lytavry
The lytavry (also tulumbasy) are a bass drum similar to the kettle drums or timpani used in Ukraine. The lytavry were used in Ukraine from the times of the Cossacks, and probably earlier as a signaling device to announce meetings and enemy attacks. They are used in Ukrainian folk instrument orchestras.
lytavry
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The lytavry (also tulumbasy) are a bass drum similar to the kettle drums or timpani used in Ukraine. The lytavry were used in Ukraine from the times of the Cossacks, and probably earlier as a signaling device to announce meetings and enemy attacks. They are used in Ukrainian folk instrument orchestras.
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Hornbostel-Sachs classification number 211.11
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• Name — Lytavry • Classification — *Membranophone • Hornbostel Sachs — 211.11 • Related — * Timpani • Kettle drums • Tulumbasy • Illustration — Depiction of lytavry used by Ukrainian Cossacks in the late 16th century
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- Cherkaskyi, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages.
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