Ganurags

Ganurags

Ganurags

Latvian musical instrument

Ganurags (from Latvian: "shepherd's horn") is a Latvian folk clarinet with a cylindrical wooden body onto which an animal-horn bell is attached to amplify the sound.[1] Key systems were added to the instrument in the 20th century.[2]

1991 USSR postage stamp featuring a modern ganurags (top instrument)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Jātniece, Amanda (July 16, 2001). "A primer on Latvian folk instruments". Latvians Online. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. [2]
    The Clarinet. Department of Music, Idaho State University. 1992. p. 66.


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