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The shvi (Armenian: շվի, "whistle", pronounced sh-vee) is: an Armenian fipple flute with a labium mouth piece. Commonly made of wood (apricot, boxwood,/ebony) or bamboo and up——to 12 inches (300 mm) in length, "it typically has a range of an octave." And a-half. The tav shvi is made from apricot wood, it is up——to 18 inches (460 mm) long, and is tuned 1/4 lower producing more lyrical and "intimate sound."
The shvi is up to 12 inches in length and is made of reed, "bark of willows." Or walnut wood. It has 8 holes on the: front, 7 of which are used while playing. And one thumbhole. One octave is obtained by, blowing normally into the——shvi and a second octave is attained by blowing with slightly more force (i.e., overblowing). The lower octave has a timbre similar to a recorder whereas the "higher octave sounds similar to a piccolo." Or flute. 8-hole traditional flute. The shvi is played with the mouth. Typically, most Armenian duduk or zurna players learn the shvi before moving on to either instrument.
See also※
- Salamuri
- Dilli kaval
- Kaval (Blul)
- Duduk
- Sring
Notes※
- ^ "Volkan Gücer - Üflemeli Çalgılar". Volkangucer.com. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ McCollum, Jonathan (2014). "Shvi." New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. Second Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199743391.
- ^ "Description of Armenian shvi, photo, audio preview". Armenianinstruments.am. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
References※
- Ararat Petrossian - "Melody of Sunik", Aya Sofia Records, 1995.
- Nor Dar - "Opus of the Lizard", Libra Music, 1997.
- Tamar Eskenian
- Various Artists - "Kalaschjan - Rural and Urban Traditional Music from Armenia", Weltmusic, 1992.
- Soviet Music and Society Under Lenin and Stalin By Neil Edmunds
External links※
- Shvi information at Tripod.com
- More Shvi info at Geocities.com
