Rozhok
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The rozhok (Template:Langx) is an ancient Russian wooden trumpet, a relative of the cornett, which has remained in continuous use until the present day.[1]
Names
A rozhok can be called be various names: shepherd's horn (Template:Langx), Russian horn (Template:Langx), or song horn (Template:Langx). A popular variant is (Template:Langx, Vladimirskiy rozhok, "Vladimir horn"), due to the success of a chorus of rozhok players under the leadership of Nikolai Vasilyevich Kondratyev from the Vladimir region.[2]
Structure
A rozhok is a conical straight tube with the six playing holes: five on top and one underneath. The total length of a rozhok ranges from 320 to 830 mm (13" to 33"). A mouthpiece is cut in the form of a small cup, and the lower end of the tube is shaped like a conical bell. A rozhok is usually made of birch (mostly birch bark), maple, or juniper. In the past they were made in two halves fastened together with birch bark; today they are turned.[3] The sound of a rozhok is strong, but mellow, having a range of about an octave, or a little more. There are several types of rozhoks: the shortest one, having the highest sound is called vizgunok (squeaker), typically in F# or G; the longest and thus the lowest one is called bas (bass), in F# or G an octave below, while a mid-size instrument is called a polubasok (half-bass), typically in C. It is polubasok instruments that are most frequently used for solo playing. Rozhok ensembles usually consist of just vizgunok and bas instruments in the ratio 2:1 (twice as many high-pitched horns).
Varieties
As of 2015, rozhok ensembles exist in Moscow,[4] Vladimir[5] and Nerekhta.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ Baines A. (1967) Woodwind Instruments and their History
- ↑ Энциклопедия музыкальных инструментов - Владимирский Рожок Template:In lang
- ↑ Владимирский Рожок на Spacenation.infoScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:In lang
- ↑ МОСКОВСКИЙ ХОР РОЖЕЧНИКОВ
- ↑ Ансамбль "Владимирские рожечники"
- ↑ Народный коллектив фольклорный ансамбль "Нерехтские рожечники"
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External links
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- An article in Russian and photos
- A video documentary about Vladimirskiy Rozhok - from a series "Странствия музыканта" by Sergey Starostin Template:In lang