Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Chapters: Ancient Roman musical instruments, Armenian musical instruments, Croatian musical instruments, Norwegian musical instruments, Lyre, Lur, Duduk, Kemenche, Water organ, Hardingfele, Gusle, Tamburica, Baglama, Aulos, Davul, Pipe and tabor, Zurna, Gaida, Kanun, Dhol, Langeleik, Lijerica, Cornu, Sea organ, Diple, Buccina, Shvi, Psalmodicon, Sring, sargija, Sopila, Istarski mih, Dangubica, Jedinka, Roman tuba, Diplica, Croatian bagpipes, Bukkehorn. Excerpt: The duduk (Armenian: ), traditionally known since antiquity as a ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Tsiranapogh) is a traditional woodwind instrument indigenous to Armenia. Variations of it are popular in the Caucasus, the Middle East and Central Asia. The English word is often used generically for a family of ethnic instruments including the doudouk or duduk (), pronounced , also tsiranapogh , pronounced , literally "apricot horn" in Armenian), the balaban or mey in Turkey, the duduki in Georgia, the balaban in Azerbaijan, the narmeh-ney in Iran, the duduka or dudka in Russia and Ukraine. The word itself is a loanword ultimately derived from Turkish "düdük", likely of onomatopoeic origin. During the Ottoman occupation of Armenia, usage of the word "duduk" displaced the original of name the instrument, which was known since antiquity as a Tsiranapogh (Armenian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿). The word dudka in Slavic languages is a diminutive of duda and is of native Slavic origin. This instrument is not to be confused with the northwestern Bulgarian folk instrument of the same name (see below, Balkan duduk). In 2005, UNESCO proclaimed the Armenian duduk music as a "Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity." A duduk mouthpieceThe duduk is a double reed instrument with ancient origins, said to be from 1500 to 3000 years old. The earliest instruments similar to the duduk's present form are made of bone or entirely of cane. Today the duduk is exclusively made of wood with a large double reed. Armenian duduks are mainly made from aged apricot wood. In the Republic of Azerbaijan and East Azarbaijan Province of Iran the instrument can be made of mulberry or other harder woods, such as walnut. In Armenian the instrument is called "tsiranapogh" or "apricot pipe". In Azerbaijan it is called "balaban" and "düdük". The particular tuning depends heavily on the region which it is played. In the twentieth century the Armenian duduk began to be standardized diatonic in scale and single-octave in range. Accidentals