overtone flute
An overtone flute is a type of a flute that is designed to play in the upper harmonics, typically well above the two or three harmonics that are the practical limit for most woodwind instruments.
An overtone flute has either no tone holes,Macla ...
, a primitive form of
dentsivka 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,
sycamore
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Species of trees known as sycamore:
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or
willow
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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
Romania
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especially in the areas bordering with the Ukrainian
Bukovina area where it is known as the
tilinca
The telenka ( uk, Теленка) (telynka, tylynka) is an overtone flute, a primitive form of dentsivka without fingerholes.
The pitch produced from the instrument is changed by placing a finger into the open end of the pipe, and covering thi ...
. 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 without fingerholes).
The telenka, along with the
sopilka
Sopilka (, uk, Cопiлка) is a name applied to a variety of woodwind instruments of the flute family used by Ukrainian folk instrumentalists. ''Sopilka'' most commonly refers to a fife made of a variety of materials (but traditionally out ...
, is a prominent instrument in
Kalush Orchestra
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's 2022 song "
Stefania", which won the
Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine.
See also
*
Kalyuka
*
Koncovka
The koncovka is a Slovak duct-blown overtone fipple flute without finger holes, traditionally played by shepherds. The koncovka is played by closing and opening the bottom hole of the flute. By increasing the air speed, two different harmonic s ...
*
Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of traditional, folkloric, folk-inspired popular music, and folk-inspired European classical music traditions.
In the 20th century numerous ethnographic and folkloric musical ensembles were ...
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