Rih (instrument) explained

Rih
Classification:	Aerophone
Hornbostel Sachs:	421.211.2
Range:	c^3-g^5
Related:	Rizhok Lihava Cossack horn Hornpipe

The rih (Ukrainian: ріг, "horn"; Russian: рожок^[1]) is an instrument that was popular in Eastern Ukraine and Russia, with between three and six fingerholes. Usually they were made from a cylindrical reed with a cow's horn to form the bell. The mouthpiece usually has a single reed although occasionally double reed instruments can be found.

See also

• Ukrainian folk music
• Russian traditional music
• Erke
• Erkencho

Sources

• Humeniuk, A. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty - Kyiv: Naukova dumka, 1967
• Mizynec, V. - Ukrainian Folk Instruments - Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984
• Cherkaskyi, L. - Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty // Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages.

External links

• УКРАИНСКИЕ НАРОДНЫЕ МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫЕ ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ - СЕМПЛЫ (Ukrainian Folk Musical Instruments - Samples) at Vasyltkach.com
• Рог – русский народный музыкальный инструмент (Rog is a Russian folk musical instrument)

Notes and References

1. http://etmus.ru/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Атлас-музыкальных-инструментов-народов-СССР.pdf Атлас музыкальных инструментов народов СССР