Tarka (flute)
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The tarka (
Quechua, Aymara: tharqa) is an indigenous flute of the Andes. Usually made of wood, it has 6 finger holes, fipple on mouth end and free hole on distant end.[1]
The tarka is a blockflute, like a recorder, but is comparatively shorter and quite angular in shape, requires greater breath, and has a darker, more penetrating sound.
The tarka has three variants: big, medium (tuned by
percussion instruments (tinya
, wankar). This traditional genre is called tarqueada.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-226-81695-1.
The tarka is constructed out of a single piece of carved wood with a cylindrical bore; the six stops are located on the upper side.
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