frula
The frula (pron, фрула), also known as svirala (свирала) or jedinka, is a musical instrument which resembles a medium sized flute, traditionally played in rural Southeast Europe, primarily South Slavic countries. It is an end-blown aerophone with six holes, typically made of wood. The frula is a traditional instrument of South Slavic shepherds, who would play while tending their flocks.
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frula
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- Name
- Frula
- Field
- open flute with external duct with fingerholes.
- Region
- Serbia.
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The frula (pron, фрула), also known as svirala (свирала) or jedinka, is a musical instrument which resembles a medium sized flute, traditionally played in rural Southeast Europe, primarily South Slavic countries. It is an end-blown aerophone with six holes, typically made of wood. The frula is a traditional instrument of South Slavic shepherds, who would play while tending their flocks.
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Overview
Overview
For a list of similar instruments, see the section below.
Marko Kojadinovic-The Serbian National Folk Dance Ensemble Kolo in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2011
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Marko Kojadinovic-The Serbian National Folk Dance Ensemble Kolo in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 2011
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Frula • Classification — *Woodwind • Wind • Aerophone • Related — see list
Names
Names
In Croatia, it is also commonly known as "jedinka". Other local names in Croatia include žveglica, šaltva, kavela, ćurlik. In English, the instrument has also simply been called the "Serbian flute".
Overview
Overview
The frula is a small wooden flute with six holes. In rural Southeast Europe, the frula was played by shepherds while tending their flocks. It is a traditional instrument of Serbia, one of several aerophones used for leisure time, rituals, or accompanying the kolo (circle dance), along with long flutes (duduk, cevara), the double flute (dvojnice), and the bag-pipe (gajde).
Legacy
There are many events dedicated to the frula, such as the Prva pastirska frula in Jagnjilo, Dani Save Jeremića in Ražanj, sabori frulaša in Lelić and Prislonica, takmičenja frulaša in Iđoš, and Frula fest in Kruševac. A popular Serbian folk song is Ej čija frula ("O, whose frula"), recorded by, among others, Braća Bajić, Radiša Urošević and Cune Gojković. • Other similar flutes • shvi, Armenia • sopilka, Ukraine • lamzdeliai, Lithuania • floghera, Greece • furulya, Hungary • fujarka, Poland • kaval, Turkey • balaban or duduk, double-reed, Armenia and Azerbaijan
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