The sring ( hy, սրինգ, also transliterated as ) is a shepherd's flute originating in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
. Sring is also the common term for end-blown flutes in general.
These flutes are made either of a stork bone, bamboo, wood from the apricot tree or cane and have or eight finger holes, producing a diatonic scale. The
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
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musicologist
Komitas
Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, ( hy, Կոմիտաս; 22 October 1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national sch ...
believed that the sring was the most characteristic among the Armenian instruments.
Blul
The ' instrument, which is similar in structure to the
kaval, is a particular variety of the sring family of flutes. It is often considered a modern evolution of the medieval sring,
with the primary differences being the presence of ring-shaped zones, both ends being thickened, and the resulting sound being characterized as velvety and slightly muted.
References
External links
Armenian Blul-Sring Combo
Armenian musical instruments
End-blown flutes
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