Music is a special kind of art, with which you can convey mood, the most intimate feelings and influence the emotional state of others. If we talk about a specific people, then we can say that music is the soul of a nation. Musicality, smoothness and melodiousness are the main features and features of Ukrainian music. But do not forget that only good musical instruments can create the perfect harmony of sounds.
Plucked and wind musical instruments of Ukraine
To learn about the rich musical heritage of Ukraine, you should visit the small museum of Ukrainian folk instruments, which is located in Lviv, and take an interest in the numerous exhibits of string, percussion, noise and wind instruments. In most cases, for the production of tools at that time, as a rule, the most improvised materials were used: wood, animal skin, and later metal.
So, the most widespread folk musical instrument of Ukraine is a wind instrument: jigsaws (a pipe can also be called), flutes, spring whistles, flutes and heifers, which differ not only in appearance but also in the number of holes. They made a wind instrument mainly from wood, less often from bark. Historians believe that the ancestor of all wind instruments was the ancient Greek kiphara. The first wind folk instruments were mostly popular with shepherds. Moreover, in the western part of the country, trembits and various horns were more popular.
Among the stringed stringed instruments were popular: bandura, kobza, harp, bassole, torbans, cymbals, which were owned by poets and songwriters. The main difference between all plucked-bowed musical instruments is the shape and number of strings, which plays a major role in the sound and timbre of sound. Today, most often the sound of folk instruments can be heard only in folklore ensembles.
