Larchemi
| Classification | wind |
|---|---|
Edge-blown aerophones (The player blows against the sharp rim at the upper open end of a tube) | |
| Playing range | |
| sixth | |
| Related instruments | |
|
panpipes | |
The larchemi (
Lazeti (where it was called ostvinoni). By 1958, when it was studied by Kakhi Rosebashvili, it had largely disappeared.[2]
The larchemi consists of a row of six reed pipes. Two bass pipes in the middle are tuned a second apart; the other pipes are tuned in thirds from them. The instrument can be played by two performers, who take three pipes each.[3][2]
References
- ^ Larchemi-Soinari. Open Museum: State Museum of Georgian Folk Songs and Musical Instruments. Archived 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b Nina Shvelidze (2006). Georgian Multistemmed Salamuri – Larchemi /Soinari Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. In: Rusudan Turtsumia, Joseph Jordania (eds.): Second International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony. Tiflis: International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony of Tbilisi State Conservatoire. p. 407–412
- ^ Tiberiu Alexandru, Grigol Chkhikvadze. "Panpipes: 5. Central Europe and Asia". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed June 2014. (subscription required)