Zhaleika

Zhaleika
Zhaleika
Woodwind instrument
Other namesZhalomeika, sopel’, pishchelka, fletnya, duda, zgaleyka, zhalijka, rizhok
Classification Single-reed aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.211.2
TimbrePiercing and nasal, sad and compassionate
VolumeHigh
AttackFast
DecayFast
Related instruments
Hornpipe, clarinet, pishchiki
Musicians
V.V. Andreyev

The zhaleika (Russian: жале́йка), also known as bryolka (брёлка), is a Slavic wind instrument, most used in Belarusian, Russian and sometimes Ukrainian ethnic music.[1] Also known as a "folk clarinet" or hornpipe. The zhaleika was eventually incorporated into the balalaika band, the Hungarian tarogato, and may have contributed to the development of the chalumeau, a predecessor of the clarinet.[2]

  1. ^ LaPasha, Robin (2006). "Zhaleika". The Russ Wind Homepage. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ Kroll, O (1968). The Clarinet. New York, NY: Taplinger Publishing Company.