Dūda

Latvian bowed string instrument

The dūda is a Latvian bowed string instrument made out of a thin wooden board pulled into a crescent shape by 2 to 3 catgut strings. A pig bladder is fixed between the board and the strings, acting like a resonator.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dūda". Tēzaurs (in Latvian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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Latvian musical instruments
Percussion
  • Eglīte
  • Trīdeksnis
  • Vargāns
  • Velna bungas
  • Robdēlis
String
  • Dūda
  • Ģīga
  • Kokles (zither kokles, concert kokles)
  • Pūšļa vijole
  • Spēles
Wind
  • Dūdas
  • Ganurags
  • Rags
  • Stabule
  • Svilpaunieks
  • Taure
  • Tāšu taure


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