Mey (instrument)

Mey
Woodwind instrument
Classification Double reed
Related instruments

Closely related instruments include the Balaban (Azerbaijan), Yasti Balaban (Dagestan), Duduki (Georgia), Duduk (Armenia), Hichiriki (Japan), Piri (Korea), Guanzi (China), and Kamis Sirnay (Kyrgyzstan)

Other double reed instruments, less similar include:

Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/mey
CountryAzerbaijan and Turkey
Reference01704
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2023 (18th session)
ListRepresentative

The mey is a double-reed aerophone used in Turkish folk music.[1] The mey, duduk, and balaban are almost identical, except for historical and geographical differences.[2]

  1. ^ Stanley Sadie, ed. (1984). "Mey". The Grove Dictionary Of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. pp. 652–653. ISBN 0-943818-05-2.
  2. ^ A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE MEY, BALABAN AND DUDUK AS ORGANOLOGICAL PHENOMENARetrieved February 28, 2022.