Russian folk musical instruments

Russian folk instruments

Russian folk instruments

can be divided into the following groups

String musical instruments

Woodwind musical instruments

Keyboard and wind musical instruments

Percussion musical instruments

String musical instruments

Balalaika

♦ The most popular Russian folk musical instrument .

♦ It is a musical symbol of the Russian people.

♦ Balalaika has got 3 strings. The sound of balalaika is

ringing, but soft.

String musical instruments

Gusli (Harp)

♦ The oldest string musical instrument

♦ The main methods of playing this kind of

harp is pinch and clank .

♦ The harp has got a lot of strings .

♦ The performance of epics is usually

accompanied by playing the harp .

String musical instruments

Domra

♦ An ancient Russian string musical instrument.

♦ Domra has got 3 or 4 strings.

♦ Earlier mostly buffoons played the domra.

Woodwind musical instruments

Hornpipe (Жалейка)

♦ It is an instrument in the form of a tube with slot openings.

♦ The lower end of the tube is a bell (socket).

♦ The range of sound depends on the number of game holes, which can be 3 or

more.

Woodwind musical instruments - reed pipe (swirel)

♦ It is an instrument in the form of a simple wooden or metal pipe.

♦ One end has a whistle appliance.

♦ Game openings are usually 6 .

Woodwind musical instruments

♦ It is an instrument in the form of a conical tube.

♦ The lower end of the tube is a bell (socket).

♦ Game openings are usually 6 .

A horn

Keyboard and wind musical instruments

♦ Bayan (accordion)

has a great completeness and strength of sound. It is possible to perform complex musical works.

♦ Garmon (harmonica)

Usually has 25 keys for the melody for the right hand and 25 buttons for the bass for the left hand.

Percussion musical instruments

Spoons

♦ The most simple and common percussion instrument. Musical spoons are made of hard wood.

Clappers

♦ It is an instrument which replaces the claps and pats in his hands. They consist of thin boards connected by a rope.

Tambourine

♦ It is a round-shaped instrument with bells.

Riddles

about

Russian folk musical instruments

Balalaika

A triangular board with three hairs on it.

Hair is thin, voice is sonorous.

Треугольная доска, а на ней три волоска.

Волосок – тонкий, голосок – звонкий.

Harmon

Trehryadka is playing, and people are squatting!

A trehryadka is not bad –

there are buttons and furs.

And merry old lady are singing ditties under it.

Заливается трёхрядка, и народ идёт вприсядку!

А трёхрядка неплоха – есть и кнопки и меха.

И весёлые старушки под неё поют частушки.

Tambourine

There are bells on it,

we are now beating it.

With it we will play now,

Give us a catchy …

Есть бубенчики на нем,

по нему мы громко бьем.

С ним сейчас играть мы будем, дайте в руки звонкий …  

Clappers

It talks like an chatting

aunt.

It is called …

Тараторит, словно

тётка.

Называется….

The presentation was made by Nina Orlova

School 70 Kazan,

Tatarstan