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Sybyzgy
Sybyzǵy (made of copper)
Classification
Playing range

With all openings 340 – 400 Hz,

With all closed 210 – 230 Hz.
Related instruments
Sybyzgy (at the top) on a Soviet Union stamp.

The sybyzgy (Kyrgyz: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Tatar: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızğı, Karachay-Balkar: сыбызгъы, romanized: sıbızğı, Nogai: сыбызгы, romanized: sıbızgı, Kazakh: сыбызғы, romanized: sıbızğı, Chuvash: шӑкӑлчи, шӑхлич, romanized: şăkălçi, şăxliç) is a Kyrgyz sideblown flute traditionally played by shepherds and horse herders, made from apricot wood or the wood of mountain bushes. Length 600–650 mm. The sybyzgy sound scale is estimated from 4 to 6 holes.

Sybyzǵy (Made of cane)

On the territory of Kyrgyzstan, there are two types of sybyzgy associated with different performing traditions. The eastern sybyzgy has a conical shape, shorter and smaller in diameter, and the western variety is larger and longer.

The sybyzgy is an important instrument to the Kyrgyz people.

Notes

  1. "Sybyzgy". silkadv.com (in Russian). 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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